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Bihar mayor's '2-hr Holi break' for namaaz call sparks row

A fresh controversy over Holi and Friday namaaz during Ramzan erupted in Bihar with the mayor of Darbhanga town advocating a "two-hour break" in celebration of the festival of colours to facilitate......

Madras university cancels lecture on spreading Christianity in India

A lecture titled 'How to spread Christianity in India' scheduled for March 14 at University of Madras has been cancelled following protest by the ABVP, Hindu organisations and outrage on......

'Stay indoors': Bihar BJP MLA's Holi appeal to Muslims sparks row

A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Bihar triggered controversy on Monday by urging Muslims to 'stay indoors' during Holi, drawing sharp criticism from Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who......

'Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji': Uddhav's reply to BJP's 'Jai Shri Ram'

Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday accused the BJP of poisoning society and asked his supporters to respond to the ruling party's favoured 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan with 'Jai Shivaji' and......

Hindu temple vandalised in US; India seeks stringent action

A prominent Hindu temple in the United States was defaced with anti-India graffiti by unknown individuals, prompting a strong condemnation from India and a demand for "stringent action" against......

More the merrier? A tale of multiple self-regulatory organisations

Mint Road, on December 21, 2023, flagged the role of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in strengthening the compliance culture in regulated entities (REs) and providing a consultative platform......

Survey not in favour of over 60-hr work week

Amid a debate over 70-90-hour work week, the pre-Budget Economic Survey on Friday cited studies to state that spending over 60 hours a week on work could have adverse health effects.......

Strong investor interest drives value mutual fund inflows to Rs 22,757 cr in 2024

Value mutual funds have witnessed robust investor interest, garnering Rs 22,757 crore in inflows in 2024, nearly double the amount seen in 2023, fueled by impressive returns generated by the......

'Treated Jallianwala Massacre With Sensitivity'

'When you are taking on something which is this big in India, there are so many pressures about wanting to do justice to them, so I am still scared.' IMAGE: Ram Madhvani explains a scene to Nikita......

Lisa Ray Visits Maha Kumbh Mela

'The Triveni Sangam transcends images, words, definitions, all. How do you attempt to describe the Infinite?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lisa Ray/Instagram After Vijay Deverakonda and Nimrat Kaur,......

Chak De! Girl Makes Her Comeback

Aahana enjoys Lucknow... Shriya takes a stroll... Neha looks at the stars... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sagarika Ghatge/Instagram Chak De! India actor Sagarika Ghatge makes her comeback in a film......

All England Championships: Lakshya advances, Prannoy crashes out

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen fought hard to move ahead at the All England Championships in Birmingham on Tuesday. Photograph: BAI MEDIA/X India's Lakshya Sen fought his way back to reach the second round......

UCL: Barca want to pay tribute to late team doctor with win

'We have to move on and go ahead, it's our job. It's an important situation for the club to advance in the competition and we want to do well to honour him.' IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Pedri at a......

Mitrovic returns from injury, scores in Al-Hilal win

IMAGE: Al Hilal's Aleksandar Mitrovic comes on as a substitute to replace Marcos Leonardo during the Saudi Pro League match at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.......

Prague Masters: Aravindh inches closer to title

Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram came within striking distance of winning his first major tournament after an easy draw with David Navara of Czech Republic in the eighth and penultimate round of......

India has a new chess hero!

Indian GM Aravindh wins Prague Masters IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's Aravindh C ended on six points out of a possible nine after his three victories and six draws in the tournament. Photograph: Kind......

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