The second phase of polling in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections saw a voter turnout of over 56 per cent on Wednesday, with the democratic exercise passing off peacefully amid tight......
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of......
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday appealed to Naxals to give up violence, lay down arms and surrender, saying an all-out operation will otherwise be carried out against them. IMAGE: Union......
Eyeing a third consecutive term in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the assembly polls, promising a Rs 2,100 monthly assistance for women, two lakh......
Moving ahead with its 'one nation, one election' plan, the government on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel's recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies......
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the decision on interest rate moderation will be based on long-term inflation trajectory and not monthly data. Photograph: PTI Photo......
The government on Wednesday approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 states on the lines of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated......
The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......
Deputy Governor Michael Patra warned about the spillover effects of food inflation. IMAGE: With food inflation pressures showing little sign of abatement in the near term and household inflation......
The government on Tuesday appointed Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as chairman of the country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) for a period of three years. Setty, currently senior most MD......
'Indian life is full of chaos. So it captures the cultural chaos quite beautifully and lightly.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel in Laapataa Ladies. As soon as Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies was announced as......
Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India's official entry for Oscars 2025, the Film Federation of India announced on Monday. The Hindi film, a light-hearted satire on patriarchy, was......
'The media is portraying the Malayalam film industry as the worst place, but that's not true.' IMAGE: Malayalam film director Ranjith, left, and actor Siddique. PhotographS: Kind courtesy......
IMAGE: The main agenda of the IOA Executive Council meeting called by Usha was ratification of Iyer's appointment as CEO on January 5. Photograph: ANI Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha......
IMAGE: Virat Kohli last played a Ranji Trophy game back in November 2012. Photograph: BCCI/X Star India batter Virat Kohli has been named in Delhi's list of probables for the upcoming Ranji......
IMAGE: PT Usha has sought explanation from Yadav regarding several allegations in his current role as the president of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF). Photograph: PTI Indian Olympic......
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......
After the accident and the kind of rehabilitation that he had to go through, this knock will be right up there, says Rishabh Pant's coach Devender Sharma. IMAGE: Rishabh Pant celebrates his......