RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

According to insiders, their lack of enthusiasm is showing on the ground.There is nothing to suggest that their enthusiasm will return in the final four phases of polling, observes N Sathiya......

Can Modi Win A Simple Majority?

2019 was the BJP's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam.Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by......

Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma

Any move to appease the Marathas will boomerang.Eknath Shinde is a worried man with the agitation not having an easy solution, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Maratha Reservation activist Manoj Jarange......

What Is Your 2024 Game Plan, Modiji?

By keeping the Sanatana Dharma row alive and adding the Ayodhya temple consecration scheduled for January 22 and adding the free darshan promise from four polled states to the entire country, the......

Food majors welcome regulator's alert with caution

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has asked all states to keep a watch on milkThe nationwide alert on adulteration of food by India’s apex food regulator has been welcomed......

Parties flay govt over sliding rupee

Political parties slammed the government in the Lok Sabha on Thursday over the sliding rupee, which has breached the Rs 68 to a US dollar mark, and demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh make......

Coke wishes to depose before JPC

Coca-Cola India has written a letter to the joint parliamentary committee, probing allegations of pesticides in beverages, seeking permission to depose before it.While Coke officials were......

Cola row: JPC meet on Tuesday

The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on pesticide residues in safety standards for soft drinks, fruit juices and other beverages will be held on Tuesday.According to official......

Manushi-Nushrratt Dress Up For Diwali

It's raining Diwali parties in Bollywood, and as film folk show off their glamorous outfits, they make sure not to repeat their fashion. We look at the arrivals at Actor-Producer Krishan Kumar's --......

Nawaz-Neha Go On A Movie Date

Kushan Nandy's romantic comedy Jogira Sara Ra Ra sees the unlikely pairing of Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Neha Sharma. But they perfectly complemented each other at a screening of the film in Mumbai.......

'We are Indians!!! Happy. Proud. Free'

Seventy five years of Independence. It's a landmark every Indian is proud of and joyfully celebrated. Bollywood, too, flaunted it patriotic colours and joined the Har Ghar......

The TASTIEST Food Parineeti Has Eaten

Boman shares a BTS from Chandigarh... Amitabh supports a young talent... Hina leaves New York... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: Parineeti Chopra posts an......

SMAT: Shami, Ajinkya Rahane turn back the clock

Shami triple strike, Porel fifty guide Bengal to quarters IMAGE: Mohammed Shami with his brother Mohammed Kaif. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mohammed Shami/Instagram Mohammed Shami claimed three......

Shreyas slams ton, sends strong message to selectors

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer scored a quick-fire century off 101 balls, capitalising on an underwhelming bowling display. Photograph: Shreyas Iyer/Instagram Shreyas Iyer is on fire in the 2024 Ranji......

Ranji Trophy: Mayank's century gives Karnataka lead over Gujarat

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock. Photograph: BCCI Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock of 109, as his side took a 64-run lead on Day 2 of their Group C......

Twenty new athletes added to 2024 Games' TOPS list

IMAGE: India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in action during the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images As many as 20 new sportspersons were on Monday added to the list of Target......

Ranji roundup: Maharashtra 44 all out; Mumbai struggle

A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane was caught behind off Ronit More after scoring just seven. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images Ajinkya......