28L diyas to illuminate Ayodhya in first deepotsav after consecration

Diyas have been laid out in squares of 16 -- some in special patterns, security staff have fanned across the city, laser lights have been set up and drones are whirring overhead. IMAGE:......

Cong, BJP reach out to smaller parties in Rajasthan

On the eve of the counting of votes in Rajasthan, both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have started reaching out to independent candidates, including rebels, and smaller parties.......

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......

AAP govt in Punjab targeting our 'Hindu leadership': Cong

The Congress on Monday alleged that its "Hindu leadership" in Punjab was being targeted by the Bhagwant Mann government to help the Bharatiya Janata Party and that the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation......

Axis Bank buys Citi's India retail business for Rs 12,325 cr

Axis Bank on Wednesday said it will acquire US-based Citi's consumer business in India for Rs 12,325 crore in one of the largest deals in the Indian financial services space which will help it......

Road ahead for 'mock meat' is long but holds promise

India’s plant-based meat market is estimated at $30-40 million, largely driven by consumer packaged food. The market size in India is likely to touch $500 million in three years. Akshara......

Citibank to exit Indian banking after 119 years

American banking major Citibank on Thursday announced that it will exit from the consumer banking business in India as part of a global strategy. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters. The business......

The Mystery of Narayana Murthy's Retail Biz

In a short span of time, with the help of Amazon, Cloudtail was able to devise a model that could protect it from the vagaries of online retail business.Sai Manish reports. IMAGE: N R Narayana......

'Film-making is a soul-sapping profession'

'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.' IMAGE: Vikram Gokhale, Jitendra Joshi, Saniya Bhandare, Neena Kulkarni and Sanjay Mone in Nikhil Mahajan's Godavari. He was floating on air,......

Love Hostel Review

Love Hostel stays focused on the murky present and revelling in its increasingly dark outcome.Despite the reach of social media and technology, this isn't the cushy, liberal India of mainstream......

'Lagaan destroyed me'

'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Amin Hajee "I call myself the Lagaan University......

Making Hrithik-Aishwarya look gorgeous in Jodhaa Akbar

Did you love Hrithik Roshan's royal look in Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar? Did you want to see more of Aishwarya Rai's fragile beauty as well? Well, a lot went in to make them look the way......

PKL: Dabang Delhi seal semis berth with win over Gujarat Giants

IMAGE: Delhi, the season 8 champions, extended their unbeaten streak to 15 matches, a record for any team in PKL history. Photograph: Kind Courtesy PKL/X Dabang Delhi KC secured the second......

PKL: League leaders UP Yoddhas trounce Gujarat Giants

IMAGE: Action from the match between UP Yoddhas and Gujarat Giants in the Pro Kabaddi League in Pune. Photograph: Pro Kabaddi The UP Yoddhas delivered a dominant performance to trounce Gujarat......

PKL: Dabang Delhi qualify for playoffs with emphatic win

IMAGE: Action from the Pro Kabaddi League game featuring Dabang Delhi and Bengal Warriorz . Photograph: Pro Kabaddi / X Dabang Delhi KC sealed their place in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11......

Dabang Delhi unstoppable: Naveen shines in win

IMAGE: Naveen Kumar's 11 raid points -- his second Super 10 of the season -- took the team to third on the points table heading to Pune. Photograph: PKL/X Naveen Kumar delivered a sensational......

PKL: Tamil Thalaivas thrash UP Yoddhas

Photograph: Kind Courtesy PKL/X Tamil Thalaivas returned to winning ways with a brilliant performance to beat UP Yoddhas 40-26 a Pro Kabaddi League match in on Tuesday. It was a well-earned......