26/11 govt counsel Ujjwal Nikam BJP's pick from Mumbai North Central

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday denied ticket to its Mumbai North Central MP Poonam Mahajan and instead picked prominent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who was the special public prosecutor in Mumbai......

Dubai Struggles Under Nature's Siege

Nature -- or climate change, to give this nemesis its correct name -- is showing the human race that she is not to be trifled with. Dubai was the latest to feel her wrath; the city woke up to......

'We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis'

'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.'IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated......

'Omission Of Darwin's Theory of Evolution Is A Serious Error Of Judgment'

'We will bring up students with an imperfect understanding of their own history and a superficial understanding of science.''This is not what we should be doing to future generations.'......

Can the sell-off in mid, smallcap stocks spread to the large-cap universe?

Tracking losses in the broader market that has seen the Nifty Smallcap 250 index and the Nifty Midcap 100 indices slip 9 per cent 6.1 per cent in the last few sessions, the frontline Nifty 50 index......

Sensex jumps 900 points on firm global trends

The Sensex jumped nearly 900 points and the Nifty rallied over 272 points on Friday, bouncing back from the previous day's fall, following a positive trend in global equities and fresh foreign fund......

Govt notifies procedural changes in GST rules

The government has notified a host of procedural changes in the GST rules, including levy of interest for wrongful utilisation of ITC and turnover threshold for filing annual returns for the......

Investment via P-notes drop to Rs 94,826 cr in Nov

Investments in Indian capital market through participatory notes (P-notes) dropped to Rs 94,826 crore till November-end after hitting 43-month high in the preceding month. Illustration: Uttam......

U Turn Review: Bizarre!

Alaya F actually holds the film together, pulling out the right emotions required, and not letting the slightest scepticism leak out of those large, expressive eyes, observes Deepa Gahlot. It can......

Blurr Review: Striking Atmosphere, Wobbly Vision

Taapsee's strong performance powers through an intriguing premise gone kaput in a bogus third act, observes Sukanya Verma. Taapsee Pannu's affinity for atmospheric Spanish mysteries continues in......

Bigg Boss 16: Did Ankit-Priyanka Confirm LOVE?

While Priyanka Chahar Choudhary has been clear about her feelings for Ankit Gupta since the start, the latter hasn't been too expressive. But on Weekend Ka Vaar, Ankit made one thing clear: Their......

'Shah Rukh was what Ranveer is like today'

'Ranveer Singh is very lively on the sets. You don't feel the pressure when he's there.' IMAGE: Aishwarya Rai with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the sets of Devdas. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhansali......

South Africa's painful past in World Cups!

IMAGE: South Africa's players led by captain Graeme Smith leave field after losing to Australia in their World Cup semi-final match in St Lucia, on April 25, 2007. Photographs: Reuters South......

My records not under threat for now: Usain Bolt

IMAGE: Usain Bolt believes his record will not be broken in the near future. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters Usain Bolt is going to be back at the Olympics after eight years. But......

Hockey series: India go 0-3 down to Australia

IMAGE: India took the lead through Jugraj Singh's penalty-corner conversion in the 41st minute, but Jeremy Hayward scored twice in five minutes to hand Australia their third straight win in the......

Mayank Agarwal's 'No Risks' Mantra

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mayank Agarwal/X After a health scare from mistakenly sipping from an unfamiliar pouch on a flight, Mayank Agarwal lightened the mood with a witty X post. The cricketer......

'I am a bit fat and...'

IMAGE: Mitchell Marsh won his first Allan Border medal; Ashleigh Gardner with her second Belinda Clark Award. Photograph: Cricket Australia/X   Mitchell Marsh won the prestigious Allan Border......