Nandan Nilekani formally joins Congress, to contest from Bangalore South

Infosys co-founder-turned-Aadhaar Chairman Nandan Nilekani formally joined the Congress party on Sunday in Bengaluru. Nilekani is the Congress candidate for the Bangalore South Lok Sabha......

Meet the first-time MPs in Lok Sabha

The new Lok Sabha will have 300 MPs who have been elected for the first time to the Lower House, including cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Smriti......

BJP picks 28-yr-old over Ananth Kumar's wife for Bangalore South seat

The Karnataka BJP core committee had proposed only later Union minister Ananth Kumar's wife's name for the Lok Sabha seat, but Tejaswi Surya emerged the dark horse.  "It's Tejaswi and not......

Unconstitutional: Roll back 4% Muslim quota in contracts, BJP asks Sidda

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday termed the Karnataka government's proposal to provide four percent reservation to Muslims in government contracts an "unconstitutional misadventure" and said it......

Joined Infosys at 26, re-joined at 62, tweets Nilekani

Nilekani says life has come a full circle for him, as he heads back to the company he co-founded over three decades ago. At 62, most people would be glad to hang up their boots and enjoy......

Sensex sheds 184 points at close, Nifty below 9,050; RIL down 3%

The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed. Benchmarks indices settled the day lower with the Nifty breaking 9,050 level......

On World Water Day, India faces worst water crisis in decade

Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu likely to be India’s most water-scarce states this summer Water levels at 91 major reservoirs nationwide are the lowest in a decade -......

Airport privatisation: Another scam in the making?

The UPA government is trying to push through the second wave of airport privatisation before the elections and the controversial elements of this process threaten to harm the sector, according to G......

Rishabh Pant's IPL comeback strategy unveiled

'Rishabh Pant is batting... running,' confirms Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal IMAGE: Rishabha Pant with Ricky Ponting. Photograph: Delhi Capitals/X Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise......

IPL 2024 gets high-tech umpiring with new 'smart replay' system

IPL to introduce Smart Replay System for quick, accurate reviews in upcoming season Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI The Indian Premier League (IPL) will introduce a Smart Replay System for quick,......