'Pakistan Is Very Active In Bangladesh'

'The government is saying 88 Hindus have been killed, but it could be much more.''Their properties are being looted, their businesses have been ransacked. I am getting distress calls from......

TMC distances itself from Hakim's Muslim population remark amid backlash

Amid criticism over a controversial remark of senior Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim on the Muslim percentage in the population, the ruling party in the state on......

Cherish This Photograph For Eternity

IMAGE: IMAGE: 4.32 pm, December 16, 1971. Lieutenant General A A K Niazi, 2 ,Pakistan's military commander in then East Pakistan, signs the Instrument of Surrender.Among the Indian military......

Time Services Acted On Modi Diktat!

Almost five years later, the three services have still not fully understood that joint/theatre commands are not a discussion point; they are the prime minister's diktat on a military reform measure......

Gold slumps by Rs 1,150/10 gm; silver declines Rs 300

Gold prices slumped for the second straight session by Rs 1,150 to Rs 78,350 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday on frantic selling by stockists and retailers, the All India Sarafa......

Sovereign Gold Bonds On Way Out

'It has also outlived its initial purpose of reducing physical gold imports.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Hamiltonleen/Pixabay   With an increased emphasis on reducing government debt, the......

FPIs return to Indian equities; infuse Rs 22,766 cr

Foreign investors have made a strong comeback to Indian equities with a net investment of Rs 22,766 crore in the first two weeks of December driven by expectations of rate cut by the US Federal......

PSU bank stocks surge up to 39% in 2024; what does 2025 hold in store?

According to analysts, the rally in most PSB stocks in 2024 was driven by the continuation of the government at the Centre. The year 2024 was a roller-coaster ride for Indian stock markets, marked......

Is This The Future Of Television?

'If you are watching cricket and don't want to leave the screen, you could check the menu and order through Zomato (or any other app) from a small part of your screen. That is what we are working......

The Women We Loved In 2024

Let's be honest, 2024 in Hindi cinema is not one for the books. Between utter tripe and unmemorable, I found just a glimmer of hope sparking my interest on occasions too few and far between.......

Indian History Could Have Changed If...

'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......

'Ashwin has the right to take his own call'

An astute reader of the game both on and off the field, Ashwin might have gauged what was in store going forward and that perhaps made it easier for him to take a call. IMAGE: After 537 Test......

Ashwin retires from international cricket

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin finished his career with a whopping 537 Test wickets. Photograph: ICC/X India's premier off-spinner R Ashwin on Wednesday surprised the cricketing world by announcing......

WFI chaos, Olympic losses: Indian Wrestling stalls in 2024

Bajrang Punia banned, Phogat turns politician, WFI suspension, litigations, and lost medals: How Indian wrestling stagnated in 2024 IMAGE: Aman Sehrawat won the bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle......

Blow for Aus: Hazlewood likely to miss remainder of Test series

SCORECARD IMAGE: Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood did not start on the ground on Day 4 of the third Test at the Gabba on Tuesday and bowled only one over before chatting with a team physio......

WPL auction: Simran Shaikh costliest player; Sneh Rana unsold

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians, winners of the inaugural WPL, added South African veteran Nadine de Klerk, Akshita Maheshwari and Sanskriti Gupta for the upcoming edition of the WPL. Photograph: Kind......