Shaktikanta Das appointed principal secretary to PM

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das was on Saturday appointed the second Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGE: Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: ANI Photo P K......

Railways gears up for crowd control in Kumbh's last week

The railways has established holding areas in various stations as part of its preparation in anticipation of a surge in Maha Kumbh pilgrims during the final week of the religious congregation in......

Shivraj given 'broken seat' on Air India flight, probe ordered

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Tata Group-owned Air India for allotting him a 'broken and sunk' seat, prompting his ministerial colleague K Rammohan Naidu to instruct the......

'Giant killer' Parvesh Verma: The Jat face of Delhi cabinet

Bharatiya Janata Party's Parvesh Verma first rose in national politics in 2014 when he won the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat but his profile took a leap when he emerged as the giant killer in the Delhi......

Three firms seek CCI nod to acquire stakes in Akasa Air

Tech tycoon Azim Premji's global investment arm, Manipal Group Chief Ranjan Pai's family office and 360 ONE Asset have sought approval from fair trade regulator CCI to acquire stakes in domestic......

Kotak Mahindra Bank's margins to improve after ban removal: Brokerages

Kotak Mahindra Bank’s net interest margin is likely to swell after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted its restrictions on the private lender that barred it from issuing fresh credit cards......

Qcom industry may add 150,000 gig workers in 2025

Quick commerce (qcom) industry is poised to lead gig workforce hiring in 2025, propelled by a surge in demand for faster deliveries, expansion by existing players, entry of new competitors, and......

Govt may use reserve oil funds to finance fertiliser subsidy gap

For the first time, the government is likely to dip into the Oil Industry Development Fund (OIDF) to finance part of its fertiliser subsidy programme for 2025-26, according to official sources.......

Crime Beat Review: Gripping Binge-Watch

Crime Beat is engrossing enough to binge-watch, endorses Deepa Gahlot. As any true blue journalist would agree, the crime beat of a newspaper is thrilling because the chase and uncovering of......

'Went To Kumbh With Excitement'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nimrat Kaur/Instagram After Vijay Deverakonda, Nimrat Kaur visits the Maha Kumbh Mela and takes a dip in the Triveni Sangam at Prayagraj. 'Words fail me to describe this......

The White Lotus 3: Hell Is Other People

It is said money doesn't buy happiness, and the show proves it -- there is romance, heartbreak, affairs and murder.A place that should be heavenly quickly turns into a hell of misery, observes......

Sanya Wins Hearts

Ananya's musical weekend... Akshay's cricketing master class... Mallika flaunts her abs... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanya Malhotra/Instagram We saw her as Mrs. Now, Sanya Malhotra reminds us who......

Rublev outlasts Draper to win Qatar Open title

IMAGE: Andrey Rublev celebrates winning the Qatar Open final against Britain's Jack Draper. Photographs: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Russian Andrey Rublev was given a tough test early on, but......

Teenager Andreeva youngest WTA 1000 champion

IMAGE: Mirra Andreeva celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Denmark's Clara Tauson . Photographs: Rula Rouhana/Reuters Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to win a WTA......

Binny, Pathan heroics seal thrilling India Masters win

Stuart Binny (68) and Irfan Pathan (3/39) helped India Masters pip their Sri Lankan counterparts by four runs in a thrilling finish to a high-scoring first match of the International Masters League......

Pak's pace trio to unleash 'something special' vs India

Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed on Saturday expressed his faith in the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, saying it will bring out something special in the......

Kohli getting out to same kind of bowling a concern: Gavaskar

'It is to a great extent due to the fact that the bat face opens up, the same thing happens when he's playing against the quicks in Australia.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli was dismissed for 22 in India's......