'He Will Always Be Gafoormama, The Indulgent Uncle'

'The intellectual A G Noorani and A G Noorani the family man sound like a contradiction in terms, but both aspects were integral parts of the individual.' All Illustrations: Dominic......

IC-814: The Hijack That Shook The Nation

All You Want To Know About The 1999 Hijack. IMAGE: The hijacked Indian Airlines plane, an Airbus A300, sits at Kandahar airport in Afghanistan December 31, 1999. Photograph: Muzammil Pasha/Reuters......

Telegram founder Durov barred from leaving France

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, is under formal investigation related to illicit activities on the messaging app. IMAGE: Pavel Durov. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters French......

Modi Preaches World Peace But...

'...We should first look at and acknowledge what we have done to ourselves.' 'To not do so opens us to the accusation of rank hypocrisy and also reduces the stature of our globetrotting peaceniks,'......

13 companies set to launch IPOs to raise Rs 8,644 cr

The IPO market will be bustling next week, with four companies, including Bajaj Housing Finance, set to launch their initial share-sale to raise a total of Rs 8,390 crore. Illustration: Dominic......

Kirana vs Q-com on table

The government is set to examine concerns over quick commerce companies potentially undermining businesses of local kirana stores, particularly in the context of the draft Digital Competition Bill,......

Ambani unveils growth roadmap for Reliance

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday unveiled the next phase of growth at Reliance Industries Ltd, with retail and telecom worth over $100 billion each, doubling revenues and pre-tax profit in 3-4......

Waqf Property Income Falls 99%

In FY24, the net income generated from Waqf properties fell to about Rs 1.26 crore from Rs 150 crore in FY20. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes........

Follow Kar Lo Yaar Review: Unapologetically Uorfi

What majorly works is Uorfi's complete lack of inhibitions and ease in front of the camera, analyses Mayur Sanap. In the buzzing online world, one name that remains a subject of fascination is......

'You're Putting Your Personal Life Out For Butchering'

'The kind of things they were writing, 'Oh, what is this, she's overacting at her wedding.' 'Why is she not covering her head?''The kind of liberty people take to comment on what I should be doing......

Goodbye Guruji, Pradeep Bandekar

'I want to die with my finger on the click button of the camera,' veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into the ages early on Sunday morning told Syed Firdaus Ashraf last week. IMAGE:......

Will Fans Make Pushpa 2: The Rule A Success?

'Fan armies are not just followers; they are a force of nature.' IMAGE: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa 2: The Rule. Sukumar's Pushpa 2: The Rule, the sequel to the 2021 hit Pushpa: The......

Carlsen beats Niemann in first face-off since cheating scandal

IMAGE: Norway's Magnus Carlsen advanced to the Speed Chess Championship final, where he will meet France's Alireza Firouzja on Sunday. Photograph: Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters Chess great Magnus Carlsen......

Paralympics: Sharad's silver lining for Ukrainian coach

IMAGE: Silver medallist Sharad Kumar celebrates on the podium. Photographs: Umit Bektas/Reuters Para high jumper Sharad Kumar has not met his Ukrainian coach Nikitin Yevhen for more than two years......

'Let's be kind': Tennis stars urge fans to stop the hate

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek urged tennis governing bodies to equip players with better tools to fight online harassment. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek on......

'I've Been Fortunate To Have Lived The Life Of An Athlete'

'I don't know exactly what I would be doing a few years down the line, but I hope I can contribute to Bharat in some way.' IMAGE Archana Girish Kamath was India's lone victor against Germany,......

Decoding the Manu Bhaker-Jaspal Rana bond

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Manu Bhaker/Instagram She calls him a father figure, and he perceives himself as her protector. Sometimes, he even needs to protect her from herself. Manu Bhaker and......