Many Oppn CMs to stay away from Modi's Niti Aayog meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's 9th Governing Council meeting on July 27, which will focus on making India a developed nation by 2047, an official statement said on Friday.......

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......

'This Is An Andhra Pradesh-Bihar Budget'

From the word go, Bihar growled its needs out when an MP from the state said aloud: "Give something for Bihar also, Madam."Every time the Budget mentioned cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh, "Kursi......

194 of Kerala Nipah victim's contacts are high-risk

The number of people at risk for contracting Nipah in the contact list of the 14-year-old boy who lost his life to the rare infection, has been increased to 406, out of which 194 are in the......

GST Council's fitment committee likely to consider dropping 12% slab

The fitment committee under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, comprising central and state officials, has begun a rate rationalisation exercise afresh, checking the possibility of dropping......

Adani adds another feather to his cap

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Tuesday announced the acquisition of a 95 per cent stake in Gopalpur Ports in Odisha from Shapoorji Pallonji Group and Orissa Stevedores Ltd at......

'Be Prepared For Fame And Blame'

IMAGE: Nivin Pauly and Anaswara Rajan in Malayalee From India. Nivin Pauly is very proud of his latest release, Malayalee From India. "Malayalee From India is a complete package, offering......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

'I was trying to discover myself'

'In 2009, I was trying to discover myself as an actor, and that's when the journey started. I'm 41 years old and have been associated with this film for 16 years.' Are you ready for The Goat Life,......

Box Office: Yodha Does Well, Shaitaan Is A Superhit

IMAGE: Sidharth Malhotra in Yodha. Last week's releases, Yodha and Bastar, were both action movies. While the former is a fictionalised account of a special task force that takes on foreign......

Hockey icon Sreejesh to retire after Paris Olympics

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/X Celebrated India hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh on Monday announced that he will bid adieu to the game after the Paris Olympics, ending a career that......

Sreesanth escaped due to vacuum of law: Former Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar

"The judge said special cell has done excellent work...taken great pains to expose this racket, but in absence or vacuum of law, I am not in a position to hold anyone of them guilty and sentence......

Who Will Lead Their Teams to Glory?

IPL 2024 is here, and a fresh wave of leadership is set to take charge. From familiar faces to surprising picks, each team has entrusted a captain to steer them towards glory. From seasoned......

Ranji: Dube's blitz, Shaw's comeback and Mumbai's dominance

Dube fires as Mumbai seize control against sloppy Bengal Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Cricket Association/X India's T20 specialist Shivam Dube continued his recent streak of form with a......

'You cannot sign off Sanju Samson'

IMAGE: Sanju Samson celebrates his century in the third ODI against South Africa in Paarl in December. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters   Suresh Raina believes Sanju Samson could prove to be......