Hindu temple being reconstructed in Pak after 64 years

A budget of Pakistani Rs 10 million has been allocated to re-construct a Hindu temple in the Punjab province of Pakistan, marking the first phase of restoration 64 years after it was rendered......

Protests Hit Retail Ahead of Durga Puja

West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver. IMAGE: People perform a street play during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee......

Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

'No One Has Seen Cheetahs In A Year'

'Not disclosing information to the public indicates that there is something wrong with Project Cheetah.' IMAGE: A cheetah being released into the wild at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, March......

'RBI has a tough balancing act to do'

'Inflation is not good for industry. Nor for the economy as a whole.' IMAGE: A farmer sprays pesticide on pea crops at a farm in Devi Das Pura village, Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Harsha......

Fiscal deficit at 52.5% of full-year target at Nov-end

The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the eighth month of financial year 2024-25 touched 52.5 per cent of the full-year target, government data showed on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic......

Gold set to extend record run; may hit Rs 90,000 in 2025

Gold, a safe-haven bet, is likely to continue its record-smashing journey in the New Year, rising to Rs 85,000 per 10 grams and even Rs 90,000 level in domestic markets if geopolitical tensions and......

Will India's FMCG sector see consumption revival in 2025?

The FMCG industry hopes for a revival in consumption growth in 2025 with some 'green shoots' already visible, after having a challenging year amid escalating input costs and a double-digit rise in......

'What If We Go Back A Few Hundred Years?'

'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.''The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?' IMAGE: Suriya in Kanguva. He always wondered when Indian cinema......

'I'm Being Used As A Potato For 25 Years'

'...be it a comedy, thriller or a love story.''The bhindi costs Rs 30 per kilo, but the price of potato remains unchanged.' IMAGE: Om Puri in Ardh Satya. In the final phase of his life, Om Puri......

Box Office: Tumbbad Finally Gets Its Due

IMAGE: Mohammad Samad in Tumbadd. Besides the big release of the week, The Buckingham Murders, there were also re-releases like Tumbbad, Tujhe Meri Kasam and Veer Zaara. The film that ended up......

Munjya Emerges As Surprise Hit!

Just when one thought that after Rajkummar Rao's twin successes of Srikanth and Mr & Mrs Mahi, one would have to wait for Kartik Aaryan's Chandu Champion to open the floodgates at the box office,......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......