Juveniles treated too leniently even after Nirbhaya case: HC

The Madhya Pradesh high court has observed that juveniles were being treated "rather too leniently" in the country, and that the legislature has "not learnt any lessons" from the 2012 Nirbhaya......

Rift in MVA as Cong asks Uddhav to withdraw 2 nominees from MLC race

The Congress on Tuesday expressed displeasure over Uddhav Thackeray 'unilaterally' announcing Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray candidates for the upcoming Legislative Council elections in the......

Day after row, Uddhav Sena, Cong reach deal over MLC polls

A day after the Congress accused Uddhav Thackeray of unilaterally announcing his party's candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra legislative council polls, the two parties finalised a deal on......

SC stays MP civic body order, allows Christian prayer meeting

Terming as "unjustified", the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the decision of the Indore administration to cancel its permission for a prayer meeting of the Christian community scheduled there on......

When it comes to CSR spending, one in three BSE 100 firms is a laggard

Corporate affairs ministry sending notices seeking details of fund disbursal At least 33 companies, or one-third of firms on the S&P BSE 100 list, have fallen short of the required corporate......

'DTC Bill a dampener, but SEZs will retain sheen'

Special economic zones may have lost some of their sheen on account of the proposed withdrawal of income tax sops in the Direct Taxes Code Bill, but developer Adani Group feels the zones are still......

Vinod Khanna to lead India at WEF Jordan meeting

Minister of State for External Affairs Vinod Khanna will lead the Indian delegation to the World Economic Forum extraordinary annual meeting in Jordan from June 21-23.R M Abhyankar, secretary, MEA,......

Govt draws up strategy on Iraq reconstruction

The ministry of external affairson Thursdaymade its first move to get the maximum volume of business for Indian companies in post-war Iraq.An inter-ministerial meeting was convenedin New Delhiby R......

Bestseller Review

A crime thriller which is somewhat engaging and mostly predictable, points out Namrata Thakker. When Meetu Mathur (Shruti Haasan), a small town girl struggling to find her place in a city like......

Review: Ungli begins with a bang and that's about it!

Much as you try to like this film, you end up feeling sad as the Ungli turns limp, says Prasanna D Zore. Director Rensil D’Silva and dialogue writer Milap Zaveri team up to dish out an......

'A Salman Khan movie is like a festival'

IMAGE: Salman Khan and Disha Patani in Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai. Jackie Shroff says he has been taking up more comedic roles in the movies as he believes he hasn't fully explored the lighter......

Spotted: R Madhavan at Hyderabad airport

Reader Khalil Abhyankar met R Madhavanat a book store in the Hyderabad...

Spotted! Chanderpaul in Florida

We recently launched a new feature where we post images of world sportsmen contributed by you Dear Readers. If you encounter/meet/see cricketers or sports personalities and photograph them, please......

Spotted: Anjali Bhagwat in Mumbai

Reader Khalil Abhyankar sent us this picture from Mumbai. 'I was enjoying lunch at the InOrbit mall's Food Court in Mumbai with my colleagues and I saw a charming and beautiful lady seated next to......