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The Amazing Riflewomen Making History

22 Assam Rifles women personnel are in the Republic Day marching band contingent. Dressed in crisp uniforms, playing bagpipes, drums and side drums, the year-old band has already built an admirable......

126 killed, about 200 hurt as massive quake hits Tibet

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others with tremors also shaking buildings and forcing people to run to......

Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram. The danger this time is that the overestimation of his deal making capabilities and the......

Kuki-Meitei divide deepens as chaos reigns in Manipur

It was a year of turmoil in Manipur. The divide between the Meitei community in the valley and the Kuki tribes in the hills deepened in 2024, triggering human casualties, widespread violence, mob......

SpaDeX mission: Spacecraft placed in right orbit, ISRO eyes another feat

Two spacecraft that would aid the Indian Space Research Orgaisation in demonstrating space docking, a critical technology for future space missions got separated successfully and were placed into......

FPIs take out Rs 58,711 cr from equities so far in Oct

Foreign investors turned net sellers in October, withdrawing shares worth Rs 58,711 crore in the month so far owing to escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, a sharp rise in crude oil prices,......

High-level delegation of US pension funds to visit India next week

A delegation of high-level executives from US public pension funds (non-profit and government sectors) is visiting India next week to assess and familiarise themselves with the investment......

FPI selling tops $10 bn in Oct amid China shift

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have net sold domestic shares worth over $10 billion so far this month amid a shift to China, which not only offers attractive valuations compared to India but......

M&As back in action, up 14% in 1st 9 months

After a year of decline, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India increased 13.8 per cent, reaching $69.2 billion in the first nine months of 2024, as against $60.8 billion during the same period......

India's services sector activity slips to 10-month low in Sep

India's services sector activity fell to a 10-month low in September as new businesses, international sales and output growth moderated, a monthly survey said on Friday. Photograph: PTI Photo from......

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......

Is Zainab Ravdjee 9 Years Older Than Akhil Akkineni?

Nagarjuna's younger son Akhil Akkineni, 30, announced his engagement to Zainab Ravjdee and got everyone wondering just who she is. Photograph: Kind courtesy Akhil Akkineni/Instagram Based in......

'Raj Kapoor Lost His Cool Most Of The Time'

'Anybody who works in this industry is slightly eccentric.''Once, he took pav, put butter and put a jalebi in between.''I asked what he was doing.''"Why, is it written somewhere that I can't eat it......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

'Never-Seen Before-Action'

Honey and Bunny is all set to charm you in the latest version of Citadel. Directed by Raj and DK, and written by Sita R Menon, the spy series stars Varun Dhawan and Samantha, and is a prequel to......

ISL: 10-man FC Goa hold on to edge East Bengal

IMAGE: FC Goa's Brison Fernandes celebrates with Sahil Tavora after scoring against East Bengal on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy ISL/X FC Goa rode on Brison Fernandes' 13th minute strike to......

Nair not thinking of future, but gets Bhajji's vote of confidence

'Never understood how he was dropped after a triple century.' IMAGE: Karun Nair, who has hit a purple patch, says he 'is not thinking of the past or the future'. Photograph: Karun......

East Bengal stun Punjab in spectacular comeback win

IMAGE: Action from the ISL league match between East Bengal and Punjab FC in Kolkata. Photograph: Indian Super League / X East Bengal scored four second half goals to recorded a sensational......

EPL PIX: Nunez rescues Liverpool; Arsenal slip-up

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Darwin Nunez celebrates scoring Liverpool's first goal in the Premier League match against Brentford, at GTech Community Stadium,......

EPL PIX: Draws order of the day as City, Liverpool, Chelsea held

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Brentford's Christian Norgaard scores the equaliser against Manchester City at GTech Community Stadium, London, Britain.......

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