Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden

Indian-Americans are 'taking over the country', United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the large number of 'incredible' professionals from the community holding key......

Bihar court orders to file FIR against Amit Shah and Dayashankar

A Bihar court on Friday ordered the police to file a first information report against Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and expelled party leader Dayashankar Singh, who had made abusive......

Cantt board polls: BJP loses all 7 seats in Modi's constituency Varanasi

In a major jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, none of the candidates supported by it could ensure victory in the Cantonment Board polls in Varanasi and Lucknow, and managed to win......

Padma Vibhushan for Mario Miranda, Bhupen Hazarika

President Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of......

Accenture to foray into Bengal; to hire 1,000

Kolkata is all set to have a new entrant in the information technology (IT) space. Global technology and consultancy giant, Accenture, is currently in the process of setting up operations, by way......

What makes entrepreneurs tick? Gurcharan Das finds

In his last bestseller he sought answers to the importance of being good using the epic Mahabharata as a reference point and now author and economist Gurcharan Das sets out to discover success......

Box office: Poor opening for Force 2, Tum Bin 2

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases -- both sequels -- saw a similar fate at the box office. Force 2 failed to impress with its convoluted plot.  Tum Bin 2 was too lengthy......

Box Office: Rock On 2 flops

The hits and misses of the week. Farhan Akhtar-starrer Rock On 2 did not receive as much love as the first movie. The reviews were poor and the film fared badly at the box office. Trade analyst......

Box Office: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Shivaay fare average

The hits and misses of the week. Last week saw two big Diwali film releases -- Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Ajay Devgn's Shivaay. Both films saw a below average opening......

Box Office: 31st October flops

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's release 31st October has fared poorly at the box office. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.   31st October......

Sports Shorts: India out of final race after loss to Australia

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday  IMAGE: India will take on hosts Malaysia in their fourth match on Wednesday. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter A......

Jwala moves court over BAI's life ban threat

Embattled shuttler Jwala Gutta moved the Delhi high court on Wednesday against the Badminton Association of India after its disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on her for an alleged code......

Will intervene in Jwala issue if she approaches: Jitendra Singh

In what would come as some relief for embattled shuttler Jwala Gutta, who is facing a life ban for alleged disciplinary breach, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said he can look into her dispute with......

Ghosal, Nandrajog have it easy

Minor upsets notwithstanding, matches went according to seedingsin the 55th ICL National Squash Championship in Chennai on Wednesday. The performances of the topplayers show that Saurav Ghosal and......

National squash: Smooth sailing for men's seeds

The top 16 seeds in the men's section, including Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi, sailed into the second round, evens as the women side saw a few upsets in the 55th Senior ICL National......