1.5 cr take holy dip daring intense cold as Maha Kumbh begins

The fog was thick, the cold intense and the waters freezing as the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest gathering, began on Monday with 1.5 crore people taking a dip in the Sangam in their quest for......

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel

British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her 'ambitious and beautiful' Orbital, which becomes the first novel set in space to win the GBP 50,000 literary prize selected from......

'Trump Will Back India On Pakistan'

'Trump will absolutely back New Delhi on its position that Pakistan must do more to crack down on terrorists that threaten India.' IMAGE: Then US president Donald J Trump and Prime Minister......

Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of felony

Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former United States president to be convicted of a felony as a grand jury in New York found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.......

Will RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das get an extension?

The December meeting of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will start on Wednesday even as there is no clarity on whether Governor......

RBI rate cut in Feb may not be a done deal, say economists

Even as the high inflation figure for October has ruled out any possibility of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) in December, a rate cut......

Rate hikes since May '22 helped reduce inflation by 1.60%: RBI paper

The cumulative rate hikes of 2.5 percentage points by the central bank since May 2022 negatively impacted headline inflation by 1.60 per cent, a paper by senior RBI staffers said on Monday.......

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

Transformers One Review: Dazzling CGI, Dull Story

If you're a fan of the Transformer films already, you will be delighted with a hearty dose of nostalgia here but... Mayur Sanap adds a caveat. I'm not a huge Transformers fan, but I don't deride......

'We Lost So Many Things In This War'

'The war ended in 2009 and I believe the new generation of Tamils don't know what was going on there.''I felt it was my duty to tell our story.''Since 2009, it seems like we are sleeping.' IMAGE:......

Varun's Debut CT Fifer Makes History

IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy seized his moment in his second ODI, delivering a match-winning five-wicket haul (5/42) against New Zealand, March 2, 2025. Photograph: ICC/X   Thrown into the......

Santner lauds Bracewell's bowling after Bangladesh demolition

SCORECARD IMAGE: New Zealand spinner Michael Bracewell celebrates with skipper Mitchell Santner after dismissing Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy during the Champions Trophy Group A match at......

Santner on how NZ quelled Bangladesh challenge

IMAGE:  New Zealand's Michael Bracewell celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan. Bracewell's spell in middle overs was gamechanger, reckons Mitch......

From 2021 Pain To CT Glory: Varun's Dubai Redemption

Varun Chakravarthy now holds the best figures by an Indian bowler on Champions Trophy debut.His five wicket haul in just his second ODI is the earliest by an Indian in 50 overs cricket. IMAGE:......

Bangladesh in battle for survival vs high-flying Kiwis

IMAGE: New Zealand were clinical in their opening match of the Champions Trophy against Pakistan and their recent triumph in the tri-series in the country has helped them adapt to the conditions.......