Should NOTA Be A Candidate?

'Rather than criticising the kind of candidates fielded by political parties from our living rooms, NOTA in a sense implores the electorate to say this by turning up in person at a polling booth to......

PM's gifts to 80-yr-old Biden include traditional 'Das Danams'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted United States President Joe Biden a special sandalwood box which highlights the value and respect Indian tradition associates with experience, officials......

Protests in DU college as ad hoc teacher dies by suicide weeks after sacking

A 33-year-old Delhi University ad hoc teacher was found dead at his house in outer Delhi's Rani Bagh weeks after being removed from the job at the Hindu College, the police said on Thursday,......

Mumbai's dabbawalas recall breakfast with Queen Elizabeth

It was not easy for two Marathi-speaking dabbawalas to converse with Queen Elizabeth, but they managed to overcome the language barrier, courtesy another royal, this one from India. IMAGE:......

The BJP's new-age spin doctor

Ministers, as a rule, allow themselves to be untouched by their jobs, because they know how fleeting their assignment can be. A B K Khanduri, for instance, got his job as minister for surface......

Problem of plenty for commodity prices

With the foodgrain production projected to touch 220 million tonnes this year, the agricultural gross domestic product is poised for a double-digit growth for the first time since 1988-89.But......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

'India's growth may go on for 25 years'

Kundapur Vaman Kamath, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank Limited, has been primarily responsible for the bank's phenomenal growth through the introduction of new systems,......

Kapoor And Son: What Thar Is About

'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.''This is a film of today.' IMAGE: Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor......

When Shah Rukh Khan upset Sushant Jain

Why has Sushant Jain, the owner of Ghantewala, the famous sweet shop in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, sent Yash Raj a legal notice?Shakya Mitra reports. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan with a Ghantewala mithai......

'Jahnvi has a unique energy about her'

'We spent a lot of time together during the prep.''So by the time we went on the sets of Dhadak, it felt like being on the sets with your best friend.''On the sets, we were having too good a......

Juhi to do a Nicole Kidman

Vickey LalwaniJuhi to do a Nicole KidmanTalat Jani's Sanatta -- The Silence is reportedly a remake ofThe Others (2001), starring Nicole Kidman.Sanatta stars Juhi Chawla. The film will be shot in a......

India adopts new boxing rules and weight classes

IMAGE: Action from men's national championships in Bareilly. Photograph: Boxing Federation/X The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is conducting the men's national championships in Bareilly in 10......

IBF Prez KO'd: 'Matoria not part of Rajasthan Boxing Association'

A year after he took over as the Indian Boxing Federation's President, which was followed by its international suspension, Abhishek Matoria's election for the top post has been challenged by the......

KKR-SRH Final: Gambhir's acumen vs Cummins's passion

If one looks at man-to-man comparison, KKR tick more boxes in terms of overall match-winners. SRH will be counting on their uncapped domestic stars who have delivered at the crunch. IMAGE: KKR......

Is That Bhagwant Mann With Preity?

IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enjoys the game with Punjab Kings Co-Owner Preity Zinta. Photographs: BCCI Rajasthan Royals stayed afloat in the Play-Offs race as they clinched a......

Meet Rajasthan Royals' New Cheerleader!

At IPL 2021, she brought a splash of colour and effervescence to the Royal Challengers Bangalore box. With her hubby switching his allegiance to the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2022 season,......