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Maha portfolio allocation: Fadnavis gets Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

Hemant Soren distributes portfolios; keeps home, gives finance to Cong

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday distributed portfolios among the new ministers, keeping key departments such as home, personnel and several others to himself, according to a......

What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......

'Maharashtra's Economy Is Going Sri Lanka's Way'

'Maharashtra is virtually in a debt trap.' IMAGE: Then Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde showers flower petals on women during the launch of the second phase of the Mukhyamantri Majhi......

Will India's FMCG sector see consumption revival in 2025?

The FMCG industry hopes for a revival in consumption growth in 2025 with some 'green shoots' already visible, after having a challenging year amid escalating input costs and a double-digit rise in......

Not Asian Paints, Berger and Indigo Paints may shine in H2FY25, says Nuvama

Birla Opus, despite being a new entrant, has already garnered a 2–3 per cent market share. Photograph: Agusti Torres/Reuters The paint sector is seeing heightened competition with the entry......

What Will RBI Governor's Agenda Be?

As RBI governor, Sanjay Malhotra will have to give the highest priority to the interest of the economy while deciding on the growth-inflation trade off at Mint Street. IMAGE: The Appointments......

Union Budget 2025-26: Economists stress need for manufacturing policy

The need for a manufacturing policy, reining in food inflation and raising investment in the country were among key suggestions given by economists who met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and......

'God Save Insurance Industry'

'Some of the astounding proposals, if translated into statutory provisions, would be suicidal.''This would not be a wonder cure for increasing insurance penetration and only result in mushrooming......

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......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Disha, Lost In Thought

Neha goes green... Regina works for a cause... Saiee dazzles... Photograph: Kind courtesy Disha Patani/Instagram What's on Disha Patani's mind? Photograph: Kind courtesy Neha......

Rafael Nadal's India Connections

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Lars Burgsmuller in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros, May 23, 2005. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Rafael Nadal is preparing......

Duleep Trophy: Arshdeep's 6 takes India D to victory

IMAGE: India D fast bowler Arshdeep Singh celebrates a wicket in the Duleep Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Arshdeep Singh saved his best for the last as he registered career-best figures of......

Duleep Trophy: Another duck for Iyer but Samson steals the show

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Domestic/X The under-pressure Shreyas Iyer's dismal run continued but strong performances from the other frontline batters, including Sanju Samson, guided......

Duleep Trophy: Easwaran keeps India B afloat after Kamboj takes five

IMAGE: Captain Abhimanyu Easwaran scored a century to keep India B's hopes alive on Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy. Photograph: BCCI/X India B captain Abhimanyu Easwaran single-handedly kept his team......

Duleep Trophy: Pratham, Varma hit centuries as India A dominate

IMAGE: India A's Pratham Singh celebrates scoring a century against India D on Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy match on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI/X Tilak Varma and Pratham Singh smashed centuries as......

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