Punjab parties reward turncoats with poll tickets

Several turncoats, cutting across political lines, have been rewarded with tickets by their new parties for the February 20 Assembly polls in Punjab. IMAGE: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president......

Two Congress turncoats in BJP's Punjab 2nd list

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded two Congress turncoats and its former Union minister Vijay Sampla for next month's Punjab assembly polls as it released its second list of 27 candidates on......

Coronavirus: Shootings of movies, TV shows halted

To contain the spread of novel coronavirus, film bodies in India including Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE), Indian Film & Television Directors' Association......

Meet the Javadekars

'My wife has done everything... She has had to give up a lot,' HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tells Sahil Makkar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The story of the rise of Union Minister for......

Cos take green path to save costs and sustain growth

A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power......

Cos take green path to save costs and sustain growth

A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power......

The many problems confronting the IITs

One third of faculty positions vacant.One per cent seats empty.New IITs lag in infrastructure, research.Abhishek Waghmare and Sahil Makkar report. Indian Institutes of Technology are struggling to......

The wake-up call that every consumer needs

Pending consumer dispute cases are at an all-time high. Sahil Makkar reports. Photograph: Adeel Halim /Reuters  Anuj Vyas, a resident of Thane in Maharashtra, had to run from pillar to......

The Big Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. All set for this week’s fun and filmi Bollywood quiz? All you have to do is identify the movie from the options......

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

2023 witnessed a one-of-a-kind phenomenon called Barbenheimer. RRR won an Oscar. Twitter became X. India *almost* won the Cricket World Cup. The world lost a dear Friend. Alia Bhatt wore her......

The Top 15 Hindi Film Songs of 2023

2023 was the year of earworms. Songs from big ticket movies regaled on the strength of spunk and swagger even as pre-existing bangers like Diljit Dosanjh's Lover in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,......

Animal Teaser: Ranbir Turns Into A Killer

Animal is the kind of material that Ranbir Kapoor's formidable talent richly deserves, observes Mayur Sanap. Ranbir Kapoor's 41st birthday on Thursday, September 28, 2023, just got more special,......

Hylo Open: Srikanth, Treesa-Gayatri in semis; Satwik-Chirag out

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beaten in quarter-finals IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth will meet world No. 6 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the semi-finals on Saturday. Photograph: How Foo Yeen/Getty......

Satwik-Chirag fight their way into Hylo Open quarters

Top Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarter-finals of the Hylo Open Super 300 badminton tournament after a hard-fought win in Saarbrucken,......