BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Muslim NGOs of raising support for Congress and its allies in Maharashtra, Jharkhand; says BJP will oppose any efforts to extend OBC, SC quota benefits to Muslims

Since the war in Ukraine and Russia ouster from the international SWIFT payment system, payments have emerged as a major bottleneck between India and Russia

The think tank aims to create a combined pool of talent of all stakeholders, which would be ideally suited to advise the industry and the government on the way forward

In his lectures at Patna University in 1964, Sastri quotes J. Burrow, Professor of Oxford University, who had suggested that “Vedic speech was influenced not by the Dravidian languages of history as we know them, but by an earlier form, a sort of proto-Dravidian, which has long preceded them as well as Aryan advent into India”

The trend signals a shift in the grassroots power dynamics across the State with BJP venturing to claim even more of the BJD’s political territory

The reasons include diversion of foreign funds for carrying out anti-development activities or inciting malicious protests and religious conversions

The neice of Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu brought much popularity to the song written by Sankarambadi Sundarachari

With its breathtaking sunrise and sunset views, and pristine waterfalls, the emerging destination offers a treat to nature lovers, and a possibility to experience the hospitality of the aboriginal tribes

The Krishi Mela will be held on the GKVK campus of UAS-B from November 14 to 17

Former Union Minister Anurag Thakur takes a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

The first list will be displayed on January 17, and the second list on February 3. The age limit prescribed by the DoE is the same as previous years

Complementing DRDO on the successful launch, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said this paves the way for future indigenous cruise missile development programmes

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel

She called the book a “space pastoral” about six astronauts circling the Earth, which she began writing during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns

Pentagon press secretary said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance

NHRC was acting upon a complaint it received on October 16 earlier this year, which stated that dismal conditions of U.P.’s government-run schools violate the Right to Education (RTE) guaranteed to students

BJD leader N. Bhaskar Rao and five others are linked to the murder of a tribal leader in 2010

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In 2023, the largest absolute contributions to global fossil CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions were from China (31%), followed by the United States with 13% and India taking up 8%

The Prime Minister is expected to meet several leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil

Schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu districts declared holiday due to heavy rain, exams to continue as scheduled

'What guides Monsoon Wedding through and through is Mira Nair's openness as a film-maker,' observes Sreehari Nair.

'You could see the purity of Wajid's soul when he talked to kids on reality shows.'

'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'

'Isn't 11.3 million Instagram followers and 1.9 million Twitter followers enough to make you feel wanted and loved as a successful star?' 'Can a huge bank balance, a fleet of fancy cars, and a big house assure you happiness and contentment in life?' 'For Sushant, it did not.'

'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.''To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too far,' argues Saibal Chatterjee.

The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, feels Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Subhash K Jha remembers a decent, kind, gentle person, who didn't quite get his due.

'It's also a movie-crazed kid's idea of a great time,' discovers Sreehari Nair.

'I did not find anything atrociously out of place about the depiction of the IAF's image,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).

'Being Aishwarya Rai Bachchan comes with a price.''There will always be those who think her ideal life is a fake.'To them I say, damn your cynicism!,' says Subhash K Jha.

... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair.

'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.

'I believe FFI has made a mistake,' notes Aseem Chhabra.

The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma.

'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.''But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha.

Two men smiling, eyeing each other as they briefly let their guard down, with no care of what the world around them is thinking, that has almost never been shown in a Bollywood film, notes Aseem Chhabra.

Gehraiyaan seems to be aurally thin, which serves as a clue to the larger issues plaguing the movie, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.

The simplicity of the model that was the original, which allowed it to glide with grace, has been foregone, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.

<em>Ms Marvel</em>'s first episode did not bore me, but it made me question the very existence of the first Muslim superhero, observes Subhash K Jha.