Biggest challenge for BJP, allies in Maharashtra assembly polls is...

‘The BJP alliance needs to handle the Maratha quota issue skilfully and address its root cause, which is agrarian distress. Then there is stalled industrialisation. If these issues are......

'Brand Stalin' Shows Annamalai His Place

If Tamil Nadu voters preferred the DMK combine, it owed to the Modi-Annamalai combo's ideological battle which often crossed the line of political decency and also challenged 'Tamil pride', argues......

Day after North Block, over a dozen Delhi colleges receive bomb threat

Over a dozen colleges including Delhi University's prestigious Lady Sri Ram College, Hansraj College and Ramjas College received bomb threats on Thursday but nothing suspicious was found after......

Home ministry office in Delhi gets hoax bomb threat

A bomb threat on Wednesday sent alarm bells ringing in the North Block, which houses the home ministry office, but was declared a hoax after nothing objectionable was found, officials said. IMAGE:......

Why Do Banks Hide Losses?

Believe it or not, the regulator is stretching its arm to identify stressed borrowers and gauge the 'distance to default' as a measure of a particular bank's fragility, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

In a month, LIC stock down 15%, out of top 10 in market capitalisation

Hence, LIC’s value erosion is hurting the exchequer and citizens more than anyone else. Samie Modak reports. IMAGE: Life Insurance Corporation chairperson M R Kumar (right) with department......

Dj vu? Analysts ring warning bell on market rally

It has mostly been a one-way street for markets that have moved up sharply since July. The front-line indices – the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 – have gained 6.7 per cent and 7.3 per......

LIC lists at over 8% discount on the bourses

The country's largest insurer LIC on Tuesday made a lacklustre debut on stock exchanges on Tuesday, listing at over 8 per cent discount after a successful initial public offering (IPO) which......

Operation Valentine Review: Top Gun Redux

Operation Valentine follows the templates of similar air force narratives to deliver some rousing, harmless fun time, notes Arjun Menon. Operation Valentine is the latest in a long line-up of......

The Moment Aishwarya Burst Into Our Lives

'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.''She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman:......

Wedding.con Review: Eye-Opener!

Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot. If there is a lucrative field left unregulated, con men will inevitably worm their way in.......

'I was told Yash and Mumtaz were 'just friends.' That wasn't the truth!'

'All the pretty actresses made me jealous. Yash would pay them a lot of attention. Later, I got used to it because for Yash, his family was also very important.' 'Shah Rukh and I have a very good......

'One Last Time, Jimmy!'

'I am sure the emotions during the week will change, but right now that's what I'm trying to focus on to stop myself crying.' IMAGE: Jimmy Anderson appeals successfully for the wicket of West......

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sinner ease into quarter-finals

Images from Day 7 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Sunday. IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the last eight at a Grand Slam for the ninth time.......

French Open PIX: Djokovic survives scare; De Minaur stuns Medvedev

Images from Day 9 of the 2024 French Open, at Roland Garros, on Monday. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates after reaching his 59th major quarter-final -- the most by any men's player. Photograph:......

Venkatesh Iyer gets hitched after IPL triumph

Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/X.com Fresh off his triumph with the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024, cricketer Venkatesh Iyer took the wedding vows with his fiancee Shruti Raghunathan in a......

French Open PIX: Djokovic, Zverev battle from the brink

Images from Day 7 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on Saturday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates victory over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the third round of the French Open at......