Why does Naveen Patnaik prefer turncoats as LS candidates?

In the lead-up to the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Odisha, there's a flurry of party-switching among leaders, with the ruling Biju Janata Dal nominating around 30 percent turncoats as......

EC ropes in retired IAS/IPS officers to ensure level playing field

The Election Commission on Tuesday appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming......

PIX: President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna awards

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......

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......

RBI Rules Make It Difficult To Attract Talent

A top-class board is important from a systemic point of view, more so at a time when the wider financial world and India Inc is chasing the same talent as banks. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India......

Will Govt Cut PSBs Loose?

Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs.The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration:......

Why Salman Is Jealous Of Mamata Banerjee

IMAGE: Salman Khan, Shatrughan Sinha and Sonakshi Sinha with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Photograph: ANI Photo Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 29th Kolkata......

Hrithik, Rekha, Jacqueline At Whose Shaadi?

Film folk wore their prettiest saris and smartest suits for a grand wedding reception held over the weekend. Wizcraft International Entertainment Co-Founder and Director Andre Timmins' son Leslie......

Bollywood Memories: Mumbai's Double-Deckers Ride Into The Sunset

Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal. IMAGE: A scene from Taare Zameen Par. In......

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

'The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then.''I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers.''And then after three-four months...' IMAGE: Subhash Ghai with Ramya Krishnan and......

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar fails to qualify for Olympics in vault

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar finished fourth in the women's vault final at the FIG Apparatus World Cup. Photograph: Dipa Karmakar/Instagram India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar signed off with another......

Gymnast Pranati wins bronze in Cairo World Cup

IMAGE: Pranati Nayak, left, with Dipti Karmakar at the International Gymnastics Federation's Cairo World Cup 2024. Photograph: Pranati Nayak/Instagram India's gymnast Pranati Nayak clinched the......

'Who does not want to compete in the Olympics?'

IMAGE: Pranati Nayak spent last two months training under an overseas coach. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters With a specific aim on improving her fitness, Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak is hoping to......

U19 World Cup: Arshin, Tiwari power India to crushing win over USA

IMAGE: Player-of-the-match Arshin Kulkarni struck a century as India cruised to a comfortable win over USA. Photograph:BCCI/X Arshin Kulkarni slammed a stroke-filled century before pacer Naman......

U-19 World Cup: Unbeaten India take on struggling USA

IMAGE: India will look to finish their group stage unbeaten when they take on minnows USA. Photograph: ICC/X Having already sealed a super six berth, record five-time champions India will be......