'When were obstacles ever placed in the way of Hindu festivals?'

The ad is one more illustration of the way Maharashtra's Shinde-Fadnavis government has been milking the Ganpati festival, with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visiting Ganpati Mandals all day these......

What Is Nitish Kumar Up To?

Nitish Kumar has denied prime ministerial ambitions and declared that his only agenda is to form an Opposition alliance to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, just as......

Nitish, Lalu, Sushil: Bihar's Complex Triangle

Today, a friendship forged by common ideals behind prison walls has become a transactional understanding, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets Rashtriya Janata Dal......

Bihar dy speaker says Sinha didn't want Dalit to preside over House

Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari on Wednesday accused outgoing Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha of having “insulted Dalits” by denying him the opportunity to conduct proceedings......

'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......

Spotted: Udit Narayan at Lucknow airport

Reader Rishi Arora met singer Udit Narayan at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a......

PIX: Jai Maharashtra, with Chitrangda, Salman, Priyanka

Bollywood stars joined prominent Maharashtra politicos at the unveiling of Jai Maharashtra -- a new channel launched by entrepreneur Waahiid Ali Khan and the channel's chairman Sudhakar......

Ranji: Jadeja wicketless on return

A summary of Ranji matches played on Tuesday. Jadeja bowls 17 overs on return; TN 183/4 Returning to competitive cricket after close to six months, India's premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja went......

Ranji: Ignored for Aus Tests, Sarfaraz hits another ton

IMAGE: Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan reacts after scoring a hundred on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Delhi, at the Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Photograph: Manvender......

Khel Ratna for Rani; Lovlina, Ishant take home Arjuna Award

Sports Minister hands over trophies to 2020 National Sports Awards winners   IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain receives the Arjuna Award from Sports Minister......

Mushtaq Ali T20s: Baroda derails Punjab to meet Tamil Nadu in final

Riding on Arun Karthik's 89, Tamil Nadu reach final IMAGE: Arun Karthik's in action during his sensational knock. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter K B Arun Karthik led Tamil Nadu into their......

No Arjuna for past Khel Ratnas Sakshi, Mirabai

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Malik/Twitter The Sports Ministry, on Friday, decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the......