Delhi air improves, but still in 'poor' category

Delhi's air quality improved marginally on Tuesday but remained in the 'poor' category, according to monitoring agencies. IMAGE: A smoggy morning near India Gate in New Delhi. Photograph: Amit......

More than 1,000 cops deployed in Delhi for security ahead of Dussehra

With Dussehra celebrations all set to take place with pomp and show in the national capital, security arrangements have been made to maintain law and order in the city amid the festive fervour.......

Video of AAP minister at 'conversion' event sparks row

A political row erupted on Friday after a purported video of Aam Aadmi Party minister Rajendra Pal Gautam at a "religious conversion" event went viral in which hundreds can be heard taking an oath......

Americans celebrate October as Hindu Heritage month

Americans across the country are observing October as the Hindu Heritage Month, with more that 20 of the 50 states and over 40 cities issuing proclamations about it, community leaders said Monday.......

RBI report confident of festival boost to economy

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) State of the Economy report for October acknowledged a slowdown in some high-frequency indicators but expressed confidence in a recovery, aided by......

More upside in Zomato's stock, but competition also rising

The filing of Swiggy’s DRHP has led to direct comparisons with Zomato, which is a direct competitor in food delivery and the fast-growing quick-commerce segment where Blinkit (owned by......

Planning a vacation this Diwali? Good news awaits you

After years of being sequestered by the pandemic, some intrepid travellers are planning to settle their score with the novel coronavirus. With fewer or no travel curbs, they are eager to get back......

Ad spends likely to get double-digit boost as festive cheer returns

After losing two festive seasons to Covid-led restrictions, 2022 is seeing an uninhibited celebration of festivals. Photograph: Kind courtesy, www.socialworker.com This is pushing up......

Brahmastra Review

Brahmastra is a work of star-struck ambition and high-octane energy whose razzle-dazzle hits many happy notes, observes Sukanya Verma. India is a gold mine of mythological stories about good......

The BIGGEST October Releases

October usually kick-starts the season of festival releases. While the Gandhi Jayanti holiday has always been lucrative, Dussehra and sometimes Diwali also fall in this month. The festive releases......

Ayan Mukerji's RECORD of the WRONG KIND

Sometimes, even the most successful film-makers take a long break between films. Priyadarshan took an eight-year break before he made a Bollywood comeback to direct Hungama 2. Though he made films......

Mark your HOLIDAYS with these BIG MOVIE RELEASES

Holidays have always attracted Bollywood blockbusters and 2021 is no different. Theatres are yet to start screening of films ever since the occupancy rule was changed back to 100 percent, but plans......

How Eden Gardens fought for the WC semis and won!

IMAGE: The iconic Eden Gardens. Photograph: BCCI Having edged out Chennai and Bangalore in the race to host a World Cup semifinal, Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehasish Ganguly on......