Centre announces caste census; BJP, allies hail move

In a significant move, the Centre on Wednesday announced that caste enumeration will be part of the next population census, with the inclusion of caste details for the first time since independence......

'Our Sardar': Cong asserts claim on Patel's legacy

Emphasising its claim on the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Congress on Tuesday vowed to follow the principles of the country's first home minister to defeat divisive forces and accused......

12 Congress MLAs suspended from Odisha assembly for one week

Odisha assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Tuesday suspended 12 Congress MLAs for seven days over indiscipline in the House. IMAGE: Congress MLAs stage a protest demanding action over the......

'Rain not Sole Cause of Delhi Airport Canopy Collapse'

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates India's largest airport, dismissed the expert committee report as "inaccurate", claiming it relied on "probabilities, hypothesis, and......

Active largecap funds set to outperform for 2nd consecutive year

The majority of active largecap funds are set to outperform for the second year in a row in 2024, thanks to the strong performance of their midcap and smallcap allocations. Illustration: Dominic......

Record high price of gold mutes Dhanteras sales; volumes may drop 10%

Gold sales on Dhanteras are estimated to drop 10 per cent in volume terms year-on-year on sharp 33 per cent annual rise in rates of the yellow metal, according to industry players. Photograph:......

Only 10 banks had minor disruptions: RBI on outage

The Indian financial and payments systems remained largely unaffected by the Microsoft services outage, though about 10 banks and NBFCs faced minor disruptions which have either been resolved or......

Budget Encourages Gold Rush

'Customers are coming in; if they aren't buying, they are at least visiting the stores, which was not the case before the Budget.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

The Person Who Made Manoj Kumar Cry

Roshmila Bhattacharya shows us just why India has lost her Mr Bharat. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Shaheed. At 87, Manoj Kumar succumbed to the health issues that had been plaguing him for years. The......

When I Attended The Bachchans' Holi Party

The Bachchan family have this knack of going out of their way to make you feel extremely comfortable. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan with Jaya Bachchan and granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda. Photograph:......

'Neena Gupta And I Would Fight A Lot'

'I need to work to find some joy in this life.' IMAGE: Kanwaljit Singh with wife Anooradha Patel. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anooradha Patel/Instagram Kanwaljit Singh loved the fact that everyone......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

National Games: Services tops medal tally

  IMAGE: Karnataka hockey players celebrate a goal. Photograph: Hockey India/X Services continued its dominance in the National Games as it topped the medal tally at the 38th edition in......

Watch Out For Maaya Rajeshwaran In Tennis!

'Maaya's greatest strengths is her fearlessness.''Regardless of her opponent, she never backs down.' 'Even when she was eight years old, she fought for every point, never giving up.' IMAGE: Maaya......

Will India's Blind cricket team travel to Pakistan?

IMAGE: The fourth edition of the Blind World Cup, in which India are the reigning champions, is scheduled to be played at Lahore and Multan from November 22 to December 3. Photograph: CABI/X The......

Thumping win for Vinesh Phogat in political debut

'This fight was against the strongest oppressive forces in the country. And Vinesh emerged victorious.'  IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat with Congress supporters after her victory from the Julana......

Annu Rani, Rajesh Ramesh warm up for Olympics with wins in Warsaw

IMAGE: Annu Rani threw the javelin 58.70 metres to take top spot in the women's event at the Warszawskie Zawody Lekkoatletyczne 2024 athletics meet in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday. Photograph: Ezra......