Waqf bill sent to joint parliamentary panel after heated debate

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday and referred to a joint parliamentary panel after a heated debate, with the government asserting the proposed law did not intend to......

Seat Sharing Dilemma For Maharashtra Assembly Polls

In the coming assembly election, negotiations over seat-sharing will be as important as actual outreach to voters. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi inaugurates infrastructure projects worth......

What's my fault, asks SUV driver arrested in Delhi flooding case

A court in New Delhi on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of an SUV driver and four owners of the coaching centre basement in the Old Rajinder Nagar area which was flooded with rainwater......

What led to basement flooding which killed 3 students

Absence of drainage system and safety measures, and use of basement for commercial activities in violation of norms led to the death of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in......

Why Are Bengaluru IT Workers Protesting?

'The overwhelming evidence from various studies and reports indicates that the current work culture in the IT sector, characterised by excessive hours, has severe consequences for health,......

RBI releases draft rules on AePS to counter frauds on payments system

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday released draft guidelines for streamlining the onboarding and monitoring of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) operators to counter frauds......

Nirmalaji Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai?

'The conspiracy is to end India's entrepreneurship culture even before it fully blooms.''Negativity is being spread in society towards all those who do business, and this hatred for business and......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Brinda Review: Engaging Crime Series

Brinda examines some alarming aspects of religious fanaticism through the narrative engine of a well-oiled serial killer mystery, observes Arjun Menon. Brinda, the first Web series to feature......

Raayan Review: Dhanush Works His Magic Again

Dhanush deserves credit for imagining a visually rich, edgy action thriller which is enhanced by a fascinating background score from A R Rahman, observes Divya Nair. The 8.45 pm show on Friday at......

How Manav Kaul Played A Sex Worker

'Puneet did his research and gave us a very basic idea on male prostitution. He said it is like any other job.' IMAGE: Tillotama Shome with Manav Kaul in Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper. Photograph:......

We Can't Look Away From Bhumi

Kajol's quiet moments... Tara has a happy day... Zeenat feels undervalued... Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram Bhumi Pednekar gives us a mug shot we can't look away from.  ......

Proteas captain seeks 'ruthless' batting vs Windies

IMAGE: South Africa's Temba Bavuma during a practice session. Photograph: Andrew Boyers / Reuters South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is looking for his front-line batsmen to score quicker when they......

Captain Rohit's remedy for India's spin woes

IMAGE: India lost 27 wickets to spin in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, which is the most by any team in a bilateral ODI series with a maximum of three matches. Photograph: Sri Lanka......

Time to move on from T20 World Cup win: Rohit

IMAGE: Veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be crucial to India's hopes in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting on Friday. Photograph: BCCI India skipper Rohit Sharma said......

58-year-old Zeng exits Olympics but not table tennis

IMAGE: Zeng Zhiying, the 58-year-old who made her Olympic debut in Paris representing Chile, was beaten 4-1 by 46-year-old Lebanese player Mariana Sahakian. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Zeng......

How the world's press rated Paris's Olympics Opening Ceremony

IMAGE: The Olympic flag is raised at the the Trocadero with the Eiffel Tower in the background during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photograph: Francois-Xavier......