Karni Sena chief shot dead at home by attackers disguised as guests

Right-wing group Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena's president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead in the living room of his house in Jaipur on Tuesday by three men. One of the assailants was also......

Why Is Shipra Pathak Walking?

IMAGE: Shipra Pathak, a water and nature conservationist, walks along the Gomti river with the aim to start a movement for the conservation of the river in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Photograph:......

BJP leader gets bail in Jantar Mantar communal slogans case

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, arrested in connection with the communal slogans allegedly raised during a protest at the......

BJP leader among 6 arrested for anti-Muslim slogans

The Delhi Police has arrested six people, including advocate and former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, in connection with the anti-Muslim slogans allegedly raised during a protest at the Jantar......

Indian e-retailers 'like' Facebook for biz expansion

With Facebook serving as an impulse-buying medium, Indian e-retailers are increasingly relying on the social networking site to introduce new products and services, and notch up high sales."Our......

Kids drawn to virtual hang-outs

Websites that appeal to every taste and hobby help create virtual hang-outs for the young. The number of gaming sites for kids is fast growing in the Indian cyberspace. One of the most recent......

Liquidity crunch hits realty developers

Real estate developers are feeling the liquidity crunch -- the sources of funds are drying up even as they get squeezed from both sides: high interest rates and property prices have hurt offtake......

The employee is always right

Vineet Nayar, CEO of Indian outsourcer HCL Technologies, needs to work on his time-management skills. Last year, his team rated him 3.6 out of 5 for how well he keeps projects running on schedule.......

Review: Hero's soundtrack is wow!

The amazing Hero soundtrack makes sure that you give most of the songs a repeat hearing, says Aelina Kapoor. Salman Khan is going all out to see that star kids Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya......

Review: Welcome Back music is worth a listen

The Welcome Back soundtrack keeps the fun element intact, says Aelina Kapoor. Welcome had quite a few chartbusters when it released in 2007. Its sequel Welcome Back has some entertaining......

'I am happy to be known as a cook rather than an actor'

'I come from a humble background and didn’t even know how to speak Hindi, let alone English. I used to feel apologetic about this until I realised that food has its own language and that......

Review: Hasee Toh Phasee has soulful music

One expected just a fun-filled score, but composers Vishal-Shekhar have gone beyond that to bring us some soulful melodies as well in Hasee Toh Phasee, writes Joginder Tuteja. One expects much from......

National Athletics: Olympics-bound Luka wins gold, Mayookha injured

Rio-Olympics bound Tintu Luka grabbed the spotlight as she won the gold in women's 800m race on an uneventful third and final day of the Federation CupNational Athletics Championships, in New......