Congress, SP watch as MLAs help BJP win extra RS seats

The Congress on Tuesday suffered a major upset in Himachal Pradesh at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha elections which were marred by cross-voting in all the three states......

BJP leads with 20 Rajya Sabha MPs among 41 elected unopposed

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to......

24 of BJP's outgoing RS members don't get renominated

Many senior BJP leaders and outgoing Rajya Sabha MPs, including seven Union ministers such as Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav, have not been renominated by the party for the biennial Rajya......

Trivedi only outgoing MP in BJP's first list of 14 RS candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday named 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls including former Union minister R P N Singh and Sudhanshu Trivedi -- the only outgoing MP renominated by......

Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan to be Facebook India chief

Mohan will be responsible for aligning of teams, overall strategy in this country and driving Facebook’s investments in India >Star India’s Ajit Mohan, bottom, left, will be joining......

E-commerce firms ride Make in India to reach rural markets

Paytm plans to induct 5,000 manufacturers and sellers; has started programmes to identify and train new sellers. E-commerce giants are piggybacking on the government's Make in India initiative to......

E-commerce firms, start-ups unveil initiatives for women

Amazon.in has announced the launch of first-of its-kind women-only outlets for delivering products. From offering self-defence classes to allocating funds as marketing support to women......

India acts to repair reputation as drugs exporter

India is launching a campaign to repair its reputation as a global supplier of cheap high-quality drugs, responding to bans imposed by US Food and Drug Administration on several suppliers, two top......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

PIX: Rajkummar, Patralekhaa at a Diwali party

Producer Anand Pandit, who has made such films like Chehre, PM Narendra Modi, Total Dhamaal and Sarkar 3, hosted a Diwali party at his residence, and invited his filmi friends. A look at the......

PIX: Varun, Kriti, Richa, Huma party

Happy birthday, Varun Sharma! Actor Varun Sharma invited friends from the film industry to his birthday party on February 4. And boy, does Varun, who turned 27, have a lot of friends!   Varun......

PIX: Aishwarya, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjay Gupta watch Jazbaa

Check out the star arrivals. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and team caught a special screening of her comeback film Jazbaa at a suburban multiplex in Mumbai on October 8. The film opens in theatres today.......

'Indian Olympic Association infighting should stop'

IOA infighting should stop, says secretary general Rajeev Mehta IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images A day after president Narinder......

Hockey chief Batra elected IOA President unopposed

International Hockey Federation chief Narinder Batra was on Thursday elected as president of Indian Olympic Association for a four-year term by an overwhelming majority in the polls held at its......

India 'A' boys, China girls win Reliance India Jr and Cadet Open TT

Third seeds China won the junior girls’ title with an upset victory over India ‘A’, while top seeds India ‘A’ won the junior boys’ crown, in the US $8000......