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History In Minutes: Javed Akhtar's Freedom Fighter Family

Syed Firdaus Ashraf offers a ready reckoner on Javed Akhtar's great great grandfather Fazl e Haq Khairabadi who fought the British empire during the 1857 Mutiny and was imprisoned in the Cellular......

'BJP Will Use MNS To Pressurise Shinde'

'The message is loud and clear: "If you're not falling in line, we will open a line of understanding with the MNS, and then the Shiv Sena will be in trouble".' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Sanjay Roy found guilty of raping, murdering RG Kar doctor

A Kolkata court on Saturday convicted prime accused Sanjay Roy of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, 162 days after the crime that sparked......

Doors open for you, says Lalu; Nitish smiles at offer

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday came up with a cryptic response to Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav's offer to return to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive......

Govt warns against new scam targeting potential investors

A new cyber fraud known as 'pig butchering scam' or 'investment scam' has emerged, targeting unemployed youths, housewives, students, and needy people who are made to lose large sums of money......

India's forex reserves drop $2.54 billion to $635.72 billion

Snapping the three-week rising streak, India's forex reserves dropped by $2.54 billion to $635.72 billion in the week ended February 14, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters In......

Sensex surges 740 points, closes above 73K

Benchmark BSE Sensex surged by 740 points while Nifty snapped a 10-day losing streak on Wednesday following value buying in utilities and power shares and a strong trend in global markets.......

Gold strikes fresh all-time high of Rs 83,750/10 gm

Gold prices rallied Rs 910 to hit a fresh all-time high of Rs 83,750 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday due to heavy buying from jewellers and retailers, according to the All India......

Markets rebound on buying in blue-chips

Benchmark Sensex and Nifty started the New Year on a high note with the key indices closing higher in a see-saw trade on Wednesday on buying in blue-chip stocks. Photograph: Shailesh......

Events that shaped Indian businesses in 2024

Unprecedented bribery charges, farewells, separation, failed union, monumental mergers and record-breaking IPOs, along with a healthy dose of online happenings in the form of spat and lessons in......

Stars Buying Property After Property!

'Just this year alone, close to 40 major transactions involving Bollywood stars have been recorded.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shah Rukh Khan/Instagram Bollywood's influence extends beyond films.......

'What If We Go Back A Few Hundred Years?'

'We have loved Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Apocalypto.''The thought was 'When are we going to do such films?' IMAGE: Suriya in Kanguva. He always wondered when Indian cinema......

FIH Pro League: India shock Germany as Deepika strikes early winner

Star drag-flicker Deepika scored the all-important goal from a set piece to hand India a crucial 1-0 victory over Germany in a return-leg women's FIH Pro League match in Bhubaneswar on......

Rohit's return to form augurs well for India's CT campaign: Azhar

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma bats during his 90-ball 119 in the 2nd ODI against England on Sunday Photograph: BCCI Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin expressed happiness at skipper Rohit......

Unleash Varun! Shastri backs mystery spinner for semis

Former players hailed Varun Chakravarthy for his "exceptional" bowling display against New Zealand, with Ravi Shastri backing his inclusion in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy, saying it is......

Shami's wrist will be India's weapon at Champions Trophy

'What Shami does is hit the seam and move the ball off the deck. It is dangerous as batsmen will not be able to guess easily which way the ball is going to move.' IMAGE: 'If India has to do well,......

Rohit Drops Sitter, Denies Axar Hat-Trick

Axar Patel was weaving magic with the ball. He had Bangladesh on the ropes, and when he struck twice in two balls, a hat-trick was on the cards. SCORECARD First, Tanzid Hasan edged one to......

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