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......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

Gandhis, Mamata, Kejri, Nitish stay out of INDIA coordination panel

The Opposition INDIA bloc on Friday finalised a 14-member coordination-cum-election strategy committee comprising members of various parties, and it will function as the alliance's highest......

Haryana defends Nuh demolition drive, says not a case of ethnic cleansing

The Haryana government has defended its demolition drive in Nuh, saying no structure was razed against the law and that the exercise was "not remotely a case of ethnic cleansing" and no "pick and......

Stung by shift from finance ministry, Garg seeks VRS

A day after he was shifted from the high profile ministry of finance to the power ministry, senior bureaucrat Subhash Chandra Garg on Thursday applied for voluntary retirement from service, sources......

200 nations reach 'monumental' deal to cut greenhouse gases

In a landmark step to combat climate change, about 200 nations, including India, on Saturday struck a legally-binding deal after intense negotiations to phase down climate-damaging......

Inflation clouds gather over Indian economy

What steel czar Lakshmi Niwas Mittal told the Financial Times on Friday served to underline the rising inflation fears of countries such as India in the financial year ahead. The ArcelorMittal......

Steel companies mull 15% price hike

Steel companies are considering a 15 per cent rise in prices to protect their margins on the back of soaring raw material input prices. Two major steel producers Tata Steel and SAIL, however, have......

'People will forget everyone when they hear you'

Lata Mangeshkar sang many, many songs. But three of them were truly career-defining. Subhash K Jha lists them on Lataji's 94th birth anniversary on September 28, 2023. Dil Mera Toda from......

'Why would Sunny ask Akshay to help him?'

IMAGE: Sunny Deol with Gadar 2 Director Anil Sharma. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com   On Sunday, the Internet was abuzz with stories of a bank auctioning a property owned by Sunny......

'I can never make a depressing film'

'I'm a guy who tries to find humour in every situation, no matter how difficult and serious, without offending anyone.' IMAGE: Varun Dhawan in JugJugg Jeeyo. With Good Newwz, a director was born......

Bollywood's Amazing Dads

Admit it. Cine-Ma is so called because it is obsessed with the mother figure. Whether it is Nargis in Mother India or Nirupa Roy in Deewaar, Mama's a scene stealer while Dad is just a shadow. Does......

National squash: Smooth sailing for men's seeds

The top 16 seeds in the men's section, including Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi, sailed into the second round, evens as the women side saw a few upsets in the 55th Senior ICL National......

Three Indians in lead at Dubai Open chess

Talented youngster M R Lalith Babu put up a fine show to beat International Master Sergey Kayumov of Uzbekistan in the second round of Dubai International Open chess championship, for the Sheikh......