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NDA 11,000 Votes Short In Presidential Poll

 That's a deficit the NDA will have to make up with the help of 'friendly' alliance partners, the very groupings the PM has said are 'family-run', reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: President Ram Nath......

Will Bihar be a cakewalk for Nitish-NDA?

 The Opposition grand alliance is proving to be a non-starter, with senior RJD leaders reluctant to be ordered about by an immature and entitled Tejashswi, observes Virendra Kapoor. Illustration:......

India faces no threat from the Ram temple

 'Now that the Ram mandir is done, we need to move on. And grapple with COVID-19, a sputtering economy, a belligerent China...''The temple may win a few more elections for the BJP, but by itself it......

'Each man had purely political goals, and they both achieved them'

 'The biggest takeaway is that the US-India relationship, which has sputtered a bit in recent months, enjoyed a big boost.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and US President Donald J Trump at......

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

 Shyamvar Pinturam Rai and Pradeep Waghmare.Both erstwhile employees of Peter and Indrani Mukerjea.In the witness stand on Monday, Waghmare came across as a cheerful, straightforward man who is......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

 Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

Tata Motors' upsides may sputter on demand worries

 Notwithstanding robust volume growth and a strong performance from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Tata Motors, the country’s second-largest automobile (auto) manufacturer by market capitalisation,......

When The Party Ends And Reality's Cold Light Shines Through...

 There will be a lot to repair and rejuvenate -- if that opportunity even presents itself, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Women pose for a selfie with Rs 2,000 notes prior to exchanging it at a bank in......

'Rural demand is back, El Nino is a worry'

 'A weak monsoon always spells disaster. But it’s too early to have a pessimistic view.' Photograph: Kind courtesy adaniwilmar.com Adani Wilmar expects demand to look up with interest rates......

Auto sales stand at six-year low, shows SIAM data

 The five-year (2015-16 to 2020-21, or FY21) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the overall auto industry is now negative at 2 per cent, against 5.7-per cent growth it saw in the previous five......

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

 Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles.And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets......

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors review

 Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors, is not a great show, but an efficient one, notes Sreehari Nair. By the end of the second season of Criminal Justice, Kirti Kulhari subverts what can now be......

Simmba Review: Little to roar about

 Sukanya Verma wishes film-makers would stop using rape as a plot point to execute reckless ideas of justice.Especially when it has little to do with social sentiments but more to flaunt its leading......

Expect *this* from Pataaka, Manto, Sui Dhaaga

 Sreehari Nair introduces you to three promising movies coming up. IMAGE: Radhika Madan and Sanya Malhotra in Pataaka. For their sheer curviness, very few Hindi film writers can match Vishal......

Independence Day: Resurgence review: Done to death vision!

 One sees a lot more of the aliens in this edition though not necessarily in a good way, wites Sukanya Verma. When Bill Pullman famously predicted, 'We're going to live on' in his climatic speech as......

Did Venky Outshine SKY?

 In stark contrast to the high-scoring affairs dominating IPL 2024, the Kolkata Knight Riders secured a dramatic victory over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium. This wasn't just a win, it was a......

PIX: China goes all out for Asian Games

 IMAGE: A general view inside the stadium as people perform during the Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games......

PIX: All roads lead to Hangzhou for Asian Games Opening Ceremony

 Organisers hope a high-tech opening ceremony on Saturday will help drum up excitement for the Games. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony kicks off at 1600 IST. IMAGE: India's flag bearers Lovlina......

'Asian Games is a cash-burning project'

 With economic problems and job cuts, Hangzhou locals and people in other parts of China are not very pleased about hosting the Asian Games. IMAGE: Police officers walk on a street following the......

IPL 2023: The Best Ever!

 IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in......

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World Test Championship 2023

 India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

Manipur's Tragedy

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 Complete Coverage of Indian cricket team's encounter with Sri Lanka during 3rd Jan - 15th Jan 2023.

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

 The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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