Why this UP hospital prepares for 35 deliveries on Jan 22

Several expectant mothers have requested doctors at a government hospital in Kanpur to have caesarean section deliveries on January 22, on the occasion of the consecration ceremony at the Ram......

Soul of Vallabhbhai Patel will be content, says solicitor general

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, the Centre's key counsel in defending the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, said on Monday the Supreme Court verdict upholding the government's August......

Thousands join in as Modi leads nation in cleanliness drive ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pitched for blending fitness and well-being with cleanliness as he led a nationwide Swachhata hi Seva campaign that saw thousands participate in an......

Never successful: A history of no-confidence motions

As the Lok Sabha debates a no-confidence motion brought against the Narendra Modi government by the opposition, the 28th such motion to be admitted in the Lower House, data compiled by a think tank......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

Post Nirav Modi scam, diamond traders ready new plan to raise fund

Since most banks have tightened lending to diamond merchants and others are about to do so, many medium and small diamond dealers are approaching large players for credit facility within the......

Will Modi okay UBI for J&K?

The Jammu and Kashmir government, along with Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, is preparing a detailed presentation for the Prime Minister’s Office on implementing universal basic......

'India a tax-free country? Not even in distant future!'

Budget 2014, as an eminent columnist said, was not a bang but not a whimper either. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stressed on growth while he presented the Budget in the Lok Sabha this year. What......

How Akshay Became Prithviraj

Photograph: Kind courtesy Akshay Kumar/Instagram Akshay Kumar launched the trailer for his new period film Prithviraj with a lot of fanfare. He fielded questions in his superstar style, ending the......

PIX: Rajkummar, Patralekhaa at a Diwali party

Producer Anand Pandit, who has made such films like Chehre, PM Narendra Modi, Total Dhamaal and Sarkar 3, hosted a Diwali party at his residence, and invited his filmi friends. A look at the......

Why did Farhan and Vicky want to watch Gold?

Lots of family connections, folks... Gold Director Reema Kagti has a strong bond with Zoya and Farhan Akhtar. Vicky Kaushal's kid bro Sunny makes his movie debut...   Mouni Roy plays Akshay......

Pahlaj Scissorhands

Nihalani's snip-friendly attitude is nothing new, says Urvi Malvania. Pahlaj Nihalani is once again in the news. The latest film to have caught his attention is Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab.......

India's Baahubali Captain

His cricketing brain, always sharp, was blessed with exceptional speed of information absorption and processing.He could quickly zero in on what needed to be done and use the element of surprise to......