Serious brainstorming at the national level is fast becoming a necessity to deal with this phenomenon of abductions by the Maoists. The home ministry's hands-off approach is certainly not what......
The Pakistani parents of three Hindu girls who were kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam claim that powerful people were behind the drama. They said the girls' decision to stay with their......
Uttar Pradesh The Samajwadi Party is emerging as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh by leading in 190 of the total 403 seats in the assembly. The Bahujan Samaj Party, which had won an......
In Uttarakhand, which is traditionally used to a direct fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, the high number of rebels and independents have upset the calculation of the two......
The Congress is apparently placing its bets on the Samajwadi Party which currently has 22 MPs in the Lok Sabha. What pound of flesh will Mulayam Singh Yadav extract, asks T V R Shenoy. 'It is the......
Srikanth Srinivasa feels that Kannada film Nam Anna Don is an enjoyable watch.Kannada actor Ramesh Aravind, who has made some rib-tickling comedies in the past, has kept it plain and simple with......
Ramesh Arvind is busy directing his fifth directorial venture these days. The Kannada film, a comedy, is titled Nam Anna Don. "I play the role of Dr Vaikunta, a cardiac surgeon. When I narrated......
You don't have to be drunk on martini to acknowledge him as the ultimate icon of suave, sexy and sleek paraphernalia that embodies a persona men idolize and women swoon over. No small feat to......
The ninth GR8 Women Achievers Awards felicitated 24 top women achievers for their contribution to their respective professions. The glittering function was held at ITC Grand Maratha on February 26......
When Dr Ramesh Agarwal of Lilvati hospital threw a reception to celebrate the wedding of his daughter Rashi to Hemant Bhanadari in Mumbai on Sunday, his celebrity patients showed up with a......
Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer overtook former teammate Amol Muzumdar (8237 runs) as the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy while notching 82, as his team overhauled Punjab's modest first innings......
The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) conducted a surprise raid at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala and took samples from the campers in the backdrop of the doping scandal in athletics. A......
After terminating the services of Ukrainian coach Yuri Ogrodnik and suspending R S Sidhu in the wake of the doping scandal, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday sent a showcause notice......
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