Heavy rain lashes parts of country, cripples Mumbai

The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that......

'Dalit Women Set The Agenda Of This Election'

'They were very vocal on the defence of the Constitution, reservation, SC/ST Act and democratic rights.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi and Yogi Adityanath during an......

Hail The Indian Voter!

Reuters Photographers Francis Mascarenhas, Almaas Masood, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Sharafat Ali, Anushree Fadnavis capture fascinating glimpses of polling in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election......

'Insurance companies will make a killing'

'I can feel the master's pain, because he must be sitting there and cursing and saying, 'Why was I born?'' IMAGE: Part of a span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is suspended on the......

RBI rate cut in Feb may not be a done deal, say economists

Even as the high inflation figure for October has ruled out any possibility of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) in December, a rate cut......

Sunset for once-storied Jet Airways as turbulent insolvency flight ends

More than five years ago on an April evening, cash-starved Jet Airways announced temporary grounding of operations after flying as a full service airline for 25 years. Photograph: Francis......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Equity investors will track the trading activity of foreign investors, global trends and ongoing earnings results for further cues, and benchmark indices may continue to witness consolidation in a......

Sensex drops 138 points on foreign fund outflow

Stock markets declined for the third straight day on Wednesday due to profit-taking in auto, pharma and capital goods shares amid relentless foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Francis......

The Oscars Are Not Always Predictable

In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos’ electrifying and most......

Oscar Top 10: Where there's a Will...

A steadily dwindling viewership has the Academy Awards desperately seeking new ways to stay relevant. But its decision to shake things up for its 94th edition by skipping a live telecast of......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Pujara reveals how R Ashwin has 'survived for a long time'

IMAGE: R Ashwin is set to play his 100th Test when India take on England in the fifth Test in Dharamsala. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters A sharp mind with a penchant for trying out new......

How Zaheer Khan influenced James Anderson

IMAGE: England fast bowler James Anderson opened up on the tricks of the trade that he picked up from former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters James Anderson,......

Feeling bad, says Jadeja on Sarfaraz run-out

IMAGE: India's Sarfaraz Khan and Ravindra Jadeja running between the wickets. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Sarfaraz Khan’s stellar Test debut came to a crashing halt as a mix-up......

How Rohit, Jadeja helped India overcome early wobble

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma celebrates after bringing up his century. Photograph: BCCI Captain Rohit Sharma and middle-order batter Ravindra Jadeja smashed defiant hundreds to drag India out of the......

Enjoy theatre of playing against India: Stokes ahead of 100th Test

IMAGE:  England skipper Ben Stokes with coach Brendon McCullum on the eve of the third Test in Rajkot. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters England captain Ben Stokes tried hard to be......