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Nitish Kumar gives up home portfolio after 20 years

The home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Samrat......

'Leaders Like L K Advani Are Extinct'

'In these times of vitiated politics, we miss people like Advaniji and Atal Bihari Vajpayee in active politics more than ever.' IMAGE: Former deputy prime minister Lal Kishenchand Advani is 98......

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in for a record 10th term in Patna at a grand ceremony, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CMs of several National......

Nitish set to take oath as Bihar CM for 10th time, Modi to attend

Janata Dal-United supremo Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn-in as Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time on Thursday, days after the National Democratic Alliance secured a landslide victory in......

Is The 'Bhunja Party' Really Running Bihar?

Tejashwi Yadav and Prashant Kishore claim that a group of senior Janata Dal-United leaders and retired bureaucrats, locally dubbed the 'Bhunja Party', manages the state administration on Nitish......

Modi's Budget agenda: Jobs, farm productivity, funds for infr

Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra......

B Ashok is new Chairman of IOC

In the first top level appointment by the new government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have cleared appointment of B Ashok as the head of India's largest oil firm, Indian Oil......

BPCL seen to lose Rs 4,000 cr

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd on Monday said it is losing Rs 3 per litre on sale of diesel and Rs 2 per litre on petrol, and total revenue losses on sale of all fuels is likely to be......

Can CEO Change Impact Stock Performance?

'The impact of CEO transition is fairly even for stocks, with about half (53 per cent) of the events not producing any change in the relative performance of the stock.' Illustration: Uttam......

BPCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr in exploration business

Bharat Petroleum Corporation lans to invest around Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) in the exploration and production business over the next few years. The company already has stakes in nine assets......

Hema Malini's Niece Madhoo At Dharmendra's Prayer Meet

A prayer meet was held for Dharmendra at the Taj Lands End hotel in Bandra, north west Mumbai. His sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol looked emotional as they greeted guests with folded hands. They......

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:......

Why Was Sulakshana Pandit So Famous?

In 1973, Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, married and retired from films.Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement.Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was......

10 Beautiful Celeb Tattoos

Kriti Sanon recently gave us a glimpse of her first new tattoo. Now, if you're considering getting inked too, Namrata Thakker gives you some celeb inspiration. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti......

'My Father Bimal Roy's Time Has Come'

'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.''They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He......

Historic! PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief

PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief, first woman occupant of top job Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sansad TV/PTI Photo The legendary PT Usha is set to become the first woman president of Indian......