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Death toll in Nagpur factory blast rises to 7; owner gets bail

The death toll of the blast at an explosives factory near Nagpur city rose to seven on Friday evening with another worker succumbing during treatment even as the owner and manager of the factory......

BJP Woos Tribal Voters In Madhya Pradesh

The tribal vote in Madhya Pradesh is crucial in any election.The BJP's loss in the 2018 assembly election has prompted it to take remedial action. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu being felicitated......

Enough of 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram,' BJP doors closed for Nitish: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, by whom the Bharatiya Janata Party was dumped last year, and declared him a persona non grata......

Does Rahul Want To Be Opposition PM Candidate?

After Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra began criss-crossing the Hindi heartland, BJP leaders have revived their attacks on 'dynasty politics' and 'family rule' in the Congress, points out N Sathiya......

Shah, Doval, Rahul pay homage to Gen Rawat, wife

Home Minister Amit Anilchandra Shah, National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday laid wreaths on the mortal remains of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin......

Huawei can now participate in 5G trials in India

Huawei came under a cloud after allegations that the firm's electronic and telecom devices helped China spy on US corporations and agencies. The wait may be finally over for Chinese telecom gear......

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

West Bengal's longest serving chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.Ishita Ayan Dutt tracks the political......

Why rupee should continue downward journey

Appreciation against other world currencies erodes export competitivenessThe rupee has been remarkably resilient over the last 18 months. Most emerging market currencies have depreciated in......

Sensex snaps 4-day winning run as RBI holds rates

Benchmark share indices ended lower on Tuesday on profit booking after the Reserve Bank of India at its third bi-monthly policy review today kept key rates unchanged as retail inflation continues......

Time for RBI to pause, say economists

Though the Reserve Bank of India continued its hawkish stance during the mid-quarter review of monetary policy last week, and declined to give any signs of pause, economists have started advocating......

INSIDE PIX: Stars Party With Ambanis

Just how do Bollywood stars party with the Ambanis? They show us with their spread of pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Orry/Instagram Influencer Orry strikes his signature pose......

2023's Must Watch Web Series

The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......

'Tears haven't stopped since I heard the awful news'

'I am proud to say she was my voice in all my best songs.' IMAGE: Mumtaz and Rajesh Khanna in the song Jai Jai Shiv Shankar from Aap Ki Kasam. Mumtaz, who sang and danced to some of Lata......

The Magic of Asha Bhosle

Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris? Asha Bhosle sang some of her best songs for film-maker Shakti Samanta, and their......

Toofaan review

Despite all its drawbacks, I was engrossed in Toofaan and the intensity Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra imbues it with for most part, observes Sukanya Verma. The world is his ring and everyone a punching......

Ranji roundup: Mumbai fail to take lead vs Maharashtra

A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja was in his elements as he ran through the TN batting line-up to lead Saurashtra's fightback. Photograph: Gareth......

Ranji: Dhapola's fiery spell puts U'khand in command

A summary of all the action from day one of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Uttarakhand in pole position against Himachal Pradesh thanks to a sizzling performance by seam bowler......

IPL media rights sold for Rs 48,930 crore: BCCI

IMAGE: While Disney Star retained their Indian sub-continent TV rights for IPL 2023-27 with a figure of Rs 23,575 crore, the India digital rights deal was acquired for Rs 20,500 crore by the......

Ranji roundup: Rahane, Dhull, Pandey hit centuries

A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Delhi's Yash Dhull celebrates after completing his century on debut, on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

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