SC backs EC's Bihar voter list drive, flags concerns over timing

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to consider Aadhaar, Voter ID and ration cards as valid documents during its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls......

'Land Dispute May Be Behind Khemka's Killing'

The murders of Gopal Khemka and his son Gunjan, seven years apart, bear a striking resemblance, reports M I Khan. IMAGE: Police teams examine the crime scene where Gopal Khemka was shot dead, July......

Life From A Hospital Room

Thanks to a close one's illness, I have seen quite a few hospital rooms in the past half a year or so.They have revived my respect for life reinterpreted via its essentials, notes Shyam G Menon.......

'If NDA Manipulates Elections, They May Return To Power'

'They have no chance of winning if free and fair polls are conducted.' IMAGE: Rashtriya Janata Dal Bihar President Magni Lal Mandal, second from left, with Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD's chief......

NBFCs' share of stressed assets rose to 5.9% in March: RBI report

Asset quality within the non-banking financial sector (NBFCs) deteriorated with the share of stressed assets rising to 5.9 per cent in March 2025 from 3.9 per cent in September 2024, according to......

'Auto industry has resilience to tackle rare earth issue'

'The government is actively engaging with EU to ensure that concerns of Indian companies and hard-to-abate sectors are adequately addressed under CBAM.' A worker waters the site of a rare earth......

India's AI regulation can be a model: Google exec

Google's stance on the optimism and pro-innovation around artificial intelligence (AI) is very similar to the principles adopted by the Indian government under its IndiaAI Mission, the company’s......

Nepalese tea takes the flavour out of Darjeeling tea

Competition from Nepalese teas -- which has duty free access to the Indian market -- has emerged as a lower-cost alternative to Darjeeling tea, challenging its viability. IMAGE: A tea estate in......

'I Adopted A Cat To Understand Motherhood'

'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.' IMAGE: Mia Maelzer in Stolen. Mia Maelzer plays Jhumpa,......

The Kannada Film That Trumps Adolescence

The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition that the movie is showing us the makings of a juvenile delinquent -- perhaps the finest since Truffaut......

Thudarum Review: Mohanlal Scores Big Time

Thudarum is a masterpiece for adults, a serious yet self-aware piece of cinema that has something for everybody, feels Arjun Menon. Thudarum is one of the most anticipated Malayalam releases......

Why Dilip Kumar Never Sang In Mughal-e-Azam

'K Asifsaab was very definite that 'woh Hindustan ka honewala Badshah hai -- woh gana nahin gayega.' Dinesh Raheja recalls a memorable encounter with Naushad on the legendary composer's 19th death......

Ind all-rounder Dube announces cash reward for 10 budding athletes

In a heart-warming gesture, India all-rounder Shivam Dube on Tuesday promised to provide Rs 70,000 each to 10 budding athletes from Tamil Nadu. Dube, who plays for Chennai Super Kings, made the......

That Night In Dharamsala: 'We Need To Leave Now!'

'We're noticing all surface-to-missile sites that were just sitting there ready to go.' IMAGE: The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium in Dharamsala during the floodlight blackout, May 7,......

We were never really close friends: Neeraj on Pakistan's Nadeem

IMAGE: India's Neeraj Chiopra and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem on the podium after the 2018 Asian Games. Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters Seeking to set the record straight, star javelin thrower......

'Unless Vaibhav Faces Success And Failure, He Won't Be A Great Player'

'He has to face both aspects of life to mature as a cricketer.' IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, is the youngest ever to hit a century in the IPL and overall in T20 cricket. Photograph: BCCI Manish......

Why Arshdeep feels like a 'senior' at just 26!

'Ever since I came to Punjab Kings, barring the first year, I started feeling seniority in my role' 'I have been associated with this team for the last seven years and after spending my first year......