Rahul warns CEC, 2 ECs of stern action when INDIA bloc forms govt

Asserting that "vote chori" is an attack on 'Bharat Mata', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday warned the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners of stern action when the......

Opposition walks out of RS over debate on duplicate voters

Opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, on Monday walked out of the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Election Commission's alleged lapses in......

TMC names Saket Gokhale for RS, drops Sushmita Dev

The Trinamool Congress on Monday announced its candidates for the six Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal that will go to polls later this month. IMAGE: Derek O'Brien and Saket Gokhale have been......

Jaishankar, O'Brien set to retire from RS, polls to 10 seats on July 24

Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats, including those held by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien, will be held on July 24, the Election Commission (EC)......

We have cut costs to strengthen margins: Novelis

The Aditya Birla Group's flagship firm Hindalco and its North American subsidiary Novelis, are set to reap the dividend of new facilities set up during the post-Lehman lean years.   In an......

Tatas falls off top 5 in attractive brands list, down to 7

While study was done before the current boardroom battle began, the findings indicate Tata is no longer viewed as aspirational brand by working professionals. Once among the top five most......

Why widespread hunger persists in India

No large nation has done less to feed its millions of poor than India has in the past decade or two since the beneficial effects of the Green Revolution wore off, says Rahul Jacob. Speaking......

How Don Got Its Breathless Pace

'While shooting the Don song, Chandra Barot ordered 30-40 paans and insisted Amitabh Bachchan eat them all.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Don. Chandra Barot, the director of the cult film Don,......

Was Guru Dutt's Death Suicide Or...

Guru Dutt took an overdose of pills twice, once even swallowing opium, calling out for Geeta Dutt even when he was not fully conscious.One suicide attempt, according to sister Lalita Lajmi, was......

Dev Anand's Important Life Lesson

'How do you stay so energised? So young?''Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".' IMAGE: Dev Anand in Gambler. There was......

Dev D turns 10

Abhay, Anurag get nostalgic. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhay Deol/Instagram Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Dev D, a contemporary take on the Bengali classic Devdas, released exactly 10......

Bagan forward Bhat among India probables for Asian Cup qualifiers

IMAGE: 18-year-old Suhail Ahmad Bhat is seen as the next big thing in Indian football and has been dubbed Kashmir's Sunil Chhetri. Photograph: Kind courtesy Swarna Bhattacharya/Twitter Mohun......

Don't let statistics ruin the story of cricket

Nostalgia and anecdotes, given to us by cricket's great writers, do much greater justice to the game, says Uddalok Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Statistics don't tell you how great Vivian Richards was.......

New goal for Indian women's cricket team

‘We narrowly missed winning the cup, but the love people have showered on us has inspired us’ ‘Our goal is to win the next World Cup and we will surely win it’ ‘While......

How good a cricketer was Imran Khan?

'Imran had the misfortune to be in an age when there was a surfeit of mighty all-rounders.''Indians would not put him on a par with Kapil Dev or Vinoo Mankad,' points out Uddalok Bhattacharya.......