Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in for a record 10th term in Patna at a grand ceremony, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CMs of several National......

Bihar: Deputy CMs, Maithili Thakur among prominent winners

Following is the list of the major winners and losers of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Janata Dal-United and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in the Bihar assembly polls. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister......

Indira Gandhi's Enemy No. 1 During The Emergency

'What does Indira Gandhi want from me?''At this age, what will I do to her?' IMAGE: Jayaprakash Narayan. Photograph: Courtesy, pibindia.wordpress.com June 25-26, 1975. At the stroke of midnight,......

U N Chaudhary to be Speaker of Bihar Assembly

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday that the post of Bihar Assembly Speaker would go to the Janata Dal (United) while the deputy Speaker would be from the Opposition.The chief minister......

Sitharaman to ensure 'Ease of Living' during Modi 3.0

Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assumed charge as the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister for the second consecutive term and is slated to soon present the final Budget for FY '25 that is going......

UP grain output highest in India

Uttar Pradesh has been feted as India's 'Best Performing State' in foodgrain production clocking 47.138 million tones during 2010-11.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh handed over a cash prize of Rs. 2......

'Modi made rich richer, poor poorer'

'People are angry.''First notebandi, then GST, now losses on the farm have ruined us.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In the first part of this India Spend feature, Alison Saldhana/India......

Following Shraddha Kapoor to her film locations

The perks of being a star! One of the many good things of being a part of a film is the travel. One gets to visit amazing places, live there for a while and enjoy its beauty. Shraddha Kapoor has......

Aggar: Good performances, great plot

After watching Victoria No 203, I had no hopes of a good movie from Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. But Aggar proved me wrong. Thiswell-woven thriller keeps you involved throughout, and one can't help......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Ranji Round-up: Rajasthan, J'khand post massive totals

IMAGE: Action from the match between Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the Ranji Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega......

Ranji Trophy: HP's Kalsi hits maiden double century; UP fight back

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Ankit Kalsi hit his maiden double ton for Himachal Pradesh against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Dharamsala......

Ranji round-up: Avasthi grabs seven to put Mumbai on top

IMAGE: Mumbai's Mohit Avasthi acknowledges the applause after his seven-for against Kerala in their Ranji Trophy Group B match on Saturday. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket Association/X Medium-pacer......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara fails but Saurashtra poised for win; UP in command

IMAGE: Saurashtra's Cheteshwar Pujara fell for a duck in the 2nd innings of the Ranji Trophy Group A match against Maharashtra on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra are in sight of a victory......

Ranji Trophy: Jackson, bowlers put Saurashtra in control

IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......