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UP Dalits abandon BJP? Wins 8 of 17 SC seats, lowest in 3 polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been performing well on the Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh in the last two general elections, has got a jolt in the latest......

Day after youth's murder, Union minister's son booked under Arms Act in UP

Union minister Kaushal Kishore's son has been booked under the Arms Act, a day after a 30-year-old man was shot dead under mysterious circumstances at his home in Lucknow, the police said on......

Man shot dead after brawl during card game at Union minister's UP home, 3 held

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 30-year-old man, who was shot dead at the house of Union minister Kaushal Kishore early Friday morning following a brawl during......

India-made field gun to replace British 25-pounder for R Day's 21-gun salute

The vintage artillery with 25-pounder guns that traditionally fires the thundering ceremonial 21-gun salute during the Republic Day celebrations will be replaced by 105 mm Indian field guns this......

Dimple's Smile Says It All

Thursday was the day results from the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections and by-elections in Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh were out, so what were some of our leaders up to?  ......

2 cos to gain most from Maharashtra stamp duty cut

After Maharashtra, analysts expect more states like Karnataka and Haryana to slash stamp duty rates. However, analysts, do caution that it’s still a long road to recovery for the realty......

Indian economy back on track; key factors can play truant

Equity flows to domestic institutions have finally begun, with consistent monthly inflows in excess of $1 billion, notes Akash Prakash. Image: Big-ticket infra projects have started off in India......

10 Sequels We Would Love To Watch

Twenty-eight years after Shankar's Indian, Kamal Haasan's retired freedom fighter resumes his vigilante duties in Indian 2. There's an Indian 3 in the works as well, which is slated to hit the......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

Sky Is NOT The Limit For These Stars

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor/Instagram Armed with a smile and grace, her only concern is the passenger's security and seat belt. Whether she's having a bad day or good one, the only......

Fighter Review: Wannabe Top Gun

Fighter's distressing lack of thrills and sizzle reduces the exercise to an excuse for tedious amounts of Pakistan bashing, observes Sukanya Verma. Gloss is Siddharth Anand's forte. Within the......

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Farhan Akhtar?

Writer, director, actor, singer, producer, Farhan Akhtar dons many, MANY hats and makes the world, well Hindi cinema for sure, a cooler place. Three cheers to his multiple talents with Sukanya......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: All eyes on Varun Chakravarthy, Shreyas Iyer

IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy had a second coming in international cricket with 17 wickets in his last seven T20Is and 12 of them in South Africa in batting-friendly conditions. Photograph: BCCI With......

IPL 2025 Auction: 182 players sold; Rs 639.15 crore spent!

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged the two biggest deals at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer to emerge as the costliest buy......

Resurgent MI eyeing revenge over high-flying Royals

IMAGE: The last time Mumbai Indians played Rajasthan Royals, Trent Boult dismissed three of their top-order batters -- Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir and Dewald Brevis -- for naught. The veteran New......

Shreyas, Kishan excluded from BCCI central contracts

Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer lose central contracts after ignoring Ranji Trophy diktat; Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli in top bracket IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. Photograph: BCCI The......

Hardik Pandya makes highly-awaited comeback to the field

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya returned to competitive cricket for the first time since the ODI World Cup. Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has made his much awaited return to the field of cricket as......

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