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TikTok has interfered in polls, including India: US senators

US senators have alleged that TikTok, owned by the Chinese Communist Party, has interfered in elections of various countries, including India, and called for extending the deadline for a ban on the......

When Dr Singh Took On Congress Bosses

Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress normal.Nobody was prepared for the opposite.Sonia Gandhi was sceptical.This became the only issue over which......

'1,800 Mosques Are Disputed In This Country'

'Unless Justice Chandrachud's judgment is (over)turned, there is no end to it.' IMAGE: Police personnel install metal detectors at the entrance of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal ahead of Friday......

Fadnavis, Shinde Or...Kaun Banega CM?

As the race for Maharashtra chief minister enters the last lap, Hemant Waje looks at several scenarios which can play out. IMAGE: Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies......

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: What Killed Ustad Zakir Hussain

'It's almost like the tissue of the lung has a cancer spreading to it, which is causing scarring and rapidly progresses.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Reliance Has Filed 3,000 Plus Patents

Reliance has filed patents not only in India but also in the US, Canada, Europe, Estonia, South Korea, and South America.The patents include narrowband Internet of Things, AI large language models,......

Unemployment: Disease Lies In Education

In tackling India's unemployment problem, look beyond the finance minister and focus on the education minister points out Gurbachan Singh. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Some......

File tax return in mid-June, once all necessary info is available

Taxpayers are filing their income tax returns (ITRs) early for the Assessment Year 2024–25 (FY25). By April 29, over 592,000 returns were filed, with over 538,000 verified and 367,000......

HDFC Bank Q4 performance and future outlook

Amid tepid quarterly growth and withheld guidance, HDFC Bank may emerge as a contrarian choice for investors seeking long-term value Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters HDFC Bank's January-March......

Srini Pallia's job as Wipro CEO: Drive growth, stem senior-level exits

Wipro has once again chosen to bet on an insider who has grown through the ranks to lead the company. Photograph: Courtesy, Wipro Srini Pallia has spent over three-decades at Wipro and it’s......

Game Changer Review: Ram Charan Saves The Train Wreck

Game Changer is underwhelming in the sense that you see the potential being squandered away by timid filmmaking, observes Arjun Menon. Shankar's films don't aspire for scale, they demand it. After......

Rekhachithram Review: Alternate History Saves The Day

Rekhachitram is the latest in an assembly line of films that use the allure of the past to drive home the suspense of relatively straightforward genre stories, notes Arjun Menon. What If this......

The Women We Loved In 2024

Let's be honest, 2024 in Hindi cinema is not one for the books. Between utter tripe and unmemorable, I found just a glimmer of hope sparking my interest on occasions too few and far between.......

Who's Yamini Malhotra?

After Digvijay Rathee and Kashish Kapoor, three new faces have entered the Bigg Boss 18 house as wildcard contestants: Yamini Malhotra, Aditi Mistry and Edin Rose. Yamini, who is making a comeback......

Gladiator 2 Review: Worthy Follow-Up

Gladiator 2 delivers an epic experience that may not replace the original in viewers' hearts but certainly earns its place beside it, notes Sonil Dedhia. It's been more than 20 years since Ridley......

Captaincy debate: No bad blood between Surya, Hardik

'Hardik is also a part of leading group. He is always around. It's like we have a lot of captains on the ground.' IMAGE: 'We have been good friends on and off the field'. Photograph: BCCI India......

Deepti stars as Indian women whitewash West Indies

IMAGE: Deepti Sharma celebrated with career-best figures of 6/31. Photograph: Women BCCI/X Senior off-spinner Deepti Sharma did the star turn with career-best figures of 6/31 before doing her......

Santosh Trophy: Services ride momentum to enter quarters

IMAGE: A third win in a row saw defending champions Services roll into the #SantoshTrophy quarter-finals. Photograph: Indian Football/X Defending champions Services qualified for the......

How India can qualify for WTC Final after Gabba draw

After the drawn third Test against Australia at The Gabba, India remains in third place on the WTC 2023-25 points table with a PCT of 55.88. The Rohit Sharma-led team has two Tests left in......

ISL: Punjab halt Mumbai City FC's winning run

IMAGE: Punjab FC players celebrate a goal against Mumbai City FC during their ISL match in Mumbai on Tuesday. Photograph: ISL/X Punjab FC handed Mumbai City FC their first home loss in nine......

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