The many firsts at 76th Republic Day Parade

From the Pralay missile to a tri-services tableau, the 76th Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path on Sunday featured many firsts. Here is a glimpse: First woman officer to present salute to......

Have Indian DNA, many of us have Sanskrit names: Indonesian Prez

 Indonesia has deep civilisational links with India and many Indonesian names come from Sanskrit, the country's President Prabowo Subianto has said, asserting that he has "Indian DNA".......

Kejriwal predicts how many seats AAP will win in Delhi poll

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted his party will win 55 out of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly, and reiterated his claim the BJP will discontinue all free schemes in the......

Many Delhi FIITJEE centres shut down, leaving students in limbo

Several FIITJEE centres have unexpectedly shut down across Delhi-NCR and many teachers have resigned due to non-payment of salaries for months, according to students and their parents. Image used......

Railways gets Rs 2.52 lakh crore, 200 Vande Bharat trains approved

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the Budget 2025-26 maintained the government's continuous push to improve Railways by allocating Rs 2.52 lakh crore to it and approving projects......

Budget plans to complete 1 lakh homes in stalled projects

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a fresh Rs 15,000 crore 'SWAMIH Fund' for completion of 1 lakh units in stalled housing projects across various cities, a move aimed......

Govt announces new Fund of Funds scheme with Rs 10k cr corpus for startups

The government on Saturday announced a host of measures such as setting up of a new Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) with Rs 10,000 crore corpus; and extension of period of incorporation by five years......

'Should end fourth quarter on a robust note'

'We have opened 100 branches in the last one and a half years. Our manpower is also in place.' Photograph: Kind courtesy HDFC Life Insurance The new surrender value norms, which came into effect......

Barkha Singh Glams Up

So many exciting titles to look forward from the first edition of Amazon MX Player's StreamNext. The launch kicked off with a glitzy parade of looks, and it was definitely a fashion spectacle worth......

'I Remain A Chawl Boy Till Today'

'I stood in the line for potty. So there was no extraordinary feeling that I had become a hero.' IMAGE: Jackie Shroff in Hero. Jackie Shroff became an overnight star after playing the lead in......

'I'm Not Who I Was When I Wrote Deewaar'

'We didn't create the Angry Young Man persona for Amitabh Bachchan.''We created the Vijay persona and then Amitabh Bachchan fitted into it.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar. Yash Chopra's......

Deva Review: Shahid Is Pushpa-fied!

Shahid's heft is the only thing that keeps up the momentum in a mediocre rehash, dumbed down by flimsy motive and mindless bravado, sighs Sukanya Verma. Just when you thought Shahid Kapoor's......

'I changed some things and it worked'

Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa opens up on beating World Champ D Gukesh to win the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa beat compatriot D......

Alcaraz opens up about rivalry with Sinner

IMAGE: Italy's Jannik Sinner posses with the trophy after winning the final alongside Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz said he has no doubt that......

How many captains have done that?: Yuvraj defends Rohit

Former India batter Yuvraj Singh reckons a player struggling for form should always return to playing domestic cricket irrespective of his stature in the national team amid the raging debate on......

How Dhoni fan Trisha redefined her cricketing destiny

'She has a fearless attitude and all the shots in the book. The only change we made here was to make her take up leg spin from pace.' IMAGE: Gongadi Trisha emerged the player of the ICC women's......

'India-Australia Champions Trophy final,' says this Aussie legend

IMAGE: India's players celebrate with the trophy after beating England in the final of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on June 24, 2013. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty......