Himachal CM expands cabinet, Virbhadra's son among 7 ministers take oath

The four-week old Himachal Pradesh cabinet headed by Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was expanded on Sunday with the induction of seven ministers, including Vikramaditya Singh, the son of former chief......

Punjab minister quits months after graft allegations

Punjab Minister Fauja Singh Sarari resigned from the cabinet on Saturday, months after he was embroiled in a controversy over an audio clip in which he allegedly discussed ways to 'trap' some......

Himachal Cong MLAs to meet again amid intense lobbying for CM's post

Newly elected Congress MLAs will meet Saturday evening for a second time in 24 hours as the party attempts to pick a consensus candidate for the chief minister's post amid hectic lobbying by......

BJP retains Gujarat with record win; Congress bags Himachal

Riding high on the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday retained power in Gujarat for a record seventh straight term pulverising the opposition to secure......

Davos: PM to meet 100 CEOs; FM to skip WEF

Budget forces last minute change in finance minister's plans.Archis Mohan and Arup Roy Choudhury report. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi has been meeting CEOs since his appointment in May......

'India's in a sweet spot, but that's not going to last forever'

India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options. P Rajendran/Rediff.com listens in. India has......

Modi all set for tryst with Silicon Valley CEOs

He will visit the campuses of iconic Tesla, Facebook and Google Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Silicon Valley tonight where he will learn firsthand the success story of iconic companies......

How did Aahana spend her Sunday?

Just how do film folk spend their Sundays? Do they spend the day relaxing or is it yet another day at work? Photograph: Kind courtesy Aahana Kumra/Instagram It's pool time for Aahana Kumra.  ......

Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars

'This film is a product of a dangerous trend to take just a sprinkling of truth, mix it with free-flowing speculation and present it as historical facts, says Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Mithun......

Bollywood's BEST Air Force Movies

May the Air Force be with you! There aren't too many Hindi films set against the backdrop of military aviation. Clearly, that's about to change after Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returned......

'Aamir can never be an actor'

When Aamir was in his teens, someone suggested that his uncle Nasir Husain should cast his nephew sometime in the future.'No,' Husain said, 'he can never be an actor.''I am a director. I have a......

Historic medal haul! India shines bright at World Para Athletics

Indian para athletes record best ever finish at World Championship, earn 17 quota places for Paris Games IMAGE: Ekta Bhyan won gold in Women's Club Throw F51 Event. She also registered a new Asian......

National selector's job: Will increase in salary attract the likes of Sehwag?

IMAGE: Will a change in remuneration attract the big names of Indian cricket. Photograph: BCCI The big names in Indian cricket, of late, have opted to stay away when it comes to applying for the......

New faces for Windies Tour: Pujara, Umesh under threat

There might not be a knee-jerk reaction to India's second successive World Test Championship final defeat but senior players Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav's places could come under the scanner......

Chetan Sharma retained as chairman of new selection panel

IMAGE: Former India fast bowler Chetan Sharma was named as the chairman of the new selection panel. Photograph: BCCI Chetan Sharma was on Saturday retained as the chairman of the senior selection......

Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape in new Cricket Advisory Committee

IMAGE: Former national selector Jatin Paranjpe with former head coach Ravi Shastri. Photograph: Jatin Paranjpe/Instagram Former India players and national selectors Ashok Malhotra and Jatin......