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......

Court to hear plea for ASI survey of Gyanvapi basements on Feb 15

A Varanasi court on Tuesday fixed February 15 for the hearing of a petition seeking a survey of all closed basements in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).......

'Judiciary is nation's last hope'

'If you were to say today that the government should appoint judges to the high courts and Supreme Court, then I think that even those few good judges that we are getting today we would not get......

Modi-India Inc meet: A move to boost confidence amid crisis

The meeting will focus on how to make the crisis an opportunity for India. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing a high-level meeting on the global economic scenario, in New Delhi on......

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......

The call of the call centre

Call centre classes seem to be having their time under the sun -- Mumbai suburbs are a great example of this -- thanks to a booming information technology-enabled services sector that is......

'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......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

Janhvi-Varun's Bawaal Date

All eyes are trained on Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan's latest film, Bawaal, and quite a few stars trooped in to watch it at a special screening. The hatke love story has been directed by Nitesh......

30 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

With his arms wide open and a smile so dimpled and dazzling, a zestful young man from Delhi walked right into our hearts. When he played a lover boy, we fell hook line and sinker for his charms.......

Bansal panel trounces Bedi faction in DDCA elections

Sneh Prakash Bansal and his panel, as expected, cruised to a landslide victory over former India skipper Bishan Singh Bedi and his team in the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association polls on......

Cricketer who announced the arrival of a New India

M P Anil Kumar recalls a momentous Indian victory and recounts the trials and tribulations of a forgotten star of that triumph. The first cricket match that I watched live on television had......

Readers on whether Ganguly should play

Vikram Shah: Can someone from your organisation lead a discussion on the validity of this penalty, please?Let us not talk about Saurav's form as a batsman as that is not the issue here.Do the rules......

Long live the Little Master

Name:Vijay GautamMessage:Dear sir, Please accept my best wishes on your B'Day. Till date, your stance and shots have been my favorite. I admire your batting style. I loved watching you play. May......