Mining case: Relief for Soren as SC sets aside HC order

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the appeals of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the state government against a high court order accepting the maintainability of PILs for a probe in the......

Babri demolition case: Advani, MM Joshi among 32 acquitted

A special court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused including Bharatiya Janata Party veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti of involvement in the destruction of Babri Masjid 28 years ago,......

'PM was so emotional'

'He couldn't hold himself from chanting 'Jai Siya Ram'.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi performs the bhoomi puja in Ayodhya. Photograph: PIB/PTI Photo Ayodhya MLA Ved Prakash......

From Babri Masjid to Ram Temple: Timeline of events in Ayodhya

The following is the chronology of events related to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in which, after the Supreme Court verdict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conducted the......

Vegetable prices might ease from September led by tomato: RBI Governor Das

Vegetable rates may ease from September, led by tomato prices, which have started showing signs of correction on the back of increased supply, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das......

Rate hike will hit property market

The Reserve Bank's hiking the key policy rate on Tuesday will hit property sales, particularly in the residential segment, real estate developers said while expressing disappointment at the move.......

The IPL's capitalist ideology

IPL is a metaphor for a new India - crass, brash and razzmatazz - but it is in big trouble, says Gurcharan Das. The recently concluded IPL has been a non-stop party that lasted for six weeks, to......

What makes entrepreneurs tick? Gurcharan Das finds

In his last bestseller he sought answers to the importance of being good using the epic Mahabharata as a reference point and now author and economist Gurcharan Das sets out to discover success......

Monsoon Wedding Revisited

'What guides Monsoon Wedding through and through is Mira Nair's openness as a film-maker,' observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Shefali Shetty (now Shefali Shah) in Monsoon Wedding He walks through the......

PIX: Deepika, Katrina party with Shah Rukh

Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as......

What I find compelling about masala movies...

'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life.'A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian. IMAGE: Gracy Singh and......

A night of poetry with Aditi, Divya, Neena, Vidya...

Remembering a legend! Shabana Azmi and her brother Baba Azmi, husband Javed Akhtar and sister-in-law Tanvi Azmi hosted an evening of live music and poetry, Kaifi Ki Yaad Main, at the Prithvi......

T20 WC: Bangladesh look to seal Super Eight spot

  IMAGE: Bangladesh need to beat Nepal by a big margin if they are to edge Netherlands for a Super Eight spot. Photograph: Bangladesh Cricket/X Bangladesh will look to iron out their flaws......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......

Vijay Hazare: J&K shock Delhi; Karthik steers TN to win

IMAGE: Dinesh Karthik in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore during IPL 2023. Photograph: BCCI Veteran Dinesh Karthik was back at his vintage best to smash a quickfire half-century as Tamil......

IPL 2024: Full list of released, retained and traded players

IMAGE: Featuring in the retained player’s list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI The curtains dropped on the IPL trade window on......

IPL 2023: Where struggling KKR need to improve

IMAGE: KKR, who have lost their last three matches, have slipped to eighth place in the 10-team standings. Photograph: BCCI Having endured a hat-trick of losses before the halfway stage, Kolkata......