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NDA retains upper hand in Bihar legislative council polls; RJD tally improves

The ruling National Democratic Alliance in Bihar retained its upper hand in the legislative council on Thursday, when it grabbed more than half of the 24 seats for which biennial polls were held a......

Gadkari's Congress Googly To Modi

Is anyone in the BJP listening -- to what Nitin Gadkari had to say, but possibly left unsaid? asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supremo and Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas......

Padma Vibhushan for Gen Rawat, Kalyan Singh; Padma Bhushan for Azad

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh, India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West......

IT Dept detects 'tax evasion worth crores' in raids linked to SP

The Income Tax Department detected bogus expenditure claims and alleged transfer of share capitals worth crores of rupees through shell companies after it recently raided some entities in Karnataka......

Ramdev summoned in suit by doctors on misinformation against allopathy

The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued summons to Ramdev on a lawsuit by several doctors' associations for allegedly spreading misinformation against allopathy amid the Covid-19 pandemic, saying......

The growing tussle between the govt and CAG

Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an expanding role in public service......

Bankers are COVID Warriors too!

'Like doctors, health workers, police, bankers are also COVID warriors,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Baskar Babu Ramachandran, managing director and......

Govt to infuse Rs 55,250 cr for strengthening banks

The finance minister also said that the merger would not result in any retrenchment but rather improve the benefit of the employees. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The government on......

Bhanu Pratap Sharma is new Banks Board Bureau chief

Govt reconstitutes body, says will not interfere in senior PSB appointments Former senior bureaucrat Bhanu Pratap Sharma is the new Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chairman. The government took 12 days to......

What drives brands to up the ante on ads?

Is it a last ditch attempt to reassure consumers, or a way to gain the upper hand at the negotiating table, or is it just a way of exhausting the treasure chest before the lights go out The......

Nick Jonas Has Fallen In Love Again....

Vaani's midweek motivation... Kalki ditches her make-up... Kareena is out of focus... Photograph: Kind courtesy Nick Jonas/Instagram Nick Jonas sings Lady In Red for Priyanka Chopra. ......

'Grateful to be alive, I want to work'

'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.''It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach......

When Kajol BACKSTABBED Bobby Deol!

It's been a busy weekend for Bollywood, and Mumbai's heavy rains did not deter them from going about their business. A look at the film folk Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted over the weekend.......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

Bollywood's WOMEN IN WHITE

Who can forget Marilyn Monroe's flying white dress in The Seven Year Itch, Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress in My Fair Lady, Bond Girl Ursula Andress in a white bikini or Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia......

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......

Check out schedule of Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/Twitter India will be sending a 228-strong contingent including 119 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics. Out of the 119 athletes, 67 are male and 52 are......

PIX: Sportspersons receive national honours virtually

IMAGE: Rani Rampal. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's sporting heroes were bestowed the annual national awards in an unparalleled online ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic during which......

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......

Rohit, Vinesh, Manika, Thangavelu recommended for Khel Ratna

This is the second time since 2016 that four athletes have been finalised for the country's highest sporting honour. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma has been recognised for his ever-rising accomplishments......

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