Owaisi emerges as winner in Hyderabad for the 5th time

Asaduddin Owaisi, who was once the leader of a little-known outfit confined to the old city of Hyderabad, has emerged as a powerful voice of Muslims in the country in recent years. IMAGE: All......

Ayodhya redeveloped after studying Vatican, Jerusalem, Tirupati, says architect

In the coming years, more than three lakh people are expected to visit Ayodhya daily and the planning for the temple town has been done after studying similar examples abroad, including Vatican......

Punjab nab 5 suspects for blasts near Golden Temple with SGPC's help

Five persons were arrested on Thursday in connection with the low-intensity blasts near the Golden Temple in Amritsar, hours after another explosion took place in the area, the police said. IMAGE:......

Badrinath-Kedarnath: Modi Must Relook At Redevelopment

'The problem is that all this reconstruction work is being monitored by the prime minister himself with inputs being provided directly by the PMO so nobody in the state government dare contradict......

'Residential and hospitality are best-performing sectors'

'The overall market cycle is very positive.' IMAGE: Holiday Inn Bengaluru Racecourse. Photograph: Kind courtesy Brigade Enterprises Real estate developer Brigade Enterprises is seeing strong......

IHG Hotels & Resorts focused on bringing more luxury offerings to India

Global hospitality major IHG Hotels and Resorts saw its business surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2023 on the back of “unprecedented growth” in the tourism industry, a senior company......

What Does Ranjan Pai's Re-Entry Mean For Byju's?

'Considering Ranjan Pai is putting his own personal money in Byju's, stakeholders in the company can look forward to more governance and transparency.' Ranjan Pai. Illustration: Dominic......

Rent on PG accommodation, hostel services to attract GST: Karnataka AAR

Rent paid for paying guest (PG) and hostel accommodations, which are not like residential dwellings, would attract 12 per cent goods and services tax (GST), the authority for advance rulings (AAR)......

Pakeezah@50: 7 Unknown Facts

IMAGE: Meena Kumari's classic film Pakeezah released 50 years ago on February 4, 1972. 1. Pakeezah took 17 years to complete and not only because Director Kamal Amrohi and his wife/heroine Meena......

Did you know *this* about Meena Kumari?

Did you know that Meena Kumari, on whom Pakeezah's greatest songs were picturised, couldn't dance at all in the film? Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth......

When Madhuri, Rekha, Hema played a tawaif

Meena Kumari's Pakeezah and Rekha's Umrao Jaan epitomise the cinematic tawaif, a combination of poetess and seductress, steeped in the tragic metaphor of the candle that burns itself out while......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Ranji roundup: Shreyas's double ton boosts Mumbai

A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches on Thursday.Shreyas's double century puts Mumbai in control IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer slammed a superb double century at a strike rate of more than 100......

Duleep Trophy: Shreyas, Padikkal stretch India D's lead vs India C

IMAGE: Manav Suthar celebrates a wicket with his India C team-mates. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Captain Shreyas Iyer and Devdutt Padikkal struck half-centuries to help India D stretch their lead......

F1: Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

IMAGE: Mercedes's George Russell poses after qualifying in pole position for the British Grand Prix with second and third-placed teammates Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris at Silverstone Circuit,......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......

'We don't let the morale get low in the dressing room'

IMAGE: India edged South Africa by two wickets to make it to their ninth Under-19 World Cup final, in Benoni, on Tuesday. Photograph: ICC 2023 India captain Uday Saharan said winning a close match......