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'Trump Deep Down Admires Modi'

'When compared to many of America's treaty allies in Asia, Modi 3.0 is on a much stronger footing.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi tweeted this picture congratulating Donald J Trump on his......

11 women among 31 Naxals gunned down in Chhattisgarh

In one of the deadliest blows to Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, security forces on Sunday gunned down 31 rebels, including 11 women, in a fierce encounter in the state's Bijapur district, police said.......

Kerala woman climbs down well to save drowning husband

A remarkable act of courage and presence of mind by a homemaker saved her husband from drowning after he accidentally fell headfirst into a 40-foot-deep well while plucking pepper in Piravom,......

How BJP Brought Down Kejriwal

The BJP coined a new word for AAP, 'Aapda (crisis)', which Modi repeated constantly during the election campaign to show how Delhi residents's lives had become miserable under AAP's 11-year rule.......

Wrong platform change announcement may have led to stampede: Eyewitnesses

People's belongings scattered everywhere, a crowd unlike anything seen before with scores pushing and scrambling for space amid cries for help -- eyewitnesses have recalled the horror as the death......

Relentless FII selling hits market sentiments; Sensex down 200 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended their downward trend to eighth day in a row on Friday as investors' sentiments were plagued due to persistent foreign fund outflows. Photograph:......

Fag-end selling drags markets down

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty pared early gains to close lower for the seventh straight day on Thursday, dragged by fag-end selling in select IT and banking shares and foreign fund outflows.......

India's forex kitty jumps $7.65 bn to $638.26 bn

India's forex reserves jumped by $7.65 billion to $638.26 billion in the week ended February 7, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Lisa Marie David/Reuters This is the third consecutive......

'Post acquisition funding cost will come down'

'We essentially want to continue the way we are doing business -- no change in strategy, no change in ticket sizes, no change in customer segmentation and no change in yields.' Illustration:......

Wholesale price inflation eases to 2.31% in Jan

Wholesale price inflation moderated marginally to 2.31 per cent in January due to the decline in prices of food items especially vegetables, government data released on Friday showed. Photograph:......

OTT This Week: Romance, Revenge, Robots

Romance, revenge and robots, Sukanya Verma lists everything that's there on OTT this week. My Fault: LondonWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: English Unexpected attraction takes hold of......

Bollywood's Cutest V-DAY Messages

From Sonam Kapoor to Shilpa Shetty Kundra to Kajol, Namrata Thakker checks out how our favourite celebrities have expressed love on Valentine’s Day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam......

Chhaava Review: Big Thumbs Up!

Chhaava deserves 2 stars for the historically half-baked film that it is, but 4 stars just for its attempt on making a film on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, observes Prasanna D Zore. This is the......

Sky Force Review: The Jingoism Is Toned Down

The nationalism of Sky Force is low key -- which is its weakness, as well as its strength -- and it does not manipulate the audience into a pre-decided hate-the-enemy response, observes Deepa......

Sonal Chauhan Seeks Blessings At Kumbh

Disha's bold & beautiful power dressing... Vicky, Rashmika in Amritsar... Shahid gets nostalgic... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonal Chauhan/Instagram Sonal Chauhan joins the many Bollywood......

How Pakistan bounced back to down India and win 2017 CT

Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who led his team to victory in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, recalled how the Men in Green regrouped after a shocking start to their campaign. ......

Why Indian cricketers are breaking down?

World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on Friday expressed concern over the rising number of injuries among Indian cricketers, attributing it to the demanding schedule that keeps players in action for......

Asalanka hits century as Sri Lanka down depleted Australia

IMAGE: Charith Asalanka celebrates his century against Australia in the first ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, on Wednesday. Photograph: Sri Lanka Cricket/X Sri Lanka captain Charith......

One-off Test: Ireland down Zimbabwe to continue winning run

IMAGE: Ireland's players celebrate a wicket during the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Monday. Photographs: Cricket Ireland/X Ireland outclassed Zimbabwe by 63 runs in the one-off......

ISL: Kerala Blasters down Chennaiyin FC; end 11-year wait

IMAGE: Kerala Blasters' players celebrate a goal against Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League match in Chennai on Thursday. Photograph: Kerala Blasters FC/X Kerala Blasters FC delivered a......

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