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Counting on cities

January 09, 2014 9:56 pm

Why a new player like Kejriwal can,but a PM aspirant like Modi shouldnt.

Strength of a leader

October 12, 2013 2:08 am

Pinning hopes on strong leaders while blaming parties is risky for democracy.

Can Hindutva win votes?

February 25, 2013 2:03 am

Answer varies across castes,communities,and local contexts,says our columnist Tariq Thachil.

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Suriya said he’ll remain single all his life when dad Sivakumar opposed marriage with Jyotika

August 14, 2026 18:40 IST

Jyotika and Suriya met on the sets of Poovellam Kettuppar and seven years later, they tied the knot. Jyotika chose to quit cinema upon their marriage.

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. (File Photo)

India news Live Updates, 14 August 2026: Reliance, Rolls-Royce to supply engines for India’s 5th-gen fighters

Updated: August 14, 2026 18:47 IST

A Greater Noida shop fire kills one, leaves another critical. Seven dead as a landslide floods a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Chamoli. US names India in a Chinese tariff evasion crackdown. Delhi on Independence Day eve.

R Madhavan says 'better swimmers' than Vedaant need attention

Madhavan says he treated son Vedaant as adult at 5, warned him against ‘reflected glory’

August 14, 2026 18:34 IST

Actor R Madhavan recently opened up about his son Vedaant's swimming career and his own parenting style to raise him. The actor said he has always treated his son as an adult, even when he was 5.

The 75-km Urban Extension Road II -- around 54.2 km of which falls within Delhi -- connects the national capital with Haryana. (NHAI/X)

High rises, mixed-use projects: Delhi’s plan for a new housing corridor

August 14, 2026 18:34 IST

Part of the 2047 Delhi Master Plan, the High Density Corridor is proposed along Urban Extension Road-II.

Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar to Dubai via the UK: Drug kingpin’s long run ends

Updated: August 14, 2026 18:33 IST

Fifty-year-old Basoya has been brought back to India as part of the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Operation Global-Hunt.

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NALSAR alumni’s scathing letter to Bar Council: ‘Coercive threats… pressure mental health of students’

August 14, 2026 18:32 IST

Open letter comes despite BCI withdrawing contentious directive; ABVP also speaks against ‘collective action’.

Awarapan 2 movie review: Emraan Hashmi returns as wounded hero, keeps it humming

Updated: August 14, 2026 18:30 IST

Awarapan 2 movie review: Emraan Hashmi film sails along coasting on some eye-catching, snazzy sequences. We enjoy this outing with our brave anti-hero until the film falls into a long, dull third act.

An active coal mine in Jharkhand that is still expanding its mining region. (Wikimedia Commons)

How a new mining Bill threatens to reignite Centre vs states tensions

August 14, 2026 18:30 IST

The passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, has reignited a long-running tussle over the taxation of mineral resources and the revenues they generate.

Air India said there were no serious injuries after flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi experienced turbulence.

Brief triple hydraulic failure in Phuket-Delhi flight: Airbus initial assessment

Updated: August 14, 2026 18:27 IST

The incident, which led to 24 people on board sustaining injuries, is under investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), with Airbus and the French aircraft accident investigation body BEA assisting in the probe.