Asaram found guilty of raping teen, sentenced to life in jail

The godman's accomplices Sharad and Shilpi were sentenced to 20 years in jail by the court. IMAGE: The 77-year-old self-styled godman was held guilty of raping a teenage girl in his ashram five......

Kerala disputes Odisha's claim to first war of independence

Image: Actor Mammootty played the titular role in Pazhassi Raja, based on the life of the king of Malabar who battled British forces, in the 2009 Malayalam film by director Hariharan. Historians......

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is NDA's Prez nominee

The National Democratic Alliance has announced Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind as its candidate for the upcoming Presidential polls. The announcement was made in a press briefing by Bharatiya Janata......

Thanks to Marans, the 'Sun' rises in Hyderabad

For those who have been observing the phenomenal growth of Sun TV in the last decade and more, its acquisition of the Indian Premiere League franchisefor Hyderabad will come as no surprise, says S......

Jaitley sees FY16 gross domestic product growth at 7.6%

Pegging India's gross growth rate at 7.6 per cent for the fiscal 2015-16, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said it is ‘much less’ than its potential and expressed hope for......

Can banks reject scribbled notes?

To ensure currency notes have a longer life, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to introduce plastic currency notes as an experiment in five cities.  They’d be stain-proof and......

PSUs cheaper, private sector banks score on service

That good service comes at a price is a common statement by all service providers.  With private sector banks increasing their charges from April, many account holders will suddenly find......

ISRO spectrum deal had Cabinet nod?

Hyperactive Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal -- busy trying to 'rescue' the UPA government in the 2G scam ever since he took over after Andimuthu Raja resigned in November -- finds himself caught up in......

Malaika flaunts her new tattoo

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Malaika Arora Khan has got her fourth tattoo. She took to Instagram to share a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Tattoo no......

Review: Manjhi The Mountain Man is watchable for Nawaz. And Nawaz alone.

Manjhi The Mountain Man carries much promise but it is flimsily executed, feels Sukanya Verma. There’s a wondrous quality to grand gestures, hyperboles holding true and against-all-odds......

Review: Cuckoo is brilliant

Tamil film Cuckoo is a heartwarming love story between two visually challenged individuals that keeps you totally engrossed with its brilliant performances, sensational music and stunning visuals,......

Review: Cigarette Ki Tarah is like music video gone wrong

Cigarette Ki Tarah is so bad, it doesn't deserve any stars, writes Ankur Pathak.At the press screening of this half-heartedly created music video, which tries to convince itself that it is an......

Sports Shorts: Saina out of top 10, Srikanth at 8th spot in BWF ranking

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Twitter Following their poor run of form at the badminton World Championship, Saina Nehwal dropped......

India may field World Cup team in tri-series

The tri-series in Australia, India's final ODI engagement before the World Cup, gets underway on January 16, says Chandresh Narayanan, casting a fascinating look at the survivors from earlier World......

Lu Shanglei crowned World Jr chess champion

From left to right: Aniruddha Deshoande (Chairman, organising committee, World Junior Chess Championships), Venkatrama Raja (President AICF), girls' champion Aleksandra Goryachkina, former......

'Why is Dalmiya in the panel?'

Readers' take on the newly-formed panel to select the new coach.*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Ram LankaIn a Team India that is studded with stars, the coach is forced to play their "yes" man.......