Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Why Did TN Governor Omit Dr Ambedkar's Name?

According to state government sources, not only did the governor insert some corrections, but he also initialled the final draft after those corrections had been made, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.......

Time For Stalin To Get Tough With Party, Babus

Tamil Nadu's voters wanted tough leaders at the helm, to the point of being autocratic.It was what Karunanidhi, MGR and Jayalalithaa ended up becoming, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil......

Sawant, 8 ministers take oath in Goa, Rane among 4 dropped

Three-time MLA Pramod Sawant, who led the Bharatiya Janata Party to win 20 seats in the recently concluded elections to the 40-member Goa assembly, was sworn in as the state's chief minister for......

Leela Group to sell Delhi, Chennai hotels

Hotel Leelaventure Ltd is in talks with sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Malaysia to sell its prime properties in Delhi and Chennai for around Rs 1,850 crore (Rs 18.5 billion) to pare......

Wadias, Rahejas in battle over prime Mumbai land

Mumbai police chargesheets billionaire-builder Chandru Raheja for cheating, breach of trust; Rahejas call it pressure tactic, say Wadia plea was thrown out by Supreme Court The Wadias are gearing......

Kerala's airline plans will dent AI Express business

A spurt in airfares on the Gulf routes during the Ramzan and Onam festivals has prompted the Kerala government to revive plans to launch its own airline. But the move will end up hurting Air India......

Ambani of the Gulf bets big on Indian market

With a house on the top floor of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, Bahrain-based India-born billionaire Ravi Pillai is planning big-buck investments across the......

Ekta Kapoor has a brand new show for you

Telly folk step out to watch ;Kehne Ko Humsafar Hai. Alt Balaji's new show Kehne Ko Humsafar Hai will start streaming from March 16. Starring Ronit Roy, Mona Singh, Gurdeep Kohli, Pooja Banerjee,......

Mukkabaaz Review: Going for the tear glands with brass knuckles

'You walk out of Mukkabaaz feeling good about yourself, but unlike Kashyap's best pictures, it releases you from the responsibility of seeing yourself in it; the movie is darn clever, most of the......

PIX: Mouni Roy, Kishwer Merchant dazzle at an award function

Gorgeous ladies, coming up! The 17th Indian Television Academy Awards saw a galaxy of stars on the red carpet. We saw the stylish couples. Now, it's time to look at the sexy solo appearances.......

PIX: Jacqueline, Malaika, Diljit mingle at an awards show

The fifth edition of the Colors Golden Petal Awards was held in Mumbai on April 12, and celebrities turned up in big numbers. A look at pictures from the red carpet. Jacqueline Fernandez, who......

Sports Shorts: India bag two more golds in Military Games

India added two more gold medals to its kitty with para-athletes Aneesh Kumar Surendran Pillai and Virender bagging the top honours in their respective events at the seventh CISM World Military......

Will India's young turks make it count in Sri Lanka?

For the likes of Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda and Mohammed Siraj, there will be just one target -- to make most of their chances as some of them might not get too many with just about 16 months left......

What a record India has against Pakistan in ICC events!

The win at Edgbaston was not the first time an Indian team had vanquished Pakistan in an ICC competition.Rajneesh Gupta surveys the landscape of India-Pakistan encounters in ICC contests. In the......

Revealed! How Sehwag first heard of Kohli

It was Pradeep Sangwan who came and told me "Bhaiyaa, ek ladkaa hain jo aapko bhi peeche chhor dega" (Brother this boy will even surpass you). I was curious to know who this boy is: Sehwag IMAGE:......

Ranji Trophy: Yuvraj ton gives Punjab upperhand

On a day when he was dropped from the BCCI's graded retainership, Yuvraj Singh came to his own as he blasted Maharashtra attack into submission with an attractive 136 to guide Punjab to a......