BJP States Go All Out With Populist Schemes

Several BJP-backed state governments have unveiled schemes targeting the poor, women, farmers and students, following the party's setback in the Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Rajasthan Chief Minister......

Hooch Tragedy, BSP Leader Killing: Stalin On Shaky Ground

Wednesday's Vikravandi by-election has become a referendum on the Stalin government, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin meets a victim hospitalised at the......

Finally 400 paar, but in another country: Tharoor's dig at BJP

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday after the Labour Party in the UK secured a landslide victory in the general elections there, saying "ab ki......

The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

Are Markets Expecting Lower BJP Tally?

Market chatter suggests that the BJP could win fewer than 300 Lok Sabha seats. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi leaves after casting his vote at the Nishan Higher Secondary School in......

'Markets Could Crash 40-50% If...'

'If the NDA comes to power with 320-330 plus seats, then we could see some correction. We could possibly see a level of 19,500 to 20,000.' 'If the NDA comes to power with a majority of 400-plus, we......

TCS Q4 net profit rises 9% to Rs 12,434 crore

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday reported a 9 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 12,434 crore in January-March quarter of FY24, helped by improved margin and strong performance of its......

RIL-Disney 'game-changing' deal gets a thumbs-up from analysts

Analysts have given a thumbs up to the Reliance Industries (RIL) and Walt Disney Co (Disney) proposed a joint venture (JV). Photograph: Fred Prouser/Reuters The stock of the Mukesh......

'It Slowly Dawned On Me That I Had Won'

'I want to believe that now the world is my oyster.' IMAGE: Anasuya Sengupta at the Cannes Film Festival. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anasuya Sengupta/Instagram As Anasuya Sengupta stood at the......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

Sundar lauds SKY's leadership, boldness as captain

IMAGE: India's Washington Sundar celebrates after picking up a wicket in the final T20I International vs Sri Lanka. Photograph: BCCI / X Young India batter Rinku Singh emerged as the star in the......

'Savour this moment, you've earned it!'

IMAGE: Bronze medallists Manu Bhaker of India and Sarabjot Singh (R) of India on the podium after their 10m Air Pistol Mixed Medal event at Chateauroux Shooting Centre, Deols, France, on Tuesday......

PM Modi congratulates Manu-Sarabjot

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker of India (L) and Sarabjot Singh of India in action during their bronze medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Photograph: Amr......

'A tale of two talents': Rana and Bhaker's partnership

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lakshya Shooting/Twitter Former pistol great Jaspal Rana's obsession and single-minded dedication to the sport has been his hallmark all along his entire journey from the......