Will Poll Gamechanger Laadki Bahin Continue?

'I wonder if they will keep it up after the elections.''I fear they'll start questioning eligibility -- income, age, bank accounts -- and eventually stop the scheme altogether.' IMAGE: Prime......

False...: BJP vs Congress as Manipur sees fresh violence

Bharatiya Janata party Janata Party president J P Nadda on Friday accused the Congress of pushing an "incorrect, false and politically" motivated narrative on the issue of Manipur unrest, as he hit......

What Our Netas Can Borrow From Trump

Our politicians need to take a leaf out of Mr Trump's personalised merchandise sale: It keeps his image in the public eye, continuing to engage him differently and innovatively with his supporters,......

Mood outside White House: Mix bag of hope, despair as Trump wins race

On Wednesday morning Americans woke up to the news that Donald J Trump had once again won the White House in the 2024 presidential polls. IMAGE: Supporters of Republican presidential nominee......

E2W firms get serious about customer care support

Players like Ola Electric, Ather Energy, Kinetic Green and BGauss are introducing premium services and infrastructure enhancements. IMAGE: An Ather outlet in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka.......

The Swades State Of Mind

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him. IMAGE: Gayatri Joshi and Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. Several years ago, I had lunch with the then finance minister of......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

Kriti, Aditi, Richa: Girls Will Be Girls!

Film folk attended the screening of Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's must-watch festival film Girls Will Be Girls at the PVR theatre in Juhu, northwest Mumbai. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime......

Malavika In The Mood For 'Absolute Love'

Priyanka is Christmas-ready... Aahana goes pink in Jaipur... Priya walks the streets of Spain... Photograph: Kind courtesy Malavika Mohanan/Instagram Malavika Mohanan exudes 'absolute love' and......

PIX: England hit back after New Zealand's solid start

IMAGE: New Zealand openers Will Young and Tom Latham put on an opening stand of 105 but the other batters failed to capitalize on the platform laid by them on Day 1 of the third Test against......

'Christmas Has Come Early For India'

'This is a big day for Indian chess.' IMAGE: An emotional Dommaraju Gukesh after winning the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday, December 12, 2024. Photograph: Eng Chin An/FIDE......

'Gukesh Must Go All Out For Win Today'

'If Gukesh wins, he has to survive in Game 14.''But if Liren wins, then it will be game over for Gukesh.' IMAGE: Can Dommaraju Gukesh make most of his advantage of playing with white in Game 13?......

World Championship: Gukesh loses to Ding; match tied at 6-6

IMAGE: Ding Liren and Dommaraju Gukesh in action during Game 12 of the World Chess Championship 2024 on Monday. Photograph: Eng Chin An/FIDE Indian challenger D Gukesh lost the 12th game against......

Gukesh reveals secret behind his Game 11 victory

IMAGE: D Gukesh said the approach will not change even though he needs three draws from the remaining three games. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE Teen chess sensation D Gukesh......