Prithviraj Chavan was not up to running coalition in Maharashtra: Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has credited late Congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh with having proper understanding and maturity to lead a coalition government in Maharashtra, and......

'Independence came early because of the Naval Mutiny'

'These naval sailors should have been given due respect as freedom fighters.''February 18, 1946 should be as important as January 26 because that date changed everything.' Illustrations: Dominic......

G-23 meeting at Azad's house, more Cong leaders join

The leaders of the Congress's "Group of 23" on Wednesday said the only way forward for the grand old party is to adopt a model of collective and inclusive leadership and decision making at all......

'Gandhis are losing respect within the Congress'

'That would be very bad for them and suicidal for both the Gandhis and the Congress party.' IMAGE: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with her brother Rahul Gandhi on their way to......

Regulatory hurdles slowing down transport projects

Urban mass transit authority to be set up; it will act as nodal agency for planning and coordination of project related works. Regulatory hurdles seem to be coming in the way of fast implementation......

Farmers trim gold purchases, threatening rebound in global prices

A downturn in Indian demand could hit global gold prices. Gold demand in the world's biggest consumer India risks falling for a second straight year in 2015, as millions of Indian farmers hit by......

Despite glitches, Maharashtra fares well economically

While Maharashtra's performance in recent years might appear uninspiring, given the slowing growth in its gross state domestic product, a large part of this can be attributed to the overall......

Budget walkout gives govt enough reasons to worry

The UPA is suddenly skating on very thin ice. A quick calculation by Congress managers soon after the unprecedented walkout by Congress's friends and foes alike has thrown up the figure of 275 in......

How Do Star Kids Compare With Stars?

While the nepotism debate is eternal, there are all kinds of star kid debuts in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor had little to do with his son Raj Kapoor's debut except to pass on his artistic genes.......

'Brahmastra has become that film that has given a feeling of hope'

'Movie-goers will thrive if you give them what they want.' IMAGE: Ayan Mukerji, left, with his lead actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar At a time when luring the......

Karan Johar To Akshay Kumar's Rescue!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Akshay Kumar/Instagram   Karan Johar has cast Akshay Kumar in a period bio-pic. In spite of the poor box office fate of Akshay's just released historical, Samrat......

Prithviraj Etc: Yash Raj's Box Office Record

These are strange times at the box office. Bollywood's biggest films don't seem to be working, including the backlog of releases from before the pandemic. Even a mighty production house like Yash......

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Kynan Chenai shot two perfect rounds of 25 to move atop the list at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Photograph: Kenan......

Do-or-die for KKR as Mumbai eye Top-2 finish

IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders players discuss strategy before a match. Photograph: BCCI Their play-off chances hanging by a thread, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians with a prayer......

Kuldeep's IPL form a worry for Team India?

'He couldn't stand up for us in the last game. We had to give him a break and get him back fresh.' IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav has picked only four wickets in nine IPL games at an economy rate of 8.66.......