'Abduction' of ex-minister's son turns out to be 'secret' Bangkok trip

A day after high drama over the 'kidnapping' of ex-Maharashtra minister Tanaji Sawant's son, traced on a Bangkok-bound chartered flight which was diverted to Pune, the Sawant junior claimed he kept......

Ayodhya loss avenged? BJP defeats SP in Milkipur

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Chandrabhanu Paswan has won the Milkipur bypolls by a margin of 61,710 votes, according to the Election Commission website. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP......

Amid buzz of defections, Uddhav dares Shinde to...

Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has dared Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to poach his MPs, even as eight parliamentarians rejected claims that they will abandon the opposition......

China hits US with counter tariffs, to probe Google

China's Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it will impose counter tariffs on multiple American products, including a 15 per cent tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10 per cent......

Will Indian exporters gain from US-China trade war?

The trade war between the US and China is expected to benefit Indian exporters in increasing their shipments to the American market, sources said. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters They said the......

Budget focuses on domestic consumption amid global uncertainties

The Budget 2025-26 meets the expectations of fiscal consolidation, maintaining capital expenditure, and boosting consumption through tax cuts. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo There are many......

Will weaker rupee push India's import bill?

The weaker rupee will push the country's import bill due to higher payments for crude oil, coal, vegetable oil, gold, diamonds, electronics, machinery, plastics, and chemicals, economic think tank......

Budget 2025: What realtors want from Nirmala Sitharaman

As the Union Budget 2025-2026 (FY26) inches closer, the Indian real estate industry is seeking stamp duty cuts, revised home loan limits and updated affordable housing norms through Pradhan Mantri......

The Apprentice Review: A Trump No One Has Seen Before

The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man who is mostly responsible for all that has gone wrong with current American politics, observes Aseem Chhabra.......

'We Attribute Success To The Star, Failure To The Director'

'Our analysis of success, like failure, is so reductive and so one dimensional that we don't look at the bigger picture.' IMAGE: Kareena Kapoor Khan with Ektaa Kapoor and Hansal Mehta, the makers......

The Top 10 Leading Ladies Club

Gone are the days when Bollywood's ruthless numero uno obsession used to be the media's biggest preoccupation. But with streaming determined to coexist as intently as the silver screen, there's......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

ICC action on home soil has Pakistan fans buzzing

  IMAGE: People attend the inauguration of the National Bank Stadium after the completion of renovation works ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament in Karachi, Pakistan, on Tuesday,......

First time in India! Test match called off without a ball being bowled

IMAGE: This was only the eighth time in Test cricket history that a match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Photograph:Black Caps/X The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand......

Rain adds to Afghanistan-NZ frustrations

IMAGE: Day 3 of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been called off due to a heavy downpour. Photograph: Kind courtesy ACB/X There was no end to the rain woes that have......