Rift in NDA? Manjhi's party insists on seat held by JD-U

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) on Thursday made it clear that it wanted to contest Gaya Lok Sabha seat, which is currently held by the Janata......

Rs 1 lakh, 50% quota: Cong's 5 guarantees to women

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Wednesday announced five guarantees for women, including annual direct cash transfers of Rs 1 lakh to one woman from each of the country's poorest......

Will BJP commit to 3% of GDP for defence spending?

Neither the BJP, nor the Congress before it, made any manifesto commitments on defence spending, even though allocations have plummeted from 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late......

At 39, Modi Knew Ayodhya's Value For The BJP's Future

Gujarat was labelled Hindutva's crucible and Modi was to become the chief 'chemist'. A revealing political saga excerpted from Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay's The Demolition, the Verdict and the Temple:......

Infosys' youngest millionaire, Ekagrah Murty, set to earn Rs 4.2 cr dividend

Ekagrah Rohan Murty, NR Narayana Murthy's five-month-old grandson who was gifted a whopping 15 lakh shares by the Infosys founder recently, is set to earn Rs 4.20 crore, thanks to the Bengaluru-IT......

Can Uday Shankar Recreate At Reliance-Disney What He Did In Star TV?

As vice chairman of the Reliance-Walt Disney JV, Uday Shankar is expected to create a content engine that feeds both digital and TV and push up the value. IMAGE: Uday Shankar, president, FICCI,......

Central govt employees' DA hiked to 50% of basic pay

The Centre on Thursday hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to 50 per cent of basic pay from the existing rate of 46 per cent effective from January 1 this year, benefitting over 1 crore employees and......

'Rural consumers also driving power demand'

'This was earlier driven by industries and the commercial sector.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tata Power Praveer Sinha, chief executive officer and managing director of Tata Power is optimistic......

Indian football is in a mess, there is politics in the sport: Bhutia

IMAGE: Bhaichung Bhutia says AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey responsible for the 'current mess' in Indian football. Photograph: Bhaichung Bhutia/Instagram Former national captain Bhaichung Bhutia on......

India set to bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra poses with the gold medal after winning the men's javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters India is set to bid......

New Zealand Cricket appoint first woman chair

IMAGE: The Kiwi cricket board will see the first female chair take charge with Martin Snedden standing down early. Photograph: Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters Diana Puketapu-Lyndon will become the......

CAB has no role in ticket row for Ind-SA tie: Sourav Ganguly

IMAGE: Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly defended his brother and CAB boss Snehashish Ganguly over a ticket scam for the India vs South Africa match to be played at Eden Gardens on Sunday.......

BCCI AGM: Dalmiya, Dhumal re-elected in IPL GC

IMAGE: IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal will continue in the IPL governing council. Photograph: BCCI Former CAB president Avishek Dalmiya and current IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal have been......