'Sweeping powers' to EC: Gogoi, other ex-CJIs flag concern

Former chief justices of India, who have conveyed their views to a parliamentary committee on the bill proposing simultaneous polls, have endorsed the constitutionality of the 'one nation, one......

Army doc uses hair clip, pocket knife to deliver baby on platform

A hair clip and a pocket knife became tools during the emergency delivery of a baby girl -- right on the platform. Photograph: Indian Army The procedure, carried out by young army doctor Major......

INDIA bloc slams Bihar electoral roll overhaul, says 2 crore voters at risk

Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over two crore......

'We Were Hoping We Would Be Able To Catch Them Alive'

'The CBI did a wonderful job of tracking down the killers, but at the end of the day, all the hard work went for a toss.''If we had caught them alive, the operation would have been successful......

How Jane Street Made Rs 36,500 Crore

SEBI alleges Jane Street placed bets on the stock market falling and then acted in a way to make the market actually fall so it could win its bet. IMAGE: The National Stock Exchange in Mumbai.......

Govt urges banks to close inoperative Jan Dhan accounts

State-owned banks have received guidance from the government to close Jan Dhan accounts whose beneficiaries are unwilling to keep them active, amid rising instances of such accounts being misused......

Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau may net Rs 1,000 crore as firm files for IPO

As fintech major Pine Labs gears up for its initial public offering (IPO), its Draft Red Herring Prospectus has highlighted its top executives’ pay and stock options, including those of chief......

India enters top 100 in this prestigious list for first time

India has for the first time secured a place among the top 100 out of 167 countries ranked for their progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a report published......

'Many Women Don't Have Guts To Escape Their Situation'

'They can't take even the smallest step.''The mental abuse is so insidious that sometimes they don't even realise it’s happening.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Renuka Shahane/Instagram The strains......

'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,......

Pranita Goes Pink At Cannes

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pranita Subhash/Instagram Pranita Subhash arrives at Cannes as part of the Bharat Pavilion panel on Indian cinema going global.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Pranita......

Aamir To Do A Superhero Film

Aamir is also reuniting with PK Director Rajkumar Hirani for a biopic on Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cinema. IMAGE: Aamir Khan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kiran Rao/Instagram Aamir Khan......

Indian bowlers detox from 'filthy IPL habits'

IMAGE: Jasprit Biumrah and his fellow seamers have been using multi-coloured balls in training since the start of the English summer. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters The......

Setback for Dhoni over 'Captain Cool' trademark

'Accordingly, no proprietary rights or exclusivity can be claimed over such a generic phrase, and any attempt to do so is legally unsustainable and contrary to the basic principles of trademark......

Who'll succeed Marquez? AIFF begins hunt for new coach

 Minimum of 10 to 15 years of coaching experience at the elite youth and senior level football has been listed as a basic requirement. IMAGE: India played eight matches under Manolo Marquez and......

Jitu Rai's 'basic tips' turn teen shooter into World champ

Teen shooting sensation Suruchi Singh's fingers already had the talent to execute any shot when she met Jitu Rai at the national camp but the "basic tips" from the pistol stalwart proved decisive......

'KKR need to get their basics right'

IMAGE: KKR's highest score this season has been 174/8 against RCB while they were shot out for just 116 by Mumbai Indians. Photograph: BCCI T20 cricket is largely about explosive batting, but......