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......

BJP leads with 20 Rajya Sabha MPs among 41 elected unopposed

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to......

From Bachchan to Ambani, who's who at Ram temple event

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi N Mittal, and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar were among India's crème de la crème who attended the......

Ram Lalla consecrated at Ayodhya temple, Modi says 'extraordinary moment'

The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on Monday, an event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said it marked the advent of a new era. Lakhs of people watched the 'pran......

Why are our banks so secretive?

'The finance ministry and public sector banks have tried to keep the names of wilful defaulters secret.''Secrecy and concealing information are inbred among banks and even the RBI,' observes......

As finance secretary, Garg rubbed too many the wrong way

Owing to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being new to her role, a number of crucial announcements in the Budget bore Garg’s imprint, especially the decision to borrow in overseas markets,......

Jalan panel moots RBI transfer surplus reserves to govt in 3-5 years

The Bimal Jalan committee, constituted to assess the optimum size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, on Wednesday finalised its report, sources said. The six-member panel, under former......

Viral Acharya: A common man's central banker

Be it bad loans resolution or his uncanny focus on inflation fighting which earned him criticism of being a policy hawk, Acharya was at the centre of it all and deftly steered the policy machinery.......

'I can't believe people love me so much'

'We are planning to visit several cities now that they have shown their unconditional love for our film,' Sunny Deol tells Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Sunny Deol in Gadar 2.   I haven't spoken to......

'Humne Pakistan ko bilkul bash nahin kiya hai'

'On Saturday night, I went to the cinema to see my film for the first time as a member of the audience.''What I saw left me overwhelmed.''So much love!' IMAGE: Sunny Deol at the Gadar 2 premiere.......

'I always wanted to lead a simple life'

'When I got married and moved to the US, I found it liberating in a way that I understood myself, who I am as a person and how I process things.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhuri Dixit/Instagram......

How Shah Rukh Khan Became Baazigar

'When we finished the narration, we expected Shah Rukhbhai to say the usual, 'I'll think about it and let you know in two days.''But he jumped up and said, 'I'm doing the film.' IMAGE:......

U19 World Cup: Australia blank England; SA, Bangladesh win

IMAGE: Australia picked up big win via DLS over England. Photograph: ICC/X Australia blanked England while South Africa and Bangladesh showed their bowling prowess with mighty wins over Zimbabwe......

Plethora of records for Vihari, Bumrah and Ishant

The second day of the Kingston Test between the West Indies and India was a statistician's delight as several records were broken and new ones were established one after the other, says Rajneesh......

Ranji Trophy: Ashwin's four-wicket haul helps TN restrict MP

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday Dubey, Deshpande put Mumbai in control vs Railways All-rounder Shivam Dubey's smashing hundred complemented by pacer Tushar Deshpande's late......

Interesting numbers from the Hyderabad Test

Four consecutive Tests involving the West Indies have ended in three days, notes Rajneesh Gupta. IMAGE: Umesh Yadav is only the third Indian fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test in India.......