Prashant Kishor floats Jan Suraaj Party, vows to end liquor ban

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday announced the launch of his political outfit Jan Suraaj Party, a much-anticipated move by which he hopes to take the political......

Manipur, 11 other states get new Governors

Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been made the governor of Assam with the additional charge of Manipur while Gulab Chand Kataria has replaced Banwarilal Purohit as the governor of Punjab under major......

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......

Is Sanjay Jha Nitish's Political Heir?

Sanjay Jha's importance lies in his connections to senior BJP and RSS leaders to maintain a smooth relationship within the NDA government in Bihar and at the Centre and to contest the 2025 Bihar......

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters While top economists are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the repo rates, they also said it would......

RBI unlikely to cut interest rate in October

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut the benchmark interest rate in its forthcoming bi-monthly monetary policy review later in the week as retail inflation is still a cause of concern, and there is......

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......

Who Looks Better? Tamannaah Or Vijay?

Producer Ramesh Taurani's annual Diwali bash saw a lot of glamour and power couples in attendance. Tamannaah Bhatia looks radiant as she arrives with beau Vijay Varma.   Shilpa Shetty and......

Coming Up On OTT This August

With the rains pouring down on us, August offers yet another reason to stay home! It's going to be an busy month for digital releases on OTT, thanks to the national holiday of Independence Day as......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Kajol Wants This Video Of Ajay Devgn

Film folk have a lot to celebrate on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajol/Instagram On Ajay Devgn's 55th birthday on April 2, his wife Kajol sent him warm wishes on social media. 'Since I......

Surya, Laxman laud players after 'special win'

  SEE: T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav addresses the team post the series win. VIDEO: BCCI/X Captain Suryakumar Yadav described the series win against South Africa as a "special" one and lauded......

Riyadh to host IPL 2025 mega auction?

The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is expected to be held in Riyadh at the end of this month, according to sources. All ten franchises have announced their list of......

IPL 2025: Who Was Retained, Released

The IPL 2025 retentions threw up some unexpected changes on Thursday like Rishabh Pant parting ways with Delhi Capitals after a nine-year association.Sunrisers Hyderabad retained South Africa's......

Emerging Teams Asia Cup: India beat UAE, make semis

  IMAGE: India players celebrate a UAE wicket during the Emerging Teams Asia Cup match in Al Amerat, Oman, on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Opener Abhishek Sharma struck a scintillating......

'We want guys to expand their own game'

India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate emphasised that the cricketers should be kept in the right zone mentally.   IMAGE: Sanju Samson gets Indian assistant coach Ryan ten......