Collusion between judge, accused: Uddhav targets speaker ahead of ruling

The Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said his party has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court objecting to a meeting between Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and......

Day before disqualification verdict, Fadnavis says...

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Shiv Sena-BJP government will remain stable, remarks coming a day ahead of the verdict to be pronounced by the assembly......

Decoding India's Dress Code

...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The man looked at me with a puzzled face when I greeted him. He and I have known each......

Rajya Sabha passes bill to appoint CEC, ECs as Opposition walks out

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners incorporating key amendments like retaining their status......

COAI defends Huawei, says it is no threat to national security

COAI has argued that in India the government has been working to keep telecom networks secure, with reviews of the security policy and the insertion of specific clauses into the licences to prevent......

150 years on: How the Tatas flew with their dreams

The Tata empire turns 150 this year.R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala,......

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality.So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?We find out... IMAGE: Ajit Pai at a......

Lack of privacy law reason behind WhatsApp petition

Hearing from Apr 18 by five-judge SC bench against WhatsApp, FB move; Centre, Trai also summoned The Supreme Court's move for a constitutional bench to decide on a petition that challenged the......

Why Lisa Ray quit Bollywood

'I wasn't interested in shackling my freedom to a Bollywood actor.'A fascinating excerpt from Lisa Ray's memoir Close To The Bone. IMAGE: Lisa Ray and John Abraham in Water. I was still being......

Review: Wah Taj is an amateur attempt at satire

Exaggerated faces, clueless extras and cartoonish sound effects set the stage for something that resembles a sloppy sitcom more than an actual feature film, feels Raja Sen. A good myth makes us......

Kohli has set a benchmark with his fitness: Agarkar

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has set an example with his fitness for younger players to follow, feels BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Instagram The fitness blueprint......

Sreesanth escaped due to vacuum of law: Former Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar

"The judge said special cell has done excellent work...taken great pains to expose this racket, but in absence or vacuum of law, I am not in a position to hold anyone of them guilty and sentence......

We've really found people who have stepped up: Dravid lauds youngsters

IMAGE: Rahul Dravid hailed the youngsters for stepping up and delivering in crunch situations in the absence of seniors. Photograph: BCCI Young Indian players showed immense fortitude to tide over......

AIFF elections: Valanka Alemao's nomination rejected

'The nominations of Manvendra Singh and Valanka Alemao is not acceptable and accordingly (their) nominations for the post of president are rejected' Photograph: Kind courtesy Valanka......

Sports Shorts: Gaurav, Ashish enter pre-quarters of Asian Olympic Qualifiers

IMAGE: Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Gaurav Solanki defeated two-time Kyrgyz national champion Akylbek Esenbek Uulu. Photograph: Boxing Federation/Twitter The seasoned duo of Gaurav......