Was mocked on streets for learning Hindi: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday expressed anguish over not being allowed to learn Hindi in Tamil Nadu as a student and was even mocked on the streets for attempting to learn the......

CJI recuses from plea over EC selection panel

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief election commissioner and......

Fadnavis, Shinde Or...Kaun Banega CM?

As the race for Maharashtra chief minister enters the last lap, Hemant Waje looks at several scenarios which can play out. IMAGE: Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies......

No bail, no lawyer for arrested Hindu leader in Bangladesh

Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das failed to get any relief on Tuesday as his bail hearing in a Bangladesh court was postponed for a month due to the unavailability of any lawyer to represent him,......

PSBs prepare to open AT-1, Tier-2 bond floodgates

Public sector banks (PSBs) have proposed the Finance Ministry their plan to raise Rs 54,800 crore through Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) and Tier-2 bonds in the current financial year (FY25), 37 per cent......

After festival inventory buildup, two-wheeler dispatches fall in November

Major two-wheeler (2W) manufacturers in India witnessed a single-digit decline in domestic sales in November after dispatches had picked up in October for the festive season when wholesales went up......

MG Cyberster EV To Debut In India In January 2025

The Cyberster is currently sold in the UK for about Rs 63 lakh and is expected to be priced between Rs 65 lakh and Rs 70 lakhs. IMAGE: Cyberster. All photographs: Kind courtesy MGMotor JSW MG......

PE investment hits $30.89 bn, up 22.7%

Private equity (PE) activity in India between January and November 2024 recorded a total value of $30.89 billion across 1,022 deals, a 22.7 per cent increase in value and an 18.4 per cent rise in......

Nargis Fakhri's Sister Arrested For Murder

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nargis Fakhri/Instagram Nargis Fakhri's sister Aliya, 43, has been arrested in the US for 'deliberately setting a deadly fire' in a garage on November 2 and killing her......

The Women We Loved In 2024

Let's be honest, 2024 in Hindi cinema is not one for the books. Between utter tripe and unmemorable, I found just a glimmer of hope sparking my interest on occasions too few and far between.......

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......

December Movies, COMING UP In Theatres

December looks big and bright, and Joginder Tuteja lists movies will release in a theatre near you.   Pushpa: The RuleRelease date: December 5 The biggest film of 2024, Pushpa: The Rule......

India to face Pakistan in men's junior Asia Cup hockey

IMAGE: India players celebrate a goal during their semi-final against Malaysia, on Tuesday. Photographs: Hockey India/X Defending champions India stayed on course to reclaim a hat-trick of men's......

PIX: Tendulkar inaugurates Ramakant Achrekar memorial

'He didn't tell me 'well played' ever' IMAGE: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and MNS chief Raj Thackeray unveil a memorial in honour of Coach Ramakant Acharekar at Shivaji Park, Mumbai, on......

SEE: When Tendulkar met Kambli

SEE: Sachin Tendulkar meets Vinod Kambli at Ramakant Achrekar Memorial on Tuesday. VIDEO: Shivaji Park Gymkhana via ANI/X Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar met childhood friend Vinod Kambli at the......

World C'ship: Stalemate continues as Gukesh-Liren play another draw

Gukesh squanders advantage to settle for draw in Game 7. IMAGE: India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren played out a draw after 72 moves. Photograph: Eng Chin An/FIDE/X The youngest-ever......

SMAT: Surya, Shivam star as Mumbai down Services

IMAGE: Shivam Dube top-scored for Mumbai with a 37-ball 71 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Services in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X India's T20 skipper......