Litchi Heats Up Election Season In Muzaffarpur

'The local support from our MP is nil. He never comes to see our farms.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit A Shah during an election meeting in Muzaffarpur, May 5, 2024. Photograph:......

Modi files election affidavit; is worth Rs 3 cr, mostly fixed deposits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi possesses assets amounting to a little over Rs 3 crore, most of it in bank fixed deposits, according to his election affidavit. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

'The electorate is not allowed to think'

'The moment a new election comes, new guarantees are announced.''The BJP is adept at diverting people's attention.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi being felicitated by Union Minister of......

Electoral bonds: TMC 2nd largest beneficiary; Future Gaming DMK's top donor

Top purchaser of electoral bonds Future Gaming and Hotel Services donated Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu's ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam through the now-scrapped payment mode, the Election......

India, UK to resume trade talks this month

With the new government taking charge in Britain, senior officials of India and the UK will hold the next round of talks this month for the proposed free trade agreement to resolve the pending......

Foreign cos get GST relief on loans to Indian arms

In a relief for foreign firms giving loans to Indian subsidiaries, tax authorities have said goods and services tax (GST) will not be imposed on them, subject to some caveats. Illustration: Uttam......

June 22 GST Council meet may give relief to foreign airlines

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, scheduled to meet on June 22, could take a call on ending uncertainty on taxing foreign airlines and shippers as regards certain services, a senior......

Sitharaman's pre-election budget shuns populism, boosts infra spend

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure and vowed to continue reforms as she resisted resorting to populist measures in Modi......

Animal Review: Ruthless Ranbir Goes For The Kill

Animal's violence isn't for the fainted-hearted unless you have an appetite for Korean style mayhem, like Sukanya Verma. Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's stories and characters aren't looking for a......

Top Gun: Maverick Review

'Why was Top Gun: Maverick made?'And the only reason I can think of is that the new film was made to emphasise and re-establish Tom Cruise's superstar status,' notes Aseem Chhabra who watched the......

The MAAZEDAR Bollywood QUIZ

Sukanya Verma challenges you to find out how much you know about Hindi films. All you have to do is identify the movies from the options listed below. You have to answer each question to move on......

Radhe Shyam Review

Everything about Radhe Shyam is such a boring waste of time that you can't decide whether to doze off or scratch your head and hope to make some sense of what the film is trying to tell you, sighs......

Starc roars back with wickets after price tag pressure

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc was a relieved man on Wednesday after he finally got among the wickets to help his team to a thumping away win over Delhi......

'Pakistan stars prioritise T20 leagues over country'

Pakistan's on-field performances not affected by frequent changes in PCB, says acting chairman IMAGE: Image used for representational purpose only. The newly-appointed acting chairman of the......

'England will get absolutely destroyed in India'

  IMAGE: England's five Test tour of India begins on January 25, 2024. Photograph: Photograph: England Cricket/X   Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has issued a warning to England......

World Cup PIX: India remain unbeaten with 160-run win over Netherlands

Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and the Netherlands, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India ended the league stage with nine straight......

Swiss Chess: Gujrathi takes sole lead; Vaishali joins leaders' pack

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi produced a classic game to beat Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan, and jumped to sole lead after seven rounds of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament in Isle of Man, UK,......