Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour

Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi undertakes a roadshow in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, May......

Is There Really No Alternative To Modi?

Are we so ready to believe that in this country whose virtues we constantly shout from the rooftops, there is no single person -- other than Modi -- in a minimum of 272 elected MPs with the talent......

Will Modi's Patna Roadshow Bring The Votes?

Clad in a yellow kurta with a saffron gamcha around his neck, atop an open saffron coloured vehicle, he was greeted by loud chants of "Modi! Modi! Modi Zindabad! 400 Paar Is Baar" all along the......

BJP leads with 20 Rajya Sabha MPs among 41 elected unopposed

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to......

RBI unlikely to cut interest rate on June 7, say experts

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to cut the benchmark interest rate at its upcoming monetary policy review meeting, taking place soon after the announcement of the Lok Sabha election......

Gold loan business is shining as regulatory scrutiny of sector grows

In mid-March this year, the finance ministry asked state-run banks to review their gold loan portfolio for the two-year period between January 1, 2022, and January 31, 2024. Illustration: Dominic......

Home loan outstanding up by Rs 10 lakh cr in last 2 yrs

Credit outstanding to the housing sector rose by nearly Rs 10 lakh crore in the last two fiscals to reach a record Rs 27.23 lakh crore in March this year, according to RBI's data on 'Sectoral......

Outward foreign direct investment by Indian companies stabilises in FY24

The outward foreign direct investment (FDI) by Indian companies stabilised in 2023-24 (FY24) after witnessing a fall in 2022-23 (FY23). Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The actual outward FDI......

'Making A Film Is Like Going To War'

'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.''It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.' IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor in Ulajh. Few directors have carved a distinctive journey as......

Why Radhikka Feels Beautiful

Taapsee promotes her film... Rakul gets filmi... Rashmika wants to play... Photograph: Kind courtesy Radhikka Madan/Instagram 'Why does one automatically feel beautiful in a saree? Why am I late......

Sarfira Struggles To Fly High At Box Office

IMAGE: Radhika Madan and Akshay Kumar in Sarfira. Two contrasting films released in theatres last week. While Sarfira was a true story, Hindustani 2 was larger-than-life. Both were helmed by......

Sarfira Review: Akshay Does It Again! Yawn.

Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama.Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.......

Dayal's Redemption: From Rinku's sixes to stopping Dhoni

'How are you now feeling Maa?' Dayal calls up after momentous final over IMAGE: Yash Dayal had worked hard on his fitness and mental strength in his journey to redemption. Photograph: BCCI......

BCCI Awards: Meet The Winners!

Farokh Engineer, the swashbuckling wicket-keeper of the 1960s and early 1970s, and Ravi Shastri, who was the first Indian to win an Audi car as player of the tournament in the 1985 Benson and......

Asian Cup: South Korea down Bahrain 3-1

IMAGE: Bahrain's Mohamed Marhoon in action with South Korea's Lee Jae-sung during their AFC Asian Cup Group E match at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Monday. Photograph: Thaier......

Don't keep so much hope that people end up with broken hearts: Kapil Dev

IMAGE: India fell to a heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance,......

'There will never be another Bishan Bedi'

'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...' Cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed away into the ages on October 23, 2023.Regarded as one of the greatest spinners to have played the game,......