Next-gen politicians battle it out for Samastipur

“Pranam Chacha, apan beti ko vote dena (greetings uncle, please vote for your daughter),” said 25-year-old Delhi School of Economics (DSE) graduate Shambhavi Choudhary, who was trying......

Shooters stayed near Salman's farmhouse in Panvel for a month

Two motorcycle-borne persons, who allegedly opened fire outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house in Bandra, Mumbai, had rented a house for a month in Navi  Panvel in Raigad district,......

Hyderabad firm develops next-gen XBB1.5 Covid vax, awaits trial nod

The move comes at a time when Omicron and its sub-variants have remained the dominant strains in circulation for close to two years now. Most of the vaccines available and administered in......

DMK MP apologises for 'gaumutra states' jibe as Congress joins critics

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s Lok Sabha member DNV Senthil Kumar on Tuesday triggered a row by describing the Hindi heartland as "gaumutra states", drawing instant condemnation from the BJP as......

Global firms form 'good rice alliance' for Indian farmers

Four big global companies — Bayer, GenZero (a wholly-owned arm of financial major Temasek), Shell and Mitsubishi — have decided to scale up their carbon credit programme in nine states......

MFIs' asset quality takes heatwave hit

The asset quality of microfinance portfolios worsened in the quarter ending June 2024 due to the impact of heatwaves on borrowers’ incomes and collections, coupled with rumours of loan......

Amazon Pay UPI surpasses 100 million customers, marking a major milestone

Amazon Pay UPI has crossed 100 million customers, with the online platform used mainly for e-commerce transactions, utility bill payments and mobile recharges, the company announced on Monday.......

Flipkart's Shopsy intensifies efforts to tap into Bharat

Flipkart’s hyper-value e-commerce platform Shopsy is intensifying efforts to tap over half of the 821 million internet users (about 442 million) in rural India. These efforts are being led......

Is Singham Again Pushing Out BB3?

IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in Singham Again Director Anees Bazmee has distanced himself from the ongoing battle for screens between his next film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Rohit Shetty’s Singham......

Maidaan, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Release Postponed!

IMAGE: Ajay Devgn in Maidaan. The great Wednesday clash between the year's big releases have been postponed by a day. Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Amit Sharma’s......

'We All Grow Up, Become Wiser'

'Since we are in the same party now, there has to be political camaraderie if nothing more.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar has given a new lease of career......

Jailer Review: A Rajinikanth You Have Never Seen Before

I don't remember Rajinikanth beheading anyone so brutally in any of his previous films. Or glamourising so much of blood and violence.This is an altogether different version of a brutal......

Paralympics glory beckons for vegetable vendor's son

Jhandu Kumar, who has polio-affected legs since birth, has switched from shot put and discus throw to weightlifting. He has qualified for the World Championship, to be held in Egypt in October. Now......

Khelo India Para Games: Seema, Jhandu set new records

IMAGE: Punjab's Seema Rani registered a record lift of 97 kg in the women's elite 61 kg category at the Khelo India Para Games 2025. Photograph: SAI Media The fifth day of the Khelo India Para......

Vidarbha crowned Ranji Trophy champions!

SCORECARD IMAGE: Vidarbha's players pose for a picture after defeating Kerala in the Ranji Trophy final in Nagpur on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Vidarbha were crowned Ranji Trophy......

IPL 2025: 13-YO from Bihar becomes youngest crorepati

IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s selection is seen as a bold move by RR to invest in future talent. Photograph: Vaibhav Suryavanshi/Instagram Born during India’s victorious 2011 World......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai pile misery on Meghalaya

A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.  IMAGE: Siddhesh Lad's 145 propelled Mumbai to 671 for 7 declared in the first innings in their Ranji Trophy Group......