Why Gadkari may have spoken up

He is among the contenders for the top job in the event the BJP gets fewer seats in 2019. That may have something to do with him picking up the cudgels for Sushma Swaraj when many in the party kept......

'Shotgun' Sinha dares party to act against him

Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shatrughan Sinha, who has been at unease with the party leadership, on Tuesday virtually dared the party to take action against him. Reacting to reports that the......

NCP backs Cong rebel against Prithviraj Chavan for Karad

After snapping ties with the Congress in the run up to the October 15 Maharashtra polls, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party has decided to support Congress rebel Vilas Patil Undalkar......

Deshmukh's condition stable, says hospital executive

The condition of Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai for serious liver ailment, is "stable", a top hospital executive said on Wednesday. "Yes, he is......

Sukhoi civilian aircraft unit at Nagpur

The Russian military aircraft major, Sukhoi, will soon be setting up a civilian aeroplane manufacturing plant in Nagpur. "The Sukhoi will invest Euro 2 billion (Rs 13,600 crore) for manufacturing......

40 more cities to be on air map

The Ministry of Civil Aviation is planning to start flights connecting about 120 cities in the country from the current 81 cities, said Praful Patel, Union Minister for Civil Aviation.......

Ambani house row: Waqf Board got Rs 1.6 mn for dea

In a new twist to the controversy over the acquisition of land in Mumbai for a residential complex by Mukesh Ambani-owned Antilia, the Maharashtra Waqf Board had issued a no-objection certificate......

Subhash Ghai to set up film institute in Mumbai

The Film and Television Institute of Indiaat Pune has produced the likesof directors Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Subhash Ghai,Kundan Shah andVidhu Vinod Chopra, stars Shatrughan Sinha and Jaya Bhaduri,......

All eyes on Akshay's Talaash

The first Friday of the New Year brings with it hope for the Hindi film industry. Sanjay Gupta's Kaante -- last year's last big release -- is said to have fared better than most recent Hindi films.......

Spotted: Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain

Reader Vilas Deshmukh sent us this photograph. 'I had a great pleasure of meeting Lewis Hamilton, at the F1 Grand Prix in Bahrain on 14th March 2010' writes Vilas. Thank-you, Vilas, for sharing......

Spotted: Kapil Dev at the Doha Moto GP night race

Reader Vilas Deshmukh sent us this picture from Doha, Qatar. 'On 9th March 2008, during the recently held Motorcycle Grand Prix, in Doha, Qatar, we spotted the legendary cricketer Kapil Dev!,'......

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Click here for moreSourav NiyogiWithout the Bengal tiger India seemed like headless chickens on the Kotla.....Ex cricketers and irresponsible media contributed to India's downfall.. once again it......