CEC Rajiv Kumar, a strong critic of exit polls, demits office

Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demits office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year......

Punjab CM wants flight with deportees to be diverted

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday kept up his attack on the Centre over the landing of United States planes carrying illegal Indian immigrants at Amritsar airport and asked it not to......

Why US is skipping G20 summit in South Africa

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he will not be attending the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, citing concerns over the country's actions, including the......

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

Wing Commander Raveendran and Flight steward Sargeant Iyer, though shaken and injured, managed to open the rear door of the aircraft and shouted for the prime minister and other passengers in the......

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what......

Govt aims to provide 1 crore internship over 5 years

The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim......

Ford Motor in talks with TN to restart production

Two years after winding up its India production, global automobile giant Ford Motor Company is in talks with the Tamil Nadu government to restart operations at Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai, where......

World Bank ups India growth forecast to 7% for FY25

The World Bank on Tuesday raised the growth forecast for the Indian economy to 7 per cent from an earlier projection of 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal, helped by recovery in the agri sector and......

'Varun's Citadel Character Is Fully Bambaiya'

'So while playing Bunny the stuntman, he had a happy time.''He used to do these impersonations of Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda and Anil Kapoor.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan in......

Want A Job In The Movies? Click Here!

IMAGE: The Baahubali sets at Ramoji Film City. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ramoji Film City/Instagram The ministry of information and broadcasting is working on a proposal to set up a mega movie......

'Dubai Will Be A Different Challenge'

'Quickly assessing what's required to do here will be the key for us.''If we can assess quickly and adjust our batting or bowling quickly that will help us moving forward.'K R Nayar listens in.......

Can Ranji Match IPL's Star Power?

'The IPL provides a different ladder in terms of recognition.''If you do well, you will obviously get noticed and it enhances your selection into white-ball formats.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli is bowled......

'Pant Or Rahul Should Captain India'

'Bumrah is not the right option for captain.''All the pressure to deliver is on his shoulders. So taking on the mantle of captain will be added pressure.' IMAGE: K L Rahul and Rishabh Pant's......

'No one is his enemy, he is his own enemy'

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Photograph: BCCI The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has brushed aside Prithvi Shaw's emotional outburst after his exclusion from......

Rohit breaks silence: Truth behind Shami's mysterious absence

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami had bowled 42 overs in a Ranji Trophy game apart from playing seven SMAT T20 games in 13 days. Photograph: BCCI Mohammed Shami's much-anticipated return to Test arena......