BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. IMAGE: Union......

Next-gen air-defence missile Akash tested successfully

India on Friday conducted a successful flight test of the new generation AKASH missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, officials said. The flight test was......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

Why Pakistan Government Spared Mani Shankar Aiyar

It was only a matter of hours before I would be declared persona non grata; all my work would turn to ashes, and I would be revealed as a typical untrustworthy Indian.I steeled myself for the axe......

IPO fireworks in New Year too; cos likely to garner Rs 1.5 lakh cr

Initial share sales are set to dazzle the Dalal Street in 2022 too as companies are expected to garner up to Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the New Year, continuing with the bullish momentum after 2021......

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets.The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of......

Why it will be difficult to prove Kochhar's 'guilt'

Regulators and investigators around the world have access to sophisticated tools making it possible to detect white collar crimes. This is where Indian investigators and regulators have been found......

RBI's autonomy and image 'dented beyond repair'

RBI staff tell Governor Urjit Patel that the central bank's image of efficiency and independence has 'gone into smithereens in no time.' Feeling 'humiliated' by events since demonetisation,......

A Party Made In Heaven!

With Made In Heaven 2 becoming so popular among OTT viewers, its creator Zoya Akhtar threw a success bash for the cast and their friends at her home in Mumbai. Radhika Apte plays a Dalit bride in......

Bollywood's Mantra for 2023: 'Make It Count'

Just where did Bollywood spend New Year's Eve? They tell us. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mira Rajput/Instagram Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira bring in the New Year at an undisclosed......

The Tragic Face Of Showbiz

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tunisha Sharma/Instagram Television actor Tunisha Sharma was founding hanging on the sets of a serial in Mumbai on December 24, one more instance of a showbiz aspirant......

The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives 2 Review

The spats and all the extra drama is generated for the series; the decibel level of the shrieking remains abnormally high, observes Deepa Gahlot. The audience numbers must have been respectable......

Durand Cup: NEUFC enters semifinals

IMAGE: NorthEast United FC became the first semifinalists of this season’s Durand Cup. Photograph: NEUFC/Twitter Phalguni Singh's second half goal was enough for ISL side Northeast United FC......

Who will be the new Chief Selector of Team India?

Mongia, Maninder, Das among notable names in contention for senior selectors' posts IMAGE: As the date of application for the new panel closed at 6 pm on Monday, it is understood that more than 50......

When Chhetri cried under pressure, contemplated quitting

'Crowd turns hostile when you start losing and there were times I used to cry' 'Losing is not an option in Kolkata. It's not easy, a lot of players even quit' IMAGE: India football captain Sunil......

2022 WC Qualifiers: Late Oman comeback sinks India

India 1 (Sunil Chhetri 24th minute) lost to Oman 2 (Al-Mandhar Al Alawi 82nd, 90th) IMAGE: Al-Mandhar Al Alawi celebrates after scoring a goal for Oman. Photograph: Oman Football......

Football Briefs: 'Wenger should leave Arsenal at the end of season'

'Whether he stays at the end of this season, I could not make a case. I am not sure anyone can. This development of mediocrity has to be arrested.' IMAGE: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reacts.......