Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

The daylong nationwide strike called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court's verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes affected normal life in Bihar and Jharkhand......

Meet The Real Heroes of India

President Droupadi Murmu conferred 26 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) to personnel of the armed forces, Central Armed Police Forces and state/Union Territory Police during a defence investiture......

Prem Singh Tamang sworn in as Sikkim CM

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) supremo Prem Singh Tamang on Monday took oath as the chief minister of the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term. IMAGE: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM)......

'Bhai Behen Ki Jodi Will Create Problems For Modi'

'Rahul Gandhi is going to turn 54 and in India political leaders peak when they are around 60.''This 'bhai-behen ki jodi' has done a wonderful job for the Congress.''Priyanka Gandhi was a very......

Brokers target March-end for secondary mkt ASBA

Investors may have to wait a little longer for Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based block mechanism in the secondary market even as the market regulator has set the effective launch date as......

Big Tech in financial system poses concentration risk: Shaktikanta Das

The increasing involvement of Big Tech in the financial system could give rise to concentration risk and there are potential spillovers, which call for closer attention, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)......

No plans to levy charges on UPI transactions: Fin Min

The Centre on Sunday said there are no plans to levy charges for making payments through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) while saying the service is a "digital public good with immense......

E-wallets fast becoming the cards of choice

In the excitement over the allocation of bank licences for the private sector, a new category of licence offered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last year went almost unnoticed. Illustration:......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

You Know What's Sadder Than National Film Awards?

We are back to being a country that talks about box office numbers as the measure of what an audience's real feelings about a movie are, laments Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Anupam Kher in The Kashmir......

Suriya's 10 BEST Films

After two-and-a-half decades (he made his debut in 1997) and about 50 films later, one of Tamil cinema's most versatile and bankable actors received his first ever National Award for his role in......

Rise Of Pan-Indian Films Is A Good Omen

It means more tickets sold and therefore more revenues and hastens the recovery of the devastated-by-the-pandemic film business. S S Rajamouli's RRR, above, has hit over Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10......

National Hero Neeraj Chopra Returns to India

IMAGE: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets Neeraj Chopra. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mansukh Mandaviya/X Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday met Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya......

'Diwali-like atmosphere' engulfs Neeraj's household

IMAGE: Big screens have been setup in Neeraj Chopra's village where people are being hosted for live Olympic watch parties. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra / Instagram After 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra......

Paris Olympics: 11 YO skater to 61 YO rider to compete

From 11-year-old to 60-plus, Olympics is playground for all Age is just a number, goes the old adage. And it seems particularly true for the Olympics where none is too old or too young to compete.......

Asia Cup PIX: India crush Nepal; storm into Super 4

IMAGES from the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal played in Pallekele on Monday SCORECARD IMAGE: Rohit Sharma celebrates with Shubman Gill. Photograph: BCCI/X (formerly Twitter)......

Asia Cup: Focus on Rohit, Kohli as India take on Nepal

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma is bowled by Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi during the Asia Cup 2023 match on Saturday. Photograph: ICC/X Coming off a washout, India would hope they only have greenhorns......