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No seat deal yet, Cong issues first list in Bihar

The Congress on Thursday released its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, fielding its state unit chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba seat and Congress Legislature......

Banke Bihari temple panel challenges UP shrine control ordinance in SC

The management committee of the Thakur Shree Banke Bihari Ji Maharaj temple in Mathura has moved the Supreme Court against an Uttar Pradesh government ordinance that vests the control of the......

Embrace principle of 'one temple, one well': Bhagwat to Hindus

Seeking an end to caste differences, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has called upon members of the Hindu community to strive for social harmony by embracing the principle of "one......

'After Marathi, Hindi Will Destroy Gujarati'

'I don't know whether the top Gujarati leaders of Indian politics (Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah) in Delhi realise that the narrative of HindiHinduHindustan will......

UP on high alert as Holi coincides with Friday namaaz; drones deployed

With Holi coinciding with Friday namaaz, civil and police authorities in Uttar Pradesh have put in place additional security measures to ensure the festival passes off peacefully on March 14,......

GP Birla dies at 87

Industrialist Ganga Prasad Birla diedon Fridaynight at 87 after a prolonged illness. His Rs 5,000-crore business included companies like Hindustan Motors, Orient Paper and Industries, Hyderabad......

Demand for cut in income tax rates

In a pre-Budget wishlist, Vinod Juneja, managing director, Braj Binani Group, said, "I expect the finance minister to target the GDP growth of at least 8% or higher for the next 3 financial years."......

Centre grounds Akhilesh's Agra airport dream

Instead government has given a go ahead for an international airport at Jewar in Greater Noida to decongest New Delhi airport The union civil aviation ministry's nod for an international airport at......

Why Kumar Mangalam Birla is the undisputed king of India's cement sector

The acquisition of the debt-laden Binani has catapulted Birla-owned UltraTech to the top spot in India, leaving it free to turn attention to overseas market In June this year, when Prime......

The Maha Kumbh Mela Goes To Toronto!

'On our first day at the Kumbh Mela, there was a fire and shook our confidence.''There must have been a few crore people there.''How do we place the camera in between them?' IMAGE: A scene from......

Will These Films Win An Oscar?

The Toronto International Film Festival has come a long way in the last 50 years -- from the time it was known as the Festival of Festivals to becoming the biggest film event of North America and......

Sobhita, Tina Celebrate Janmashtami

Film folk celebrate Lord Krishna's birthday, Janmashtami. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita Dhulipala/Instagram Sobhita Dhulipala shares a picture from her film Ponniyin Selvan: I, where she is......

Meera Redux: Hema, 75, Is Mirabai Again!

Forty four years ago, in 1979, Gulzar filmed Meera, based on Mirabai, the Rajasthan royal who composed many devotional songs in Lord Krishna's honour. Hema Malini played Mirabai in Meera and on......

When Will Yogi Have His Film City?

'The CM wants to develop a Film City that would provide the entire value chain of film-making services and infrastructure in one place.' Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath meets with......