Budget allocation makes Census unlikely this year too

If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre Rs 574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on......

How a selfie with wife proved fatal for top Maoist

Chalapathi was careful in his movements and remained a mystery for decades until a selfie with his wife led security forces to him. Photograph: X One among the top seven in CPI-Maoist ranks, he......

Yogi holds cabinet meet at Maha Kumbh, takes holy dip at Sangam

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet met in the Maha Kumbh Mela area on Wednesday following which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced several key decisions on development projects and policy changes......

Maha Kumbh set for auspicious start on 'Paush Purnima' on Monday

Maha Kumbh 2025 -- a 45-day event billed as the biggest gathering of humans in one place -- is all set to begin Monday with the first major bathing ritual or 'Shahi Snan' on the auspicious occasion......

Samsung to manufacture Galaxy S25 smartphone at Noida plant

South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung, which on Wednesday launched its latest smartphone Galaxy S25 in San Jose, US, will also be manufacturing it at its Noida plant in India, J B Park,......

Avoid Mini Trade Deal With US

The Budget has given signals that India is sensitive to US needs and willing to walk the extra mile, but if need be, we should respond in equal measure as a sovereign nation, notes Ajay Srivastava.......

The dark side of duty cut on smartphone parts

Any reduction in the customs duty on smartphone parts in the forthcoming budget will harm India's developing component ecosystem, discourage investment, increase imports, and make local firms......

Premium devices demand to push India smartphone mkt to over $50 bn in 2025

Rising demand for premium devices, led by Apple and Samsung, is expected to increase India's smartphone market size to over $50 billion (about Rs 428,900 crore) this year, market research firm......

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.''Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.''Add TV (just under 4 hours), other......

Naam Review: Forgettable!

If Naam was made today, there wouldn't even be enough audiences to boo it out of the halls, observes Deepa Gahlot. An Internet search reveals that Naam was completed in 2004. It was titled Benaam......

14 Fun Things To Do In The Rains

Rain, rain go away, little Tommy wants to play? Well, not always. Sukanya Verma lists fun things you can do, inspired by Bollywood, when it’s raining cats and dogs outside.   Katrina......

Why Zeenat Aman Took Social Media Break

'How casually some people say cruel things online that they would never dare say in person.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Taking to her Instagram handle, Zeenat Aman wrote about......

Top tech for CT: 36 cameras, vertical feed

IMAGE: 'Quidich Innovation Labs will deliver Field 360°, a virtual field model that illustrates fielding positions and strategies in real-time.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rana Husnain Aleem/X......