Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4,000 km border with it. There is a danger of fundamentalism growing there, and India has to move in to reset its......
'There is no peace in the Kashmir Valley.' IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir Police commandos during a search operation in Narwal, Jammu district. June 13, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo "People are not......
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, arrived in Gangtok on Monday for a three-day visit to Sikkim after a gap of 13 years. His Holiness landed at the Libing army helipad in East Sikkim where he was......
'Manipur is critical to India's Look East policy.''It's a strategic state. In the Second World War, the Japanese entered Manipur through Burma.''China can use the same direction to approach India.'......
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at the latter's residence in Mumbai. IMAGE: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Bollywood actors......
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) plans to roll out a new regulatory framework for registrar and transfer agents (RTAs) – the market intermediaries responsible for the......
'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......
'Consumers are willing to increase travel spends by 20-30 per cent versus pre-pandemic.' Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ana......
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......
After the Covid-19 pandemic that derailed the economy since 2019, the Durga Puja festival in West Bengal is back with an estimated 20-30 per cent jump in festive spending. Photograph: Amit......
There have been relatively few war films made by Bollywood, perhaps because they are expensive and difficult to shoot. Also, invariably, there are accusations of inaccuracy, disrespect, jingoism,......
The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......
One-time watch for all those wear their patriotism up their sleeve, don't bother about checking the facts, and want to enjoy a dramatic mix of fact and fiction, notes Prasanna D Zore. Thirty......
'Rani made it very clear when she signed the film that she would shoot only during her daughter's summer vacation so as not to disturb her role as a real life mother.' IMAGE: Rani Mukerji in Mrs......
It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......
IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma pose with the ICC T20 World Cup trophy. Photograph: BCCI/X Indian cricket fans might have to wait a little longer to see their T20 World Cup-winning heroes......
Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......
'When you have the best as one of the options and you don't exercise it, obviously their judgement is poor and it's not a good day for Indian football' 'I know the popular sentiment in India is for......
IMAGE: India's football legend Subhas Bhowmick was part of the 1970 Asian Games bronze winning team. He was also famous for exploits at the club level for East Bengal primarily and Mohun Bagan.......
Images from the felicitation for India's Tokyo Olympics medal-winners, in Delhi, on Monday. IMAGE: Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, flanked by Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri Kiren......