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Why BJP top brass chose Saha as new Tripura CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party central leadership instituted Manik Saha as Tripura chief minister, 'replacing' Biplab Deb, only after careful thought and consideration, senior leader Ratan Lal Nath......

Striking MSRTC employees protest outside Sharad Pawar's house

Chaos prevailed outside Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's residence here on Friday afternoon as over a hundred striking workers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation......

Exit polls get UP, Punjab right; go off in Uttarakhand, Goa

As results of the assembly polls showed Bharatiya Janata Party's clear mandate in Uttar Pradesh, pollsters emerged winners with on-target prediction of not only the saffron party's victory, but......

Exit polls: BJP to retain UP; AAP to sweep Punjab; tight race in Goa, U'khand

Several exit polls on Monday forecast a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab with some of them giving an edge to the saffron party in......

Maharashtra governor halts joint address, walks out of assembly in a huff

The first day of the Maharashtra legislature's budget session on Thursday witnessed unprecedented chaos as Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari left the Central Hall of Vidhan Bhavan without completing......

NSE co-location case: ED to also investigate tech glitch

Sebi had, in February, dropped allegations of fraudulent and unfair trade practices against NSE’s former heads Ravi Narain and Chitra Ramakrishna in the co-lo case. The Enforcement......

Modi, mines, viprit buddhi

Yes, India needs desperate measures to kick-start growth. But selling off its lungs to the highest bidder to hack away cannot be the way out, says Sumit Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Deal firmly with evaders, Sitharaman to taxmen

In 2019-20 Budget, the government had increased surcharge from 15 per cent to 25 per cent on those with taxable income between Rs 2-5 crore and from 15 per cent to 37 per cent for income above Rs 5......

From Hashmi to Puranaanuru, Sitharaman waxes poetic

From poetry to divinity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made sure that her maiden Budget speech on Friday was interspersed with couplets and quotes. While speaking in the Lok Sabha,......

Guess Who Akshay Kumar's Hero Was!

No, it was not Prithviraj Chauhan. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar at the Prithviraj Chauhan statue at Qila Rai Pithora in Delhi. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI The education ministry needs......

Shershaah review

This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all.There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend,......

The Ajay Devgn film festival, coming up!

Ajay Devgn turns 52 on April 2, and he remains as busy as ever. Ever since he made his debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 -- exactly three decades ago -- the actor has been consistently making......

Tandav review

Tandav is as mainstream and contrived as it gets, but not completely without its moments of charisma and drama, observes Sukanya Verma. Between a game of chess and crime or a scathing satire,......

When movie theatres no longer exist...

Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the......

Indian youngsters should take gamble of playing abroad: Bhutia

News of all that transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: Bhaichung Bhutia cited the example of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who spent three years with Norwegian club Stabaek FC -- where he......

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