Nitish to expand cabinet soon, hectic lobbying for Speaker's post

A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formed the government in Bihar in alliance with the National Democratic Alliance, hectic lobbying started for the post of assembly speaker, and other......

21 die in Bihar hooch tragedy; triggers political slugfest

In yet another suspected hooch tragedy in dry Bihar, 21 deaths were reported from Saran district on Wednesday, triggering a slugfest in the state assembly where the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan'......

'You're drunk': Nitish yells at BJP MLAs in Bihar assembly

At least six people have died in yet another hooch tragedy in dry Bihar, which led to a slanging match in the state assembly on Wednesday between a belligerent opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and......

31 ministers join Nitish govt, RJD gets lion's share

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his new cabinet on Tuesday by inducting 31 new ministers, including a huge contingent of 16 from key ally Rashtriya Janata Dal, taking care to give due......

Investment growth comes up short despite govt's capex push

Investment growth moderated slightly in the economy during the first quarter (Q1) of the current financial year (2023-24, or FY24), notwithstanding the front-loading of capital expenditure (capex)......

With 7.2% GDP growth in FY23, India's economy now stands at $3.3 trillion

Firing all cylinders, India continues to maintain its streak of world-beating economic growth after the GDP growth for the March quarter beat all expectations with a 6.1% expansion that helped push......

Wholesale price based inflation eased to 2-year low of 4.73% in Jan

The wholesale price-based inflation declined to 2-year low of 4.73 per cent in January on easing prices of manufactured items, fuel and power, even though food articles turned expensive.......

Consumption, infra investments show recovery

Consumption and infrastructure investments are expected to show a strong recovery as the economy bounces back from two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the first Advance Estimates of gross domestic......

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

'The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then.''I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers.''And then after three-four months...' IMAGE: Subhash Ghai with Ramya Krishnan and......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

Aamir Parties With Kartik Aaryan

Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma invited their friends from the industry over for their annual Eid party. There were the regular faces, plus a few surprises on the guest list. And here, the invitees......

'I don't have the 'giving up' attitude'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Harshita Gaur/Instagram Harshita Gaur is excited about her coming show Jehanabad Of Love And War, where she plays a youg woman from Bihar. A trained Kathak dancer,......

Is IPL the Saviour of Test cricket?

The IPL, by giving a large pool of Indian talent the opportunity to compete with the best international players, has also come to be seen as the cauldron that spews out the most exciting talent for......

He changed sports journalism in India

A Joseph Antony salutes S Krishnan, one of India's finest sports editors. IMAGE: Srinivasaraghavan Krishnan with Kapil Dev, one of the world's legendary all-rounders. Success in sports stems......