BJP's Asansol candidate Pawan Singh won't contest polls after backlash

Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh withdrew from the Lok Sabha poll contest from the Asansol seat in West Bengal on Sunday, a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party named him as its candidate from the......

Nitish to expand cabinet soon, hectic lobbying for Speaker's post

A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formed the government in Bihar in alliance with the National Democratic Alliance, hectic lobbying started for the post of assembly speaker, and other......

Nitish back as CM, with two deputy CMs from BJP

Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the Mahagathbandhan and the Opposition bloc......

Nitish Kumar: Longest-serving Bihar CM despite JD-U's majority challenges

Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar has distinguished himself as a leader who ruled Bihar for the longest time, without his party having ever won a majority on its own. IMAGE: Bihar acting CM......

Free LPG: Another 'failed' govt scheme?

The scheme for three free refills is currently valid from April to June 30, 2020, with a condition that one refill can be taken in a month. The average annual consumption by PMUY customers is......

Why does Dr Banerjee provoke BJP ire?

'Mr Modi would compliment a Nobel Prize winner, but members of his party or the government would not be restrained from either making unfair comments or criticising him for having offered advice to......

Bhagwat's message to Modi

'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sarsanghchalak, as the Rashtriya......

Businessman. Leader. Philanthropist. Role model. Convicted felon. Author

‘With unchecked powers and resources and unbridled access to the media, prosecutors can manipulate witnesses.’ ‘Typically, the prosecutors are political animals, so they’re......

How Ajit Became Lion

'When Ajitsaab pronounced the word lion in his own, unique way, I retained it.''And so, 'lion' became 'loin' and my dialogue attained cult status after the film's release.' Hamid Ali Khan, more......