More To Delimitation Than Meets The Eye

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,......

Stalin to challenge Waqf Bill in SC, gets AIADMK support

Taking strong exception to the passage of the Waqf Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin on Thursday said his party would file a case......

'India Has No Need To Support Baloch Movement'

'When so many young Baloch men and women are willingly volunteering as fighters and even suicide bombers.' IMAGE: Women supporting the Balochistan Yakjehti Committee at a protest in Karachi, March......

'Waqf Bill Targeted, Unfair Legislation'

'It is not as if Hindus are not being touched at all, and only Muslims are.' IMAGE: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moves the motion for consideration of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in......

India's Auto Parts Industry Eyes Major US Expansion

An ACMA-BCG report has targeted Indian auto component exports to hit $100 billion - nearly a fivefold increase from $21 billion currently. Photograph: Kind courtesy Amit Dave/Reuters Automotive......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

The implication of April 2 reciprocal tariffs on global trade, trends in overseas markets and trading activity of foreign investors would dictate equity investors' sentiment in a holiday-shortened......

Going local for global: Bharat Global Ports to test waters at home first

The government is looking to give Bharat Global Ports a certain amount of domestic exposure after it set up the state-owned consortium to increase India’s global maritime heft, officials......

For Tesla, India is a challenge as well as opportunity

With India's EV penetration at just 2.5 per cent, the market presents an opportunity -- provided Tesla gets its pricing right. IMAGE: Model Y, Tesla's cheapest offering, starts at $35,000 in the......

Be Happy Review: AB Baby Plays Papa Again

Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza can sure set the stage on fire but isn't quite the storyteller, notes Sukanya Verma. Abhishek Bachchan is shaping into quite a father figure. From......

The Diplomat Review: John Abraham Plays It Safe

The possibilities of this serviceable thriller are immense but the makers prefer to play it safe and hold back the daredevil in the diplomat's clothing, observes Sukanya Verma. The Diplomat begins......

15 Scenes When Salman Ditched The Formula

Sukanya Verma lists 15 scenes that reveal facets of Salman Khan outside the formula. When one thinks of Salman Khan, it's not acting but his 'Bhai' fuelled stardom that comes to mind. More than......

'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'

'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years. I felt the industry was based on who you knew.''I didn't belong to a network.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tillotama Shome/Instagram Nearly 25 years ago,......

I'm always in contention: Shardul eyes India comeback

'It's the motivation to play for the country that drives me forward.' IMAGE: Shardul Thakur has been in exceptional form in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, accumulating 396 runs in nine innings, while......

PV Sindhu returns post-wedding: Eyes India Open glory

IMAGE: PV Sindhu with Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs. Kiren Rijiju and husband Venkata Datta Sai. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kiren Rijiju/X PV Sindhu is set......

Confident Marquez suggests Chhetri will play Maldives friendly

'Developed players have to arrive here. The main team needs to win games. And if we need to win games, we need to call players who are in better shape.' All eyes on Chhetri as India face Maldives......

India submits bid to host 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad

IMAGE: India last hosted the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters With an eye on hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, India has formally submitted its bid to conduct......

Sai Kishore's genius tactics destroy RCB

R Sai Kishore bowled just three balls to Krunal Pandya but that small passage spread across 13th and 15th over of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's innings revealed the big strides the Gujarat Titans......