Over the three Lok Sabha terms between 2009 and 2024, 1,123 representatives from the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and state assemblies switched parties. While 318 members defected during the 15th Lok Sabha, the number increased to 434 in the 16th, but came down to 371 in the 17th Lok Sabha. Defection is much more common…

The combined market valuation of four of the top 10 most valued companies surged by Rs 2.20 lakh crore in the holiday period last week, with Reliance Industries the biggest gainer. Last week, BSE benchmark Sensex rose 249.29 points or 0.32 per cent. “Markets ended the week with modest gains, reflecting a volatile and limited…

The 46th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 season promises to be a high-stakes clash as Gujarat Titans (GT) take on Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium today. GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss in the match and invited Shreyas Iyer-led PBKS to bat first. IPL 2026 GT vs PBKS…

If there is any team that would look to repeat the first half of their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, it would probably be the three-time defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The purple-shirted Knight Riders have had a forgettable first half of the new season among all teams, with a paltry…

Avenue Supermarts, Kotak Mahindra Bank, APL Apollo Tubes, Netweb Technologies India, IKIO Technologies, India Shelter Finance Corporation, LG Balakrishnan & Brothers and Bhageria Industries are scheduled to announce their earnings reports for the fourth quarter (Q4FY26). Some other companies that will declare their results today include Epigral, Kanpur Plastipack, Omaxe Autos, SMC Global Securities, Swastika…

By Rohit Chawla; Text by Kishore Singh Published by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and Mappin Publishing In this strange cultural moment when artificial intelligence can generate copycat images in seconds, copying the style of famous artists without consent or compensation, it is important to stop and consider what is lost when we only care…

Analysis of data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Market Pulse publication shows that this shift occurred after 2020, when the US became increasingly centric, even as Indian markets lagged significantly. India’s Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) score fell from 167.9 to 80.9 between 2020 and 2025. HHI is a measure of concentration, used in the context…

Announcing the figures at the directorate’s 70th Foundation Day event in New Delhi on Friday, ED Director Rahul Naveen said: “I am happy to share that during the last financial year, the ED has seized assets worth ₹81,422 crore, an increase of 170 per cent over the previous year. The total provisional attachments made by…

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Ola Electric reported 20 per cent month-on-month growth in April, with registrations rising to 12,166 units from 10,133 in March, according to vehicle data. This comes as registrations in India’s electric two-wheeler market declined by nearly 22 per cent to 148,000 units in April from around 192,000 in March. Most major…

In his studio in the Iranian capital, Amen Khademi created a fashion shoot for a jacket designed with Persian-inspired motifs. But even as she applied lipstick to the model, she was still distracted, worried about whether her business would survive after four months without her main link to customers – the internet. Iran’s 90 million…