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Spelling Bee: Samir Patel thwarted by 'clevis'

Samir Sudhir Patel, 13, from Colleyville, Texas, a perennial crowd favorite for the past four years at the Scripps annual National Spelling Bee, who was counting on taking on title in his fifth and......

AI plane crash death toll hits 270 as families wait for bodies

The death toll in the London-bound Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad rose to 270 on Saturday even as the Centre set up a high-level multi-disciplinary panel headed by the Union home secretary to......

Indian American kids set to prove mettle

While all eyes are once again set on Texas-based Indian American star speller Samir Patel, ten other Indian American kids are ready to prove their mettle in the semi finals of the 80th Scripps......

BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. IMAGE: Union......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

Urjit Patel most likely to have a soothing effect on stock markets

Rupee, bonds may see knee-jerk reaction, as Urjit Patel is considered an inflation warrior The markets have welcomed the government’s decision to appoint Urjit Patel as governor of the......

Jet Airways offers pilots Rs 60 cr of wage arrears in March

Jet Airways on Wednesday offered to pay Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) of wage dues to its 1,000 pilots in March. The airline, in which Abu Dhabi’s Etihad has a 24 per cent stake, has a monthly......

India's 10 Top Philanthropists

IMAGE: Azim Premji and his family gave away Rs 7,904 crore (Rs 79.04 billion) in philanthropy, up 1,645 per cent!!! over the previous year. Azim Premji -- but who else? -- tops the revised......

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets.The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of......

RBI's autonomy and image 'dented beyond repair'

RBI staff tell Governor Urjit Patel that the central bank's image of efficiency and independence has 'gone into smithereens in no time.' Feeling 'humiliated' by events since demonetisation,......

'I don't want to be the biggest star'

'That's not my dream anymore.' Samir Soni gives us a glimpse into the struggles he faced in his early acting career in his debut book, My Experiments With Silence: The Diary Of An Introvert.......

PIX: Mona Singh celebrates with Ekta Kapoor

Ganpati celebrations in full swing! Television actors flocked to Ekta Kapoor's home for Lord Ganesha's darshan over the weekend. Mona Singh. Sakshi Tanwar. Kanchi......

PIX: Inside Salman Khan's 50th birthday party!

Salman Khan's 50th birthday bash at his Panvel farmhouse must have been really exciting. A lot of selfies were clicked and shared by the celebrities on Instagram and Twitter. While we saw the stars......

PIX: Mouni, Karishma, Abhishek party with Ekta Kapoor

Jeetendra is a grandfather once more! Ekta Kapoor became a mom on January 27 through IVF and she shared this joyous moment with the world through her social media accounts. She has named her......

PIX: Anurag, Nora, Vineet at the movies

Actors and directors step out for movie nights. Before their movies release, Bollywood folk screen the films for friends and family. Find out who attended the screenings of this week's releases......

DC still motivated to end on high

IMAGE: DC did not have the rub of the green in the 2nd half of the tournament, feels assistant coach Matthew Mott. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals assistant coach Matthew Mott agreed that their......

DC Vs LSG: Who Bowled Best?

In a match where bowlers were sent on a leather hunt on a batting-friendly surface with short boundaries in Visakhapatnam, some of them managed to hold their own. The high-scoring IPL 2025 match......

Who will be the new Chief Selector of Team India?

Mongia, Maninder, Das among notable names in contention for senior selectors' posts IMAGE: As the date of application for the new panel closed at 6 pm on Monday, it is understood that more than 50......