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Delhi cafe owner's suicide: Cops to grill in-laws, family

The Delhi Police is likely to question the family members and the in-laws of Puneet Khurana, a cafe owner who hanged himself in northwest Delhi's Model Town area, sources said on Friday. Image......

Prashant Kishor begins fast unto death seeking BPSC exam repeal

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday began a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of an examination recently held by Bihar Public Service Commission. IMAGE: Jan Suraj......

'Dr Singh Was The Best PM In Modern Times'

'All the big things happening today in economic development have their beginning in Dr Manmohan Singh's ideas.' IMAGE: Dr Manmohan Singh addresses a news conference in New Delhi January 3, 2014.......

7 Years Later, Bhima Koregaon Revisited

With all the evasions, one assertion made by the Pune (Rural) police stood out: They had found no connection of the Elgar Parishad with the violent incidents of January 1, 2018. Yet, the case......

We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

'History Will Remember Him With Gratitude'

'During his stint as prime minister, he got 270 million people out of poverty.''This, according to the World Bank, is the fastest compression of poverty anywhere in the world.' Arvind Mayaram, the......

Manmohan Singh was a visionary economist with integrity: Raghuram Rajan

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was a brilliant economist with a visionary outlook on India's potential, combined with a fine sense of political feasibility, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan......

Have You Heard About The Potato Crisis?

Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in Jharkhand and Odisha, Uttar Pradesh farmers are the unlikely winners. IMAGE: Farmers harvest potatoes in the......

Why Has Indigo Taken M&M To Court?

India's largest airline informed the court that Mahindra had reached out to it on Monday evening to discuss the issue. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

Shyam Benegal's Life In Pictures

Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

'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......

My Top Films Of 2024

When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......

'The chess world is officially a joke'

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the World Blitz title after three sudden-death games failed to produce a winner.. Photographs:FIDE/Michal Walusza Magnus Carlsen and Ian......

Was Jaiswal really out? Cummins says it was clear

No one has complete confidence in ultra-edge, but Yashasvi Jaiswal hit it: Pat Cummins IMAGE: Pat Cummins, expressed his displeasure at the quality of technology being used for ultra edge in......

Rohit's Slump, Kohli's Misjudgment: How India Crumbled At The MCG!

When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive......

CA 'grateful to the BCCI'

'This Border-Gavaskar Trophy (series) has had the biggest Boxing Day crowd ever passing the Ashes and the series is so delicately poised now, it is living up to every hype.' SCORECARD IMAGE:......

Can India Conjure Gabba Magic Again?

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates Sam Konstas' wicket on Day 4 of the fourth Test in Melbourne on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Photograph: BCCI/X The more relevant statistic is that in 2020-2021,......

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