President Pratibha Patil yet again came out with a strong defence of her foreign tours, saying she was forced to go public on the issue despite government clarifications. "Some things were......
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 May, it will be three years since 7-year-old Yogita Thakre was found dead in a car in the compound of the home where BJP President Nitin Gadkari lives in Nagpur. In the first part of her......
Apparently irked by a report in Marathi daily Maharashtra Times which speculated that a sitting Shiv Sena MP was on his way to Nationalist Congress Party, alleged Sena workers today vandalised the......
Political parties in Maharashtra will have to gear up for the biennial Rajya Sabha and legislative council polls soon after next month's local bodies elections in the state, with Union Ministers......
Former Indian Cricketer Sanjay Manjrekarwas one of the people whowas amazed to see Dev Anand'senergy levelseven at a ripe age.He recounts his meeting with the late legend.The first thing that came......
Former Indian Cricketer Sanjay Manjrekarwas one of the people whowas amazed to see Dev Anand'senergy levelseven at a ripe age.He recounts his meeting with the late legend.The first thing that came......
Sudarshana Dwivedi looks back to the time she interviewed Dev Anand. It came so suddenly. Usually such news is preceded by some report of illness, may be hospitalisation, some anxious moments......
President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh joined millions of fans in condoling the death of legendary actor-filmmaker Dev Anand, calling him a 'true......
After Shivarajkumar, who acted in Kannada film Sugreeva, which was shot in 18 hours flat with ten directors at the helm of affairs, it is Sudeep's turn to be part of a record-breaking film which......
Backed by Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday pipped former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar in a fiercely-fought contest to become the new president of the Mumbai Cricket......
Sachin Tendulkar and former all-rounder Salim Durrani bagged top honours, while the World Cup winning Indian team led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was felicitated by the Cricket Board at it......
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and former all-rounder Salim Durrani bagged top honours, while the World Cup-winning Indian team, led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was felicitated by......
Buoyed by the upset victory over high-flying Mumbai Indians, a pumped up Deccan Chargers would play for pride when they clash with Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League battle between......
Union Sports minister Ajay Maken will not be going to Rachi to take part in the closing ceremony of the National Games."No, I am not going to Ranchi," said Maken, who was invited by the Jharkhand......
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