Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

Won't be a hurdle: Shinde falls in line, paves way for Fadnavis-led govt

Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will abide by whatever decision the Bharatiya Janata Party takes on naming......

Kamala Harris And The Broken Link

'Her grandfather left the village more than 70 years ago. None of her family is here. Nobody from her gothram is here. The people who knew her grandfather are long dead. ''I cannot understand why......

20 EV Launches In 2025

Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai and MG Motors are gearing up to introduce EVs in India. IMAGE: The MG Cyberster EV will debut in January 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Markets stage strong comeback; Sensex jumps 843 points

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply higher on Friday amid heavy buying in telecommunication stocks and encouraging domestic inflation data. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters After......

Sensex up 110 pts in choppy trade, banks gain ahead of RBI policy

Benchmark Sensex advanced 110 points in a choppy trade on Wednesday, extending its gains to the fourth day in a row helped by buying in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and fresh foreign fund inflows.......

Rupee tumbles 3% in 2024; turbulence to ebb in 2025

The rupee tumbled 3 per cent against the US dollar in 2024 as concerns over slower economic growth and a stronger greenback in global markets weighed, but it was among the least volatile currencies......

'Love Going Into 2025 Recharged'

Bollywood welcomes 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram 'WHAT A YEAR' says Ananya Panday, 'couldn't possibly be more grateful for all the opportunities and the people and the......

Agni, Jigra, Mismatched, Squid Game...

Joginder Tuteja lists the OTT releases in December. MatkaWhere to watch: Amazon Prime VideoRelease date: December 5 This Telugu-language period action thriller, starring Varun Tej and directed by......

'Shyambabu Made You Work Hard But...'

'Each of us will have a beautiful story about him because he went beyond work and touched our lives. That's a rarity in this industry.' IMAGE: Divya Dutta with Shyam Benegal. Photograph: Kind......

The Men We Loved In 2024

2024 in Hindi cinema wasn't as much about superstardom or showboating as actors shining in astutely written roles or rising from the sidelines to leave a lasting impact. Good, bad, evil, we saw a......

Vaishali wins women's World Blitz bronze

IMAGE: (Left to right:) Champion Ju Wenjun, bronze winner Kateryna Lagno, silver medallist Lei Tingjie and bronze winner Rameshbabu Vaishali. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE India's Rameshbabu......

Pink Test special: Konstas honours family's cancer battle

'Pink Test' is a ‘special event’ for Sam Konstas whose cousin and grandfather died of cancer IMAGE: Sam Konstas revealed how his cousin died of leukemia and his grandpa of bowel......

Can anyone stop Aryna Sabalenka?

IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka can become the first woman to capture three successive Australian Open titles since Switzerland's Martina Hingis. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters Aryna......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: All eyes on Varun Chakravarthy, Shreyas Iyer

IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy had a second coming in international cricket with 17 wickets in his last seven T20Is and 12 of them in South Africa in batting-friendly conditions. Photograph: BCCI With......

Sanju's Six Leaves Fan In Tears

IMAGE: A mishap marred Sanju Samson's innings as a powerful six struck a fan. Photograph: Screengrab Sanju Samson's exceptional performance in India's fourth T20I against South Africa was......