'I Don't Know What It Takes To Get A BJP Ticket'

In 2022 Nanaji Dembi pulled down the Hurriyat office board in Srinagar, an act of defiance that grabbed headlines. Despite such nationalistic bravado, the BJP has denied him a ticket for the......

NMC starts registering all doctors on its portal

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has initiated the process of registration of all MBBS doctors eligible to practice in India on a recently launched portal, as a part of which all medical......

'It's pretty cool': Sunita Williams to vote in US elections from space

Stranded on the International Space Station through February, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore plan to vote in the November 5 US presidential election from space. IMAGE: NASA......

What was in red bag on IC-814 flight? Ex-envoy reveals in new book

It was December 31, 1999. As the hostages on IC-814 were leaving after their eight-day ordeal in Kandahar, a hijacker "quietly informed" now National Security Advisor and then lead negotiator Ajit......

Alternative investment funds: Rocket fuel for a $50 bn investment blastoff

Alternative investment funds (AIFs) — investment vehicles favoured by the affluent — have topped $50 billion (Rs 4.3 trillion) in total investments for the first time during the......

Quick-commerce companies expand Tier-II ops ahead of festival season

After making the model work in metro cities, players in the quick commerce sector are rapidly expanding their footprint into smaller tier 2 cities and markets beyond that ahead of the festival......

Steel recycle mandate for automakers on the anvil

The environment ministry is likely to soon issue regulations that will mandate automakers to recycle a specified percentage of steel from old vehicles, starting from the next financial year,......

What SEBI's 106 Search Ops Discovered

The operations revealed evidence of price and volume manipulation of stocks through the use of platforms like YouTube and WhatsApp. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas   Stock market regulator......

Sector 36 Review: Nightmarish

Sector 36 goes for gruesomeness and shock; watching it needs a tough heart or a quick averting of the eyes, warns Deepa Gahlot. The Nithari Killings of 2006 had pierced India's doesn't-happen-here......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

Chennai Test: Rahul or Sarfaraz? Axar or Kuldeep?

IMAGE: K L Rahul speaks to Head Coach Gautam Gambhir during India's training session in Chennai. Photograph: BCCI/X   A relaxed and rejuvenated Team India kicks off its new season with an......

Nahid Rana? Not a big deal: Rohit's chill response

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma dismissed concerns about Nahid Rana's speed, emphasising that Bangladesh's overall strength, rather than individual players, posed the real threat. Photograph: Kind......

Arjun extends India's winning streak in Chess Olympiad

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arjun Erigaisi / X World number four Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi registered his sixth victory in as many games as the Indian team was poised to score its sixth......

Indian grapplers gear up for a league of their own

IMAGE: India's Aman Sehrawat in action against Puerto Rico's Darian Toi Cruz during his Bronze Medal bout at Paris 2024. Photograph: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and......

Chess Olympiad PIX: Gukesh, Arjun on fire as India rout Azerbaijan

IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh in action against Aydin Sulemanli during the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday. Photograph: FIDE/Michal_Walusza Backed by the two in-form stars in......