There is a proposal from the BJP camp that they would resort to a proportion-based increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats for individual states, based on what they now have. On the face of it,......
'We wouldn't have had to face all this had our national leaders taken care to select a place for Sindhis and sent us there, instead of sending us all over to settle in places where the locals......
'Putin dreams about his legacy. He wants to forcibly restore the Russian empire.''Unfortunately, after three years of large-scale war with massive human losses, Putin will not budge from his goal......
A 17-year-old boy from Delhi's Rohini, unwilling to take his final exams, left home and travelled over 2,000 kilometres in Tamil Nadu to work as a labourer at a construction site and was living in......
It was a protest which held a mirror to the government of a state taking pride in its commitment to democracy, gender equality and social indices. One person, who in his employed days had known......
Stock market benchmark indices rebounded on Thursday after falling sharply in the previous session as continuous foreign fund inflows and buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries, L&T, and Bajaj......
Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds had, in 2024, taken bets on traditional businesses rather than tech-first domains like consumer tech, software as a service (SaaS) and software.......
Should they prioritise reducing debt or push forward with growth? The proposed safeguard duty and domestic demand might shape the decision. Ishita Ayan Dutt/Business Standard reports. IMAGE:......
The equity benchmark indices posted their strongest weekly gains in years, driven by bargain hunting and optimism over a reversal in foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows. Illustration:......
Since October, FPIs have offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 2.1 trillion, with seven sectors -- financial services, oil and gas, auto and auto components, FMCG, consumer services, construction and......
'I was blessed to earn a lot of fame and money, more than I ever expected, and the time has come to share what I have earned with others.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayesha Jhulka/Instagram Ayesha......
'It's always the men who are going crazy, barbaad. They never show a woman going crazy like that.''A woman has to be very proper, sitting on a swing, crying.' hotograph: Kind courtesy Anjali......
IMAGE: Gout Gout will run the 200 again at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on Saturday. Photographs: Gout Gout/Instagram Australian schoolboy sprinter Gout Gout can become one of the top......
A local newspaper photographer had an unusual challenge -- capturing a photo of an Australian fan.He admitted he had been waiting for an hour but hadn't spotted a single one. IMAGE: Fans wait for......
IMAGE: India's Shubman Gill celebrates scoring a hundred during the third ODI against England in Ahmedabad on February 12, 2025. Photograph: BCCI India vice-captain Shubman Gill dethroned......
Unbothered by the drama over a handshake, focussed on being more consistent and determined to secure a spot in the Candidates -- R Vaishali has her priorities sorted for 2025 and the Indian......
'India's powerful presence in the ICC is in direct proportion to their contribution of around 70 per cent of cricket's income. It's a complex issue to which cricket hasn't found a workable......