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Actor who played Hanuman is Cong pick against Shivraj

The opposition Congress has given tickets to 69 sitting legislators, including state unit chief Kamal Nath, in the first list of its 144 candidates announced on Sunday for the Madhya Pradesh......

Modi inaugurates new Parliament, installs sacred Sengol in Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building in New Delhi on Sunday morning and expressed hope that it will become a cradle of empowerment, igniting dreams and nurturing......

BJP will win 145 seats in Gujarat, predicts Hardik Patel

As counting of votes for the Gujarat assembly polls is underway, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hardik Patel predicted that his party will win over 130 seats, the most by the party till date in......

Punjab police withdraws security of political leaders, clerics

The Punjab Police has ordered the withdrawal of security of 424 people, including former MLAs, Jathedars of two Takhts, heads of Deras, and police officers. Image only for representation.......

Sumitra Mahajan, SPB, Tarun Gogoi among 118 given Padma awards

Renowned singer late S P Balasubrahmanyam, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and late chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi were among the 118 prominent personalities who were given the Padma......

Strong rupee stings Modi's export ambitions

Ajit Lakha, who runs a mid-sized garment export business in the textile hub of Ludhiana, prays daily before leaving for work that the rupee will weaken and the euro recover to cut the losses he is......

Global FMCG majors bet big on India despite slowdown

India was the flavour of the year, at least in the FMCG sector, as multinationals hiked stakes in their subsidiaries lured by long term potential of the country, while homegrown executives made......

Land acquisition resumes for Posco steel plant

After a gap of nine months, the Orissa government on Wednesday resumed land acquisition work for the Rs 52,000-crore (Rs 520-billion) Posco steel plant, amidst tight security even as those opposed......

When will you get your gratuity payment? Check out

Gratuity payment is a lump sum that your company will pay you as an acknowledgement of your loyalty to the company. Naturally, gratuity becomes payable only after you have spent a certain number of......

B-school offers: No hike in salaries

The recession is beginning to affect final placements at premier B-schools and IITs. Recruiters are maintaining last year's salary levels. Students have also toned down their salary expectations......

Lagaan: How much was Yashpal Sharma paid?

'Reenaji said they would be giving Rs 1.5 lakh to everyone, as the budget was very low.''So I blurted out, "Madam, do lakh toh hone chahiye".' Photograph: Kind courtesy Yashpal Sharma/Instagram......

#20YearsOfLagaan: What the cast is up to

Twenty years ago on June 15, 2001, Director Ashutosh Gowariker and Aamir Khan gave us a film that not only made it to the Oscars ,but won millions of hearts. Lagaan, starring Aamir and Gracy Singh......

Will Ayushmann ace Aamir's act in Lagaan? VOTE!

What if Lagaan was remade today? Sukanya Verma picks actors best suited for the key roles. Bollywood's big hero clashes usually end in one's misfortune and another's boom. But Aamir Khan and Sunny......

The Brilliance of Pran

Millions of kids and young adults were terrified of Pran and believed him to be a villain in real life, writes Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12. In......

Spotted: Neil Nitin Mukesh in Mumbai

Reader Zaki Hemani's friend Asim Lakha spotted Neil Nitin Mukesh in Mumbai on May 20, 2009.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the......

Fake T20 league taking bets from Russia busted in Gujarat

IMAGE: To create an impression of an IPL-like major tournament, key accused Shoeb Davda prepared a cricket ground on a rented agricultural field and hired around 20 farm labourers and unemployed......

Khel Ratna for Rani; Lovlina, Ishant take home Arjuna Award

Sports Minister hands over trophies to 2020 National Sports Awards winners   IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain receives the Arjuna Award from Sports Minister......

No Arjuna for past Khel Ratnas Sakshi, Mirabai

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Malik/Twitter The Sports Ministry, on Friday, decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the......

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Former coach of the Indian women's cricket team Tushar Arothe has been arrested for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League match, police said in Vadodara, on Tuesday.Arothe and 18 others......

Mukesh Kumar to set up hockey academy

Olympian Mukesh Kumar has decided to sell off his own residence to finance part of his proposed hockey academy, to be set up in Hyderabad.The Hyderabad-based former forward, who converted the......

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