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Have Indian DNA, many of us have Sanskrit names: Indonesian Prez

 Indonesia has deep civilisational links with India and many Indonesian names come from Sanskrit, the country's President Prabowo Subianto has said, asserting that he has "Indian DNA".......

Foreign secretary Misri reaches Beijing for talks with Chinese officials

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri arrived here Sunday for a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Chinese officials, in the second such high-profile visit from India to China in less than......

Almost all pending ideological tasks completed: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said "almost all" pending ideological tasks including the abrogation of Article 370 have been completed by the Narendra Modi government, and it will......

Woman tests HMPV positive after Gujarat rules out active cases

A woman was found infected with human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Ahmedabad on Monday, the development coming just hours after health authorities announced there were no active cases of the infection......

Remembering Dr Singh, Finance Minister

'The critical event signalling a new era for India was Dr Singh's 1991 Budget in which he quoted Victor Hugo to say that no power on earth could stop an idea whose time has come,' recalls T N......

Is foreign exchange rate stability desirable? Not really

The recent depreciation of the rupee along with sharp fall in the country’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves has sparked a debate whether stability of the exchange rate is necessary and......

ITC demerger: Analysts upbeat on ITC share outlook; support seen at Rs 442

With just four trading sessions to go for the ITC-ITC Hotels demerger record date shares of ITC continue to consolidate in a thin range of Rs 460 - Rs 480 in an otherwise volatile equity market.......

'RBI has a tough balancing act to do'

'Inflation is not good for industry. Nor for the economy as a whole.' IMAGE: A farmer sprays pesticide on pea crops at a farm in Devi Das Pura village, Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Harsha......

Nestle, IndusInd, Bandhan, Asian Paints from BSE 500 index hit 52-week lows

Share prices of Nestle India, Asian Paints, Bandhan Bank, Tata Technologies, AU Small Finance Bank and Avenue Supermarts, all a part of the BSE 500 index, have hit their respective 52-week lows on......

'Always Identify A Potential Problem And Nip It In The Bud'

'RBI supervision is much sharper today than what it was earlier.' IMAGE: Shaktikanta Das leaves the Reserve Bank of India after two terms as governor. Photographs: ANI Photo   Outgoing......

'It's Very Difficult To Survive Without...'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonnalli Seygall/Instagram After portraying a variety of roles on screen, Sonnalli Seygall is probably her favourite one -- that of a mother in real life. The actor,......

All We Imagine As Poetry

'Did anyone else get the feeling that AWIAL -- despite being ostensibly based in the Mumbai of today -- is actually set in a Neverland of Solemnity?' asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Kani Kusruti and......

Paatal Lok 2 Review: Riveting!

Paatal Lok 2 breaks the second season curse and spins yet another engrossing mystery, observes Mayur Sanap. It is always daunting to dive into shows that had excellent first seasons, as more often......

Shibani-Farhan Usher In 2025 With A Kiss

How did Bollywood's power couples celebrate NYE? We take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shibani Akhtar/Instagram Farhan Akhtar shows us the best way to bring in New Year and wife Shibani......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies.   Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

I-League: Dias puts breaks on Dempo's winless run

IMAGE: Super-sub Nestor Dias scored the 83rd minute winner for Dempo FC in their I-League match against Delhi FC in Margao on Wednesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy I-League/X Nestor Dias came off......

ISL: FC Goa close gap on leaders MBSG

IMAGE: FC Goa's Iker Guarrotxena celebrates scoring the opening goal against Chennaiyin FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao on Saturday. Photograph: ISL/X FC Goa closed the gap with......

ISL: Punjab shock Bengaluru in 5-goal thriller

Punjab FC defeated Bengaluru FC 3-2 to snap their seven-game-long winless run in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. IMAGE: Punjab FC stay......

ISL: Hyderabad FC end losing streak

Hyderabad FC's efficient second half display saw them clinch three points in a 3-2 comeback win over Jamshedpur FC for their first victory in nine matches in the Indian Super League in Hyderabad on......

HIL: UP Rudras down Team Gonasika

IMAGE: UP Rudras celebrate their victory over Team Gonsika in the Hockey India League on Tuesday. Photograph: HIL/X UP Rudras cruised to a 2-0 win over Team Gonasika in the Hero Hockey India......

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