Did leading media outlets BBC, Australian TV, NDTV, Indian Express and Tehelka fall for a fraudster variously posing as political analyst and strategic expert on Assam?
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a big stride towards ending the pay disparity between Test and Indian Player League players. With an aim to make Test cricket financially more lucrative and attractive, the board has doubled the pay of India players. Such a move was speculated when reports emerged Friday evening that the board president Anurag Thakur himself hinted for a pay hike.
'The verdict must be seen as something more; as a historical balm, a moral restitution and the deliverance of justice to a people wronged,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
'What will this supposedly more business-friendly government do if it gets a second term?' 'Important labour law and land reforms remain off the table.' 'Witness the arm-twisting of foreign players in e-commerce and all but one player in telecom -- and it is very hard to justify this perception that the BJP is business friendly.' 'There will also remain the real risk of ideas seemingly gleaned from the pages of Amar Chitra Katha, overlaid with PowerPoint presentations,' predicts Rahul Jacob.
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Thursday chose to stay mum over her name figuring in the Panama Paper leaks for allegedly having links with offshore entities.
Ravi Shastri will pocket around Rs 8 crore per annum, which is atleast a crore more than previous coach Anil Kumble's salary.
Amid reports of alleged interference in the Central Bureau of Investigation's probe into the coal scam, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Saturday demanded the constitution of a special investigation team to probe the scam.
Hima Das's journey from the rice fields of Assam is to a world champion today is inspirational.
A school textbook in Jodhpur has a shocking chapter on moral science.
'The Mallahs may remain divided between the two competing coalitions in Bihar,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Friday noted that the letter circulated to defend Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Professor P J Kurien claiming to bring out the truth is a clever attempt to conceal key facts of the case and to deflect the demand for his resignation from the constitutional position, by dragging the party's name 'unnecessarily'.
Even Subramanian Swamy, who says he is an ardent supporter of the prime minister, has been taking proxy pot shots at him.' 'At the ground level too, there is resentment from workers and local leaders who have perhaps not got whatever they may have wanted,' notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
A bill, pending for many years, banning cow slaughter in Maharashtra received the President's assent, which means beef lovers will now have to do without red meat.
The electoral bounty reaped by the Congress was nothing more than an ill-gotten gain of a casteist, divisive campaign; nothing to be proud of and certainly not a moral victory, argues Vivek Gumaste.
'There must be thousands if not lakhs of people the government is illegally spying on.' 'Why should we enable this criminal activity by volunteering our details?'
Former India team director Ravi Shastri has expressed his disappointment on losing out his job with the Indian cricket team. Despite running as one of the frontrunners for the job, the three member advisory panel of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman selected their former teammate Anil Kumble as the coach of India team.
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While private equity giant Blackstone and Pune-based realtor Panchshil Realty had offered Rs 800 crore for the building at Nariman Point, the building's owners -- Viveck Goenka, chairman and managing director of the Indian Express Group, and private equity firm ICICI Venture (which has 49 per cent stake in the property) -- expected the sale to fetch Rs 900 crore, said the executive.
He said his 'Rashtra Manch', a political action group, would start a movement against the policies of the Centre.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Thursday stressed the need to change the image of the average Indian politician in the minds of the public who perceive him to be the root cause of all problems.
Senior cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle, who has been associated with Indian cricket since the mid-80s and who has been part of the IPL commentary team since the first season in 2008, has been removed from the panel by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Bhogle was told about the termination of his contract just a week back, according to a report in The Indian Express. The decision came as a complete surprise for the 54-year-old as he had conducted the draft auction for this season, featured in the cash-rich league's promotional videos and even his flight tickets booked by the production house.
Mumbai Indians expressed happiness at the buying of Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for a whopping $1 million during the IPL players' auction and said he was a "good catch" and among those pre-planned to bid for by the franchise.
A policeman has been left blind in one eye after being struck by six hit by South African David Miller in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, local media reported on Saturday.
Here's everything you need to know about Barrack 12 at Arthur Road jail, where Mallya may be lodged As we await the next move, here's everything you want and need to know about Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail.
The list includes Gautam Adani's brother Vinod Adani among others.
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One of India's biggest watch makers, HMT Watches will wind up soon.
The pattern is invariably the same: One targetted killing followed by a retaliatory attack; and then the dam bursts. Violence gets unleashed. And it has been no different this time, says Nitin Gokhale who has reported on major ethnic/communal riots across Assam over the last three decades
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a false claim that the Press Trust of India had reported in July that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's foreign trips had cost Rs 1,880 crore during a three-year period.
Despite the Congress having nearly four times as many members in the Rajya Sabha as the TMC (48 to 13), Derek O'Brien has been informally leading the coordination of Opposition parties, rallying other parties to demand a discussion on electoral reforms and to protest the government's disinvestment plans, report Rahul Jacob and Archis Mohan.
It is a myth that FDI in retail will kill at local kirana stores.
Why do hundreds, and in some cases, thousands, turn up for a single vacancy at the lowest rungs of government jobs? The answer is simple: It offers a stable, assured income, which overcomes all other objections, says Shreekant Sambrani.
Commuters on Sulthanpalya Main Road were startled when they saw a crocodile emerging from a pothole.
'When those who took oath in the name of the Indian Constitution are not acceptable, where do the other Kashmiris stand?'
'The current government must act sooner rather than later,' asserts Vivek Gumaste.
Another fallout of the Para Brigade's exercise was the realisation that thick, unrelenting fog in North India could actually create an unforeseen obstacle for the movement of India's mechanised forces -- most of India's armour strength is located in the north Indian states -- in case they need to mobilise at short notice. So, some elements of armoured forces were also moved around in winter months to understand real-time problems they may encounter because of fog and traffic
'On a new kidney, her immune system still getting used to it, she took on the Pakistanis at the UN, held meetings with her counterparts from across the world, and presented a picture of incredible poise and dignity,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
Law Minister Salman Khurshid has insisted that his statements to The Indian Express on the 'rudderless' nature of the Congress party have been 'misinterpreted'. On the contrary, it appears that they were more than clear enough, and that they accurately reflect the views of a large and growing section of those within the ruling party.
From political circles to government offices, media regulation is an oft-debated issue.
'So we had Akshay Kumar dressed up like Robert Vadra on his offday, and trying to not look fan-struck...'
Lt Colonel E K Niranjan was undertaking a mopping up and render safe procedure on the encounter spot when a blast occurred and splinters and sharpnels hit the officer fatally.
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