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Budget allocates Rs 3,481 cr to wipe out Maoist menace

The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 3,481.27 crore for security-related expenditure and the Special Infrastructure Scheme for Left Wing Extremist areas as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led......

100 missions in next 5 years? Why not, says ISRO

ISRO may have taken 46 years to achieve the 100-mission milestone but the country's space agency is now confident of scoring the next century in relatively quicker time--half a decade. IMAGE: ISRO......

Biden's big move ahead of Trump's inauguration

United States President Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons for General Mark Milley, Dr Anthony Fauci and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6,......

14 Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh

Fourteen Maoists, including a top Communist Party of India-Maoist leader who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 crore, were killed in a joint operation by central and state police forces along the......

BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

Lower input costs may aid pharma firms' Q2 margins

Analysts are expecting pharmaceutical companies to post sales growth of 10-11 per cent in the second quarter this financial year while the Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and......

I am not against incentives on EVs, but its not my call: Nitin Gadkari

Within two years, the cost of an EV will be the same as petrol and diesel vehicles. They don't need subsidies as there already is an advantage with electric as a fuel, he says. Photograph: Atul......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

'Fortis plans to add 700 beds in FY25'

'Our priority remains brownfield expansion, and in the next few years, we plan to increase our capacity to around 6,000 beds.' Photograph: Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters Fortis Healthcare is in an......

India Inc capital expenditure story gets cement to semiconductor push

Corporate India is starting to step up its capital expenditure plans amid government incentives and signs of rising demand, company executives and analysts have indicated. Illustration: Uttam......

'I Couldn't Imagine Even Chatting With Kamal Haasan'

'I was completely in awe of him.''After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.' On November 7, one of Indian cinema's finest actors and......

Mohammed Rafi's Voice Remains Eternal

Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming......

'My Daughter Sonakshi Looks Most Happy'

'Unki jodi salaamat rahe.' IMAGE: Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha at the wedding reception of their daughter Sonakshi. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar "The marriage was a private affair: it was always......

Saif's Awkward Kiss With Rani...

'Our producer Adi Chopra really wanted a proper kiss in the film...''But Rani was not comfortable. She said, yes, but was so awkward and conscious!' IMAGE: Rani Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan in Hum......

'40 Years On, Saaransh Is Still Relevant'

'It hasn't wrinkled because truth doesn't wrinkle. It's like fire; it burns every time you touch it.' IMAGE: Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi and Soni Razdan in Saaransh . As Saaransh completes 40......

Should RCB Pick Rohit At IPL Auction?

'RCB should take this chance. Somehow convince Rohit and make him the captain.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma is expected to go under the hammer at the IPL mega auction next month. Photograph: BCCI ......

FIDE sparks uproar over plan to reinstate banned Russia players!

IMAGE: Locals enjoy a game of chess in central Yekaterinburg, Russia. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on......

Athletics delivers thrills, records and upsets in Paris

IMAGE: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of United States crosses the line to win gold and set a new World record in the Olympics 400m Hurdles final at Stade de France, Paris. Photograph: Sarah......

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,......

Rashid and Co win brings small joy to war-ravaged Afghanistan

'I feel like we are so lucky to be here giving this happiness to people back home. We hardly see these kind of events back home where they could celebrate and enjoy those moments. That's something......

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