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Beware! Cybercriminals May Target Olympics

Domains spoofing the legitimate Olympics Web site, while fake mobile apps masquerading as transport, booking, or other planning apps are also certain to be leveraged by fraudsters during the event,......

A Neat Tragedy Called NEET

NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the past years when the Modi government at the Centre began implementing it, it took on political and casteist......

SC stays order to display owners' name on Kanwar Yatra eateries

The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on the controversial Kanwar Yatra directives in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand related to eateries, prompting the Opposition parties to ask Prime......

'I Won't Allow Kedarnath Temple Replica In Delhi'

'People want to do business in the name of the Kedarnath temple.' IMAGE: The Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand. Photograph: ANI Photo Hindu priests at Kedarnath are upset with the Bharatiya......

Unjustified pressure on India over energy ties: Russia

India is a great power that determines its national interests and chooses its partners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, describing as “completely unjustified” the......

Gold Crash: Should You Invest Now?

'If you invest in sovereign gold bond, you are going to get the price rise of gold over an eight year period.''You're also going to get that two-and-a-half percent which the Government of India is......

Property market upset as govt removes indexation benefit for sellers

The government on Tuesday proposed reducing the long-term capital gains tax on immovable properties to 12.5 per cent from 20 per cent, but removed the indexation benefits to adjust for inflation, a......

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......

India's Economic Reality And The Hype

From connectivity woes to infrastructure advancements and the startup boom, there is a gulf between claims and reality in India's economic landscape, points out Devangshu Datta. Illustration:......

Uncle Sam's Dollar Ponzi Scheme

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value.India must act early to avoid being dragged down, suggests R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic......

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory. As the 2024 Paris Games......

The Real Reason Why Movies Are Flopping

The consistently heavy downpour of films, shows, events, videos and whatnot is causing economic disruption. IMAGE: Alaya F and Tiger Shroff's Bade Miya Chote Miyan is among the year's biggest......

When Karan Johar Yelled, 'Are You Mad?'

'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.''It's an ode to Hindi cinema.' IMAGE: Tripti Dimri and Vicky Kaushal in Bad Newz. Anand Tiwari broke......

10 Sequels We Would Love To Watch

Twenty-eight years after Shankar's Indian, Kamal Haasan's retired freedom fighter resumes his vigilante duties in Indian 2. There's an Indian 3 in the works as well, which is slated to hit the......

Can You Recognise These Actors?

IMAGE: Kamal Haasan returns as Veerasekaran Senapathy in Shankar's Indian 2. Isn't it cool is to see actors taking a route of total transformation to embody a character better? Certain films......

Paris 2024 Olympics: Medals Table

Photograph: Paris Olympic Games/Instagram Check out the medals tally at the Paris 2024 Olympics: RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1. China 2 0 0 2 2. Republic of Korea 0 1 0 1 2. USA 0 1 0......

Dravid's advice to Gambhir: Smile through tough times

'I know how dedicated and passionate you are about Indian cricket, and I'm sure you will bring all these qualities into this new job' 'I also hope that you will have the availability of fully fit......

Harmanpreet & Co can finish on podium, says former coach Harendra

IMAGE: 'This team has everything to win a medal for sure'. Photograph: Hockey India/X Former coach Harendra Singh believes the Indian men's hockey team, led by the inspirational Harmanpreet......

Bopanna's last dance in Paris; stiff test awaits Nagal

IMAGE: Can Rohan Bopanna, 44, end India's nearly three-decade long wait for a tennis Olympic medal and walk into the sunset in a befitting manner? Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters Rohan Bopanna,......

India will benefit from no-non sense guy Gambhir's fresh ideas: Shastri

IMAGE: New Indian Head Coach Gautam Gambhir will have a problem of plenty. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Former India captain Ravi Shastri expects Gautam Gambhir to flourish in his new......

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