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Remembering Dr Singh, Finance Minister

'The critical event signalling a new era for India was Dr Singh's 1991 Budget in which he quoted Victor Hugo to say that no power on earth could stop an idea whose time has come,' recalls T N......

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

India Honours Nepalese Army Chief

IMAGE: General Ashok Raj Sigdel with President Droupadi Murmu, December 12, 2024. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan It's a long standing military tradition that the chiefs of the Indian and Nepalese......

How Haryana Win Revives Modi Aura

If you know this BJP, it will now go forward to Jharkhand and Maharashtra as if June 2024 never happened, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi greets Bharatiya Janata Party supporters after......

BJP ends Naveen's 24-year rule in Odisha, set to form govt

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday stormed to power in Odisha by dethroning the Biju Janata Dal which has been in power for the last 24 years. IMAGE: BJP supporters celebrate the party's lead......

Rooftop solar charges up electric vehicle boom in India's smaller cities

The push given to rooftop solar installation in the Interim Budget ties in with its high rate of adoption in Tier-II and -III cities of India. If original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the......

Electric vehicles steal the limelight of first day of Auto Expo 2023

Electric vehicles hogged the limelight on the first day of India's flagship motor show Auto Expo 2023 with the likes of Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia, Tata Motors and MG Motor showcasing their......

More trouble brews for Zee's Subhash Chandra & family

After Zee Entertainment and Dish TV, the Subhash Chandra family is bracing for another shareholder activism at Zee Learn and Zee Media Corporation ahead of their soon to be convened extraordinary......

Invesco agrees to Zee-Sony deal; not to seek Goenka's ouster

Investment firm Invesco Developing Markets Fund, the largest shareholder in Zee Entertainment Enterprises, on Thursday said it will support the Zee-Sony merger deal and has decided not to pursue......

NSE in firefighting mode to minimise reputational harm after Sebi's order

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has got into firefighting mode to control the reputational damage caused by the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) order against its......

Watch Vijay Deverakonda Romance Mrunal Thakur

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Tamil and Telugu content you will be watching this year! Do Read:......

'Today's heroes do anything they want'

'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.''Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.''Now we have got bigger scope.'......

18 Films That Made Us Cry

Entertainment may be its raison d'etre, but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant. Some movies are more sentimental than others -- they strike an instant chord, touch a raw......

'Some love me, many hated me'

'N Chandra told me, "Arree yaar, don't get heavy on me now! This is a Hindi movie so leave your logic at home".' IMAGE: Mohan Kapur at the premiere of Ms. Marvel in Los Angeles. Photograph: Kind......

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Amazon Prime Video has announced 41 titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing a challenge to its streaming competitors. Amazon's attractive line-up for the next two years......

Govt won't reconstitute committee to probe WFI chief Singh

IMAGE: A five-member oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer M C Mary Kom, will investigate the charges against the Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, MP.......

Sports Ministry suspends WFI assistant secretary Tomar

IMAGE: The aggrieved wrestlers had alleged that Wrestling Federation of India assistant secretary Vinod Tomar took bribes from athletes and was involved in financial corruption, helping him to......

Mary Kom-led IOA committee to probe wrestlers' claims

IMAGE: The Indian Olympic Association formed a seven-member committee, headed by M C Mary Kom, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij......

WFI chief Singh to step aside, wrestlers call off protest

'Till the investigation is over, he (Singh) will step aside and co-operate with the investigation and the oversight committee will run the day-to-day affairs of WFI.' IMAGE: The wrestlers,......

Ranji round-up: Lalit Yadav's ton hoists Delhi vs TN

Sarfaraz Khan, Rahane shine for Mumbai A summary of Day 2 action in the Ranji Trophy matches, played at various venues across the country. IMAGE: Delhi batter Lalit Yadav celebrates scoring his......

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