'Lotus Won't Bloom In Kashmir'

'The BJP claims they have eight lakh cadres in the Kashmir Valley so why can't they contest elections from Kashmir?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi addresses the 'Empowering Youth,......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

Will TDP, JD-U Toe BJP Line On Hindutva?

The TDP and JD-U will have a lot to answer inside Parliament, day after day, session after session, notes N Sathiya Moorthy, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader......

If Congress Wins 90 Seats, Politics Can Be Rocked

If the Congress reached 90, it would have a pretty good chance of holding the BJP below the 272 mark.A hundred seats will rock national politics, argues Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul......

Budget 2024: Gold prices crash by Rs 3,350

Gold prices tumbled by Rs 3,350 to Rs 72,300 per 10 grams in the local market in New Delhi on Tuesday amid subdued demand by jewellers after the government announced the customs duty cut on the......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

As the results season kicks in, the quarterly earnings numbers of several blue-chip firms -- such as Infosys and Reliance Industries -- along with global trends and trading activity of foreign......

Sensex ends down 36 points in lacklustre trade

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Monday in a lacklustre trade as investors opted to book profits after the recent record rally in equities. Photograph: Danish......

The Failed Promise of Indian 2

Kamal Haasan is right where he left off from the first film but there is only so much he can do to salvage an already lost cause, observes Arjun Menon. IMAGE: Kamal Haasan in Indian 2. A municipal......

10 Ways To Dress Up Like Katrina

Katrina Kaif has proved time and again that her fashion sense is all about class, comfort and elegance. As she turns 41 on July 16, Namrata Thakker takes a peek into her steal-worthy wardrobe which......

Kalki 2898 AD Review: The Force Is Strong

Prabhas may be the face of Kalki 2898 AD’s heroics but the real bang for your buck is delivered in Amitabh Bachchan’s indefatigable energy......

10 Ways To Ace The Denim Look

The best part about denims is that it will never go out of style. And there are so many different ways to wear it. Namrata Thakker gives you cues from these star celebs to ace the denim look.......

Focus on Kohli as India aim to avoid series loss in Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has managed scores of 24 and 14 in the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka. Photographs: BCCI The onus will be on Indian batters, particularly the talismanic Virat Kohli, to follow......

Can Waqar Younis revive Pakistan cricket's fortunes?

IMAGE: PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi aims to give full power to Waqar Younis to manage affairs of Pakistan cricket as the director. Photograph: Waqar Younis/X The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board......

Olympics Rugby: Canada women ruin French party

IMAGE: Canada's Chloe Daniels and Florence Symonds celebrate winning the women's rugby sevens quarter-final against France at Stade de France, on Monday. Photographs: Esa Alexander/Reuters......

Alcaraz fights back to reach Wimbledon final

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his semi final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters It took some searching, but Carlos Alcaraz finally......

Superbet Classic chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Giri

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Grand Chess Tour/X After missing out on opportunities to win, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finally broke through and scored a hard-earned victory over Dutchman Anish......