Rebel SAD leaders apologise to Akal Takht jathedar for Akali regime mistakes

Rebel Shiromani Akali Dal leaders on Monday appeared before the jathedar of the Akal Takht and apologised for the "mistakes" committed when their party was in power in the state. IMAGE: Shiromani......

Farmers Stir 2.0: Advantage Akali Dal?

If everything goes according to plan, a resuscitated Akali Dal could emerge as a central player in Punjab in three years, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh......

NDA stands for 'New India Development Aspiration': Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the new opposition front on Tuesday, saying alliances built on negativity have never succeeded and asserting that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will......

Why BJP And SAD Need Each Other For 2024

For Sikhs, they say, honour is the bottom line; and whatever the state of the SAD's political fortunes today, arrogance will not be helpful in the negotiation, points out Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE:......

Quick-commerce companies expand Tier-II ops ahead of festival season

After making the model work in metro cities, players in the quick commerce sector are rapidly expanding their footprint into smaller tier 2 cities and markets beyond that ahead of the festival......

With Paytm deal, Zomato spices up growth menu

Food delivery platform Zomato has laid the foundation for its third vertical of growth by agreeing to acquire Paytm’s entertainment and ticketing business, said analysts on Thursday (August......

Online vs offline retail: Industry divided over Piyush Goyal's comments

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal’s recent comments on large e-commerce players have reignited the debate about their impact on smaller offline retailers. Photograph:......

Competitors unfazed by Flipkart's 10-min delivery foray

At a time when Flipkart has entered the quick-commerce race with a service called “Minutes”, executives at rival players said they are in a wait-and-watch mode. Photograph: Abhishek N......

P T Usha to take over as first woman IOA president

IMAGE: P T Usha will be declared elected unopposed as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) during the governing body's polls on Saturday. Photograph: P T Usha/Instagram......

Historic! PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief

PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief, first woman occupant of top job Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sansad TV/PTI Photo The legendary PT Usha is set to become the first woman president of Indian......

SEE: AAP picks Harbhajan Singh for Rajya Sabha

Photograph: Kind courtesy Harbhajan Singh/Twitter The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday nominated former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, IIT Delhi faculty Sandeep Pathak,......

Vijender to return Khel Ratna if farms laws not withdrawn

IMAGE: Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh joined the farmers' agitation at the Haryana-Delhi border on Sunday. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh,......

Calls grow for Kalmadi, Chautala's ouster from IOA

Former Sports Minister Ajay Maken termed IOA's decision 'sad and painful', and urged the ministry to take act against the move. CWG scam-accused Suresh Kalmadi appointed Life President of IOA A......