Stung by BJP, will Tikait's BKU fight UP polls next year?

'Now the very government we helped to form is telling us we are enemies of the nation!' The BKU has stayed away from direct participation in politics. But this time they are not so sure, reports......

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

Shyamvar Pinturam Rai and Pradeep Waghmare.Both erstwhile employees of Peter and Indrani Mukerjea.In the witness stand on Monday, Waghmare came across as a cheerful, straightforward man who is......

Sheena Bora Trial: Heat and Forgery

Then came the electrifying climax of Tuesday's hearing.Pasbola showed Sharma copies of cheques that had been deposited at the bank with Indrani's signature on them.He accused Sharma of forging......

Rajya Sabha clears 3 bills within minutes without debate

After days of adjournments, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the crucial Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill along with two bills on supplementary......

40 Years Ago and now: The Liril Girl showed how to target a state of mind

A girl having fun under a waterfall with a Liril soap for company hardly changed during the campaign’s 35-year run, notes Viveat Susan Pinto Image: Actress Preity Zinta modelled for the......

The other face of Wipro

Infosys, TCS, Wipro..." are names that complete almost every mention of the Indian IT sector. But "Hindustan Lever, P&G, Dabur, Marico...and Wipro"? That isn't a commonly cited list - you will......

Sensex on firm ground: Fundmen

The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex breezed past 5,100 in intra-day trades to 5,135, but profit booking at this level dragged down the index to 5,055 at one point. The Sensex, however, managed to hold......

Ranbir's 40 on 40 Playlist

Raj Kapoor's grandson and Rishi and Neetu's son Ranbir proved he's a chip of the old block when he made his acting debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya. Though Bhansali's 2007 musical......

Toofaan review

Despite all its drawbacks, I was engrossed in Toofaan and the intensity Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra imbues it with for most part, observes Sukanya Verma. The world is his ring and everyone a punching......

'I kicked stupid corona's butt'

'I got my shot. Did you get yours?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Hegde/Instagram Pooja Hegde, who had COVID-19 last month, has tested negative and writes, 'Thank you for all the love ya'll have......

Alia makes an announcement

Summer is some weeks away, but it's swimsuit time in Bollywood... Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram A fortnight before her 28th birthday, Alia Bhatt announces her production house,......

T20 World Cup: How openers Rahul, Rohit let India down

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma's only fifty came against the Netherlands, while KL Rahul struck half-centuries against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Photograph: Sarah Reed/Getty Images As India lick their wounds......

'Shami ideal replacement for Bumrah, Arshdeep is committed'

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar reckons that ground conditions will dictate which spinners are to be played in the XI.   IMAGE: Mohammed Shami defended 11 runs in the final over......

PIX: Bumrah leads India to thumping win over England

Here's how Bumrah bamboozled England batters in the 1st ODI at the Oval in London on Tuesday... Scorecard IMAGE: India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates taking the wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow.......

Indian women's losing run continues in New Zealand

IMAGE: New Zealand's players celebrate a wicket during the fourth ODI against India in Queenstown on Tuesday. Photograph: James Allan/Getty Images The Indian women's cricket team's horror tour of......

PHOTOS: India breeze past West Indies in first ODI

Images from the first One-Day International between India and the West Indies, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India opener Rohit Sharma plays a shot during his 51-ball 60 in the first......