India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

Why BSP bets on door-to-door campaign

The core BSP campaign continues to be 'cadre-based' and personal connect, such as knocking each door or through nukkad sabhas.Virendra Singh Rawat reports from Lucknow. IMAGE: Bahujan Samaj Party......

8 killed as bus rams into truck on Noida expressway

Eight passengers, including a minor and two women, were killed and 30 injured when a privately-operated bus rammed into a tanker on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida on Friday morning,......

'SP and BSP are all set for a tie-up in 2019'

'It will be a grand alliance where they could get the Muslims, Dalits and Yadavs in one camp and pose a serious challenge to whatever the BJP might conjure up in the run-up to the 2019 election.'......

Savers in dark over Sahara's latest shadow banking schemes

Sahara and its founder Subrata Roy have been under scrutiny for years over its financial products, including for possible money laundering In 2004, Khitish Kumar Pandey took Rs 10,000 ($150) out......

Once a month, Modi steps in to 'revive' stalled projects, but nothing happens

Since March this year, Modi's intervention has helped revive nearly $60 billion in federal and state projects, according to government data through September. Image: Commuters commute next......

Roads before welfare: Modi faces dissent over spending shakeup

In his first full-year budget, approved by parliament on May 7, Modi halved funding for a scheme that gives millions of poor children free food and drastically cut allocations to make clean water......

American business honchos plan big investments for UP

As many as 39 business giants from the United States arrived in Lucknow on Wednesday to assure Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that they have serious plans of pumping investments in the......

'Film industry isn't friendly to tough guys'

'Good actors are supposed to be guys who wear kurta-pajama and look soft and nice.''People like me are not in that category.' IMAGE: Sharat Saxena gets his head shaved off in Aaghaaz. Years......

'World has changed thanks to Salman Khan'

'If you are dark, you can't be a hero.''If you have curly hair, you can't be a hero.''If you were muscular, you had to become a fighter.''Today if you are muscular, you can be a hero.''Salman Khan......

Sherni review

Sherni is a triumph -- a sublime outcome of purpose and storytelling falling in place, applauds Sukanya Verma. Early on in Sherni, officials and locals clash over one's solution is another's......

Bahut Hua Samman review

A glossy presentation of a confounding narrative, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee. The trailer of Bahut Hua Samman made everyone laugh. It also made people believe that we are about to enjoy two hours......