Never closed doors to Pak, but...: Jaishankar

In the backdrop of the nearly-four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the "tension" seen during this period has "not served either of us......

Rajasthan shocker: Man crushed to death by tractor in clash over land

A man was run over by a tractor after a clash over a land dispute in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Wednesday, police said. The long-pending land dispute between Bahadur Gurjar and Atar Singh Gurjar,......

Sachin Pilot's turn won't come because...: Shah on Cong rift

In a swipe at the Congress in Rajasthan over infighting, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the party prefers Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his former deputy Sachin Pilot as his......

After setback, BJP eyes to win 35 seats in Bihar in 2024 LS polls

Days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United parted ways with the National Democratic Alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party has set a target of winning 35 of 40 Lok Sabha seats......

WEF 2019: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana take rivalry to Davos

Stronger the pitch of various states, the better for India as a country. The two states plan to showcase their improved ‘ease of doing business  rankings'. After the dusty electoral......

The babu who planned demonetisation

'GST had to come close on the heels of demonetisation as part of the same package,' Shaktikanta Das tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Though I had asked him for......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

Jobs for India's Youth: Modi's biggest challenge

'It is at the root of all the reservation tussles, and the sharpening polarisation that we witness today, be it on Jat politics or the problems faced by Indians from the north-east in many places,'......

Kangana Is 'Scared' Because...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Ranaut/Instagram Will the Kangana Ranaut-Karan Johar war ever end? It seemed Karan was reaching out to Kangana to make amends, when he spoke about Ms Ranaut's......

10 Songs That Make Us So Proud Of India

'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.' IMAGE: Shantanu Moitra makes music with singer Papon. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shantanu Moitra/Instagram From......

'It's also a love story about two brothers who fall in love with a bird species'

After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category. IMAGE: Director Shaunak Sen at......

'When I write the dialogues, I am Amitabh Bachchan'

'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!''He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.' Some of......

Wrestlers unhappy with govt's assurances, ready to lodge FIR against WFI boss

Demand disbanding of WFI  IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and other Indian wrestlers take part in a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, January 19, 2023. The wrestlers are......

Did Ganguly Influence Team Selection?

IMAGE: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and BCCI Secretary Jay Amit Shah at a selection committee meeting in 2019. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/Twitter   BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is under......

Why this chaiwala has painted his house in Argentina colours...

IMAGE: A view of tea-seller and die-hard Lionel Messi fan, Shib Shankar Patras three-storeyed apartment painted in blue-and-white ahead of FIFA World Cup. Photograph: PTI Shib Shankar Patra......

Italy's former cricket captain a terror suspect

Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images Pakistan-born Aftab Farook, who captained the Italian youth cricket team, has been expelled from Italy for......