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'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

Women fill streets across Bengal in midnight stir against doctor's murder

Thousands of women from all walks of life hit the streets across West Bengal at the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, protesting the horrific rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital......

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

The protest over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata entered its third day on Wednesday disrupting healthcare services in several states across the country, even as a......

Reject divisive tendencies based on social hierarchies: President

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday emphasised the need to strengthen affirmative action as a tool for inclusion while urging the rejection of divisive tendencies rooted in perceived social......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

Analysts flag concerns over LIC's VNB margin

Despite state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) reporting an improvement in value of new business (VNB) margin in Q1FY25, analysts believe the growth has not been satisfactory in the context......

'Should Have Bids For IDBI Before End Of FY'

'We are in a position to start due diligence and private data room access shortly.' IMAGE: IDBI Bank headquarter in Mumbai. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters The divestment of IDBI Bank is......

Volume growth, lower costs positive for Coal India's outlook

>Coal India’s (CIL’s) revenue for the first quarter of 2024-25 (Q1FY25) came in at Rs 36,500 crore, up 1 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and down 3 per cent sequentially, which was in......

Microsoft regains top spot as best employer to work for in India: Randstad

Tech giant Microsoft regained the top spot in the list of best employers to work for in India in 2024, followed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Amazon, according to a Randstad Employer Brand......

Krishna Chivukula Donates Rs 228 Crore To IIT-Madras

'His contribution not only elevates our institution but also serves as an inspiring example of how our alumni community continues to drive meaningful change.' IMAGE: Indian Institute of Technology......

'Salman Was Chupchap'

IMAGE: Salman Khan with Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram It was a day with a difference for screenwriters Salim-Javed who transformed Hindi cinema in......

'I Want To Do A K-Drama'

'I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lakshmi Manchu/Instagram Lakshmi Manchu is a name that resonates with versatility and grace across various......

What Is Amala Celebrating?

Varun's constant khubsoorati... Parineeti gets snapped in London... Malaika in magic light... Photograph: Kind courtesy Jagat Desai/Instagram Amala Paul celebrates her first 'meet anniversary'......

The Beautiful Bhooths of Bollywood

Think ghosts. Think grim, grotesque imagery. Bollywood's surplus of petrifying bhootnis and chudails still haunting our nightmares are a case in point. On the other end of the spooky spectrum,......

When Akshay Sunk His Teeth In...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Fardeen F Khan/Instagram Fardeen Khan takes the world behind the scenes of his first theatrical release in 14 years, Khel Khel Mein, which is an ensemble film with Akshay......

Sreejesh reveals how love and hockey shaped his life

Photograph: Kind Courtesy PR Sreejesh/Instagram First he hated her -- for being better than him at school. But as it happens in Bollywood movies, "hate" was followed by love. That's how the......

Pak umpire Aleem Dar recounts saddest day of his life

IMAGE: Umpire Aleem Dar. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Pakistan's most capped umpire, Aleem Dar has shared that the saddest moment of his life, the death of......

I'm not insecure, I would rather fail than play safe: Ashwin

'I don't have the common insecurities that people have.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-taker in Tests with 516 wickets from 100 Tests. Photographs: BCCI Engineer,......

Check Out Siraj's Gift For His Family!

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj with his new Range Rover SUV. Photograph: Mohammed Siraj/Instagram Mohammed Siraj purchased a luxurious new Range Rover car for his family in Hyderabad. < Siraj's mother......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

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