Mumbai: For years, Indian cricket fans have known that general elections in the country, held every five years, decide the fate of the government. It was in the year 2009 that they first realised that general elections can also impact cricket tournaments, especially the Indian Premier League (IPL). The second …

New Delhi: The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread across 21 states and Union territories, where polling would be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19, began Wednesday with the issuance of a notification. In the first phase, polling will be held in …

New Delhi: Trends are emerging in the market decline on Tuesday as the Nifty corrected by more than 1 per cent even when institutions were big buyers, says V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. DII buying was Rs 7449 crore and FII buying was Rs 1421 crore. …

Prayagraj: The Muslim side on Wednesday objected to a plea seeking worship at ‘Krishna Koop’ situated on the Shahi Idgah premises in Mathura and asked the Allahabad High Court that no order on the application is required to be passed as the maintainability suit is pending before it. The Muslim …

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha polls will be crucial in deciding whether the secular democratic character of the country will be maintained as the last 10 years have witnessed an “assault” on the fundamental pillars of democracy, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday. He also asserted that the …

Screen grab New Delhi: South Africa cricketer Keshav Maharaj visited the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Thursday after linking up with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) camp ahead of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The left-arm spinner shared a picture on social media from Ayodhya visit. …

New Delhi: Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev underwent an emergency brain surgery at a private hospital here, a statement from the hospital said on Wednesday. The surgery was carried out on March 17 to remove bleeding in the skull. Sadhguru was weaned off the ventilator post-surgery, the statement from Indraprastha …

BSP chief Mayawati Lucknow: Expressing grief over the brutal murder of two minor brothers in Budaun, Bahujan Samaj Party president and former chief minister Mayawati on Thursday called for strict action and appealed against politicisation of the incident. According to the police, Sajid, who ran a salon, entered the victim’s …

New Delhi: Inequality in India has skyrocketed since the early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of the top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per cent, respectively, in 2022-23, according to a working paper. The paper titled ‘Income and Wealth Inequality in India, …