Will LG Allow Rekha Gupta To Function?

'Will the LG be ready to rule with a light hand, having been vested with powers that amount to using a hammer to kill a fly?' asks Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar......

Yamuna to pollution: Challenges await for new Delhi govt

The Bharatiya Janata Party which returned to power in Delhi after 26 years with a decisive mandate has its task cut out: it will have to fulfil key election promises, continue welfare schemes of......

BJP storms to power in Delhi after 26 yrs as AAP bites dust

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday returned to power in Delhi after more than 26 years to sweep away the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party with a two-thirds majority on the back of a hyper......

Delhi polls: Will it be easy for AAP to retain power for third term?

The Bharatiya Janata Party is making all-out attempts to come back to power in Delhi after over 26 years by focussing on its slogan Parivartan (change) and a targeted campaign against the Arvind......

Economists see reforms in the air ahead of Budget

Following the lacklustre growth numbers in the second quarter (Q2FY25), economists believe the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-26 should focus on reforms that will stimulate consumption,......

What Are New RBI Governor's Challenges?

'Challenge is basically near-term growth as the outlook has turned a bit adverse.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra during the 54th GST Council......

Agri GVA stands out on strong monsoon

Amid low growth elsewhere, gross value added (GVA) growth in agriculture and allied activities recovered during the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2FY25) to 3.5 per cent......

RBI to Hold Rates Steady at 6.50%

'The RBI's MPC will maintain the current policy rates (6.50%) at the policy meeting, given ongoing inflationary pressures.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: ANI......

'Rafisaab Has Not Left Us'

''He used to do his homework before singing a song.''He used to find out who the hero of the movie would be or the situation in which the song would play in the film.''Accordingly, he moulded his......

Sharvari Wants You To Pinch Her!

Film folk glammed up for the Navbharat Times newspaper's 74th anniversary celebrations at the NBT Utsav 2024 awards. Sharvari won the Best Actress of the Year award and wants someone to 'pinch'......

The Path-Breaking '70s Actor You Didn't Know

Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker.The time was right.Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era.But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that......

Janhvi Glams Up For Radhika-Anant's Sangeet

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's sangeet ceremony saw the who's who of Bollywood in attendance. Held at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai on July 5, the event gives us a sneak peek of the......

Syed Abid Ali: A Panther On The Field

Abid Ali's contributions to Indian cricket remain etched in history.His spirit, sportsmanship, and selfless play defined an era, and his legacy will endure in the annals of the game.Prakash......

Batting needs to deliver runs: Kumble reacts to India's loss

IMAGE: The loss was India's first home Test series defeat since 2012, ending an 18-series unbeaten streak. Photograph: BCCI Former cricketer Anil Kumble reacted to India's disappointing defeat to......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

'There are a lot of good things that sir taught me'

Yuvraj, Azhar among others pay tribute to Bishan Singh Bedi on his birth anniversary on Wednesday. IMAGE: Bollywood actor Angad Bedi with former cricketer Yuvraj Singh and his mother Shabnam Singh......

'Dil Se Bhi Gabbar Hai'

'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.''He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.' IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 6,793 runs in 167......