'Vague Allegations Against Election Commission Unfair'

'To attribute motives to the individual election commissioner or the Election Commission as a group is very unfair.' IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Election Commissioners......

UP lawmakers miffed over 'chairs without towels'

Lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh have always been touch-sensitive about protocol during official meetings and irrespective of the party in power, complaints of breach of guidelines have often cropped up.......

No terms of respect: HC jolt to Kerala minister in anti-Constitution remarks

The Kerala high court has ordered further probe into the allegation that state fisheries minister Saji Cherian 'insulted' the Constitution in a speech at an event in July 2022 by saying that......

'Warfare will soon be between machines and humans'

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Tuesday underlined the evolving nature of warfare and said a combat has always been between humans but now the world is going to enter an era in which it......

Valuations and margin moderation likely to cap upsides for Colgate

After gaining over 15 per cent in the first half of the week, the stock of oral care major Colgate-Palmolive (India) has shed about a third of those gains. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters While......

Banks eye Rs 1 trn via infra bond issuances in FY25

Infrastructure bond issuances by commercial banks in the current financial year (FY25) are likely to surpass Rs 1 trillion, almost double that of FY24, market participants said. Illustration:......

HUL Q2 profit down 2.33%; separates ice cream business

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Wednesday reported a 2.33 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,595 crore for the second quarter ended in September 30, 2024 impacted by......

'India is at the heart of what we are doing'

'For us, it's "keep moving and keep building a critical mass", which is commensurate with the size of the country.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Danone French food major Danone, which sells......

Squid Game 2 Review: The Blood Sports Rage On

Squid Game 2 is almost a rehash of the earlier season, discovers Deepa Gahlot. When Korean series Squid Game came out in 2021, it went on to become the most watched show on Netflix. Soon enough,......

What To Watch On OTT This Week

Christmas romance, heists, thrillers, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   Lucky BaskharWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Telugu (with subtitles) In this......

Dune: Prophecy Review: Pale Addition to Dune Universe

Dune: Prophecy feels like a moneygrab opportunity meant to capitalise on what's already popular, observes Mayur Sanap. When Dune released in 2021, I remember how Director Denis Villeneuve talked......

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his......

PIX: Liverpool thrash West Ham to go eight points clear

Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Cody Gakpo celebrates scoring Liverpool's second goal with Mohamed Salah in the Premier League match against West Ham United at London......

ISL: Hyderabad salvage draw; BFC crush Chennaiyin

Hyderabad FC score in dying minutes to salvage 1-1 draw against EBFC IMAGE: Hyderabad FC looked the better side on the day. Photograph: Kind courtesy ISL/X Despite enjoying midfield......

'Gukesh Must Go All Out For Win Today'

'If Gukesh wins, he has to survive in Game 14.''But if Liren wins, then it will be game over for Gukesh.' IMAGE: Can Dommaraju Gukesh make most of his advantage of playing with white in Game 13?......

Chess C'ship: Gukesh and Ding Liren's epic duel continues

IMAGE: D Gukesh and Ding Liren fought to another draw. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE Indian challenger D Gukesh yet again proved equal to the task with defending champion Ding Liren......

Australia steamroll India in Women's ODI series opener

IMAGE: India collapsed to 100 all out in 34.2 overs with Australia pacer Megan Schutt returning an impressive five-wicket haul. Photograph: BCCI Women/X India put up a dismal show with the......