The Wonder World Of Indian English

Indian English is the only language that uses the expression 'non-veg' for meat, fish, and those who consume them. A fascinating extract from Shashi Tharoor's A Wonderland of Words: Around the Word......

Worst-ever show in Maharashtra weakens Cong's role in INDIA bloc

The Congress continued its losing spree on Saturday posting its worst-ever show in Maharashtra and ending up a distant junior partner to the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in Jharkhand, further......

How The US Helps India Counter The China Threat

Reports (not denied by India) that the USA had 'for the first time provided real-time details to their Indian counterparts on the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of a PLA incursion'......

Kejriwal to return to jail today, bail verdict put off

With his three-week temporary bail for poll campaign ending, Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be back in Tihar Jail on Sunday as a court here put off till June......

Banks, finance companies lose weight despite record earnings

Even as banks and finance companies are reporting record-high earnings, their weighting in the benchmark National Stock Exchange Nifty50 Index has seen a downward trajectory. Investors expect a......

India in early stages of equity cult; budget eyed for populism: Chris Wood

Despite the rally in equities over the last few years, India, according to Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, is still in early stages of an equity cult. Illustration:......

Pushpa 2 Gets Rousing Welcome

Allu Arjun's huge release, Pushpa: The Rule, has attracted fans to theatres in hordes. The 6 am show in Thane saw a mixed crowd of enthusiasts. The security staff were asked to report two hours......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

Shibani-Farhan Usher In 2025 With A Kiss

How did Bollywood's power couples celebrate NYE? We take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shibani Akhtar/Instagram Farhan Akhtar shows us the best way to bring in New Year and wife Shibani......

Indian History Could Have Changed If...

'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......

Shaw Dropped, Told To Lose Weight

IMAGE: The Mumbai team management is also reportedly not happy with Prithvi Shaw's attitude after he was missed practice sessions. Photograph: Prithvi Shaw/Instagram Opener Prithvi Shaw got a big......

From heartbreak to triumph! Madison Keys ends 16-year wait

IMAGE: Good things come to those who wait as the saying goes -- but Madison Keys's wait may have seemed interminable. Photograph: Australian Open/Instagram Madison Keys once suffered under the......

ISL: Chennai pip Hyderabad to end losing streak

IMAGE: Chennai's goalscorer Irfan Yadwad in action against Hyderabad FC. Photograph: Indian Super League / X Chennaiyin FC got the better of Hyderabad FC 1-0 to snap a three-game losing streak in......

EPL PIX: Draws order of the day as City, Liverpool, Chelsea held

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Brentford's Christian Norgaard scores the equaliser against Manchester City at GTech Community Stadium, London, Britain.......

Rohit's Slump, Kohli's Misjudgment: How India Crumbled At The MCG!

When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive......