Days after Lalu's offer, comes Nitish's reply

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday snubbed the Rashtriya Janata Dal, headed by his arch-rival Lalu Prasad Yadav, stating that he had forged alliances 'by mistake' with the opposition party......

Kerala man forced to fight in Ukraine, wife seeks help

Binil T B, an electrician from Thrissur, left for Russia seven months ago, hoping to secure a better job and higher wages while his wife was expecting their first child. IMAGE: Servicemen of 110th......

What Modi May Say In I-Day Address

'Given our turbulent neighbourhood, the prime minister is likely to emphasise on democratic dividend as the reason behind India's continuous prosperity.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Where Have The Goldsmiths Disappeared?

Kurumbur in gold-loving Tamil Nadu was once a thriving centre for goldsmiths.Today their number is down to two.A Ganesh Nadar finds out why. IMAGE: Armugam in his smithy. Photograph: A Ganesh......

Mutual funds increase exposure to banking, IT stocks amid outperformance

The performance of banking and information technology (IT) stocks has had a significant impact on the composition of diversified mutual fund (MF) portfolios. Illustration: Dominic......

Santa Claus Rally in SMID Stocks

As regards mid-caps and small-caps, analysts suggest investors buy only those stocks of those companies where there is earnings visibility for at least a few quarters and where the valuations have......

Equity MFs inflow drops 14% in Nov

Equity mutual funds witnessed an inflow of Rs  35,943 crore in November, marking a drop of 14 per cent on a month-on-month basis, amid heightened volatility in stock markets driven by various......

Govt aims to provide 1 crore internship over 5 years

The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim......

Sushant Singh Rajput's TOP 5 FILMS

In his movie career, Sushant Singh Rajput -- who would have been 35 today, January 21 -- starred in just 12 feature films. But some among them were everlasting gems. Subhash K Jha picks his......

Are you ready for these movies?

Film folk seemed to have used the months of the lockdown to plan new projects. And so, we have had a few movie announcements rolling out. Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest projects announced during......

The Rishi Kapoor-Kamal Haasan-Dimple connect

What happened on the sets of Saagar.The role Irrfan desperately wanted to play.What Sayani Gupta is up to. It is no secret that Ramesh Sippy persuaded Dimple Kapadia to make a comeback in Saagar......

Life outside cricket affects you, didn't start off well for me: Parag

IMAGE: Riyan Parag is enjoying a strong run in the ongoing IPL season. Photograph: BCCI Facing relentless trolling isn't easy, especially when you have barely crossed teens but Riyan Parag's......

'All-round England are deserving champions'

Former West Indies skipper Daren Sammy, the only captain to have won the T20 World Cup twice, believes England were the most adaptable team with bat and ball. 'The strength of this England team is......

Bhavinaben scripts history, storms into Paralympics TT final

IMAGE: India's Bhavinaben Patel will take on world No. 1 Chinese Ying Zhou in the Class 4 Table Tennis final at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Table Tennis Federation......

Paddler Bhavinaben wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics

IMAGE: India’s Bhavinaben Patel had to settle for silver after losing to Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles Table Tennis Class 4 final at the Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph:......