Scottish-born travel writer Bill Aitken dies in Dehradun at 90

Noted Scottish-born travel writer Bill Aitken, known for his writings on Indian mountains, rivers, and railways, died here at a hospital on Wednesday night. IMAGE: File image of noted......

Over 1 lakh Muslims protest Waqf law in Karnataka, recall Shahbano stir

In what is deemed as one of the largest public gatherings by the Muslim community in Karnataka in recent times, over one lakh people assembled under the banner of the Karnataka State Ulema......

Nagpur Municipal chief apologizes to HC for demolition

The Nagpur municipal chief has tendered an unconditional apology in the Bombay high court for the demolition of houses of accused in a riots case and said civic officials were unaware of the......

Will Pakistan's Generals Never Learn?

Asim Munir and his brand of short-sighted Pakistan army officers give no inkling of paying heed, changing course or learning lessons from the past, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan......

RBI Guv hints at more rate cuts in coming months

After effecting two back-to-back 25 basis points rate cuts, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday hinted at another reduction in key policy rate by changing the central bank's monetary......

'Consumers should not pay higher taxes for clean technologies'

'We are not asking for incentives, but at least taxation can be aligned such that the rupee tax on consumers remains the same.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches E20 fuel and flags off......

Slowdown Is Neither Surprising Nor Inexplicable

'If tax-and-spend was expected to trickle down, it has failed; India's rural wages are stagnant, which has wrecked consumption growth,' points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Sikandar: Salman's Biggest Flop Since...

IMAGE: Rashmika Mandanna and Salman Khan in Sikandar. Salman Khan's Sikandar has turned out to be his biggest flop since the time he started hitting centuries with 2010's Dabangg. In the last 15......

Flops Rain Down On 2025 So Far

2025 is off to a disastrous start. The first quarter has scored mostly flops, with just one blockbuster (Chhaava) and a smattering of those which have recovered costs. One hopes that the rest of......

'Prithviraj Has Not Cheated Anyone'

'There is nothing in this film that Mohanlal does not know.' IMAGE: Mohanlal and Prithviraj in Empuraan. Prithviraj Sukumaran's mother Mallika Sukumaran has defended her son amidst the ongoing......

Sikandar Review: Zzzzikander!

There's not any effort -- not even a smidgen -- to resurrect a superstar on the wane in Sikandar, sighs Sukanya Verma. Salman Khan's movies aren't movies. They're red carpets laid out by......

'If Hetmyer had hit two sixes, then...'

‘One person never takes such calls. Management and support staff is there to discuss such things’ IMAGE: Nitish Rana wasn’t even among the three batters listed for the Super......

Catches Win Matches? Not in Jaipur

IMAGE: Virat Kohli drops Dhruv Jurel. Photograph: BCCI Two contrasting T20 ideologies were on display in Jaipur's IPL 2025 opener. On one side stood Rajasthan Royals, reliant on precision and......

IPL 2025: Can Siraj stop Pooran's rampage?

IMAGE: With 288 runs at a strike rate of 225, LSG's Nicholas Pooran is the top run-getter in IPL 2025, having hit 24 sixes and 25 fours. Photograph: BCCI The prolific Nicholas Pooran will have his......

'Talent has finished in Pakistan'

'Pakistan's cricket starts with the name of Babar Azam and ends with it.' IMAGE: Pakistan's struggles on the international stage continue to mount after losing both the ODI and T20I series in New......

PIX: Rice's free-kick double as Arsenal rout Real Madrid

Frattesi's late goal hands Inter Milan victory at Bayern A summary of Tuesday's Champions League first leg quarter-finals between Arsenal and Real Madrid, and Inter Milan and Bayern Munich. IMAGE:......