Bengal BJP chief packed off in boat from Sandeshkhali sit-in

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Sukanta Majumdar, who on Thursday staged a sit-in outside Sandeshkhali police station demanding the arrest of absconding Trinamool Congress leader......

Kanhaiya On Strong Wicket, But...

Manoj Tiwari is the only sitting MP whom the BJP has retained. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Kanhaiya Kumar, the party candidate from the North East Delhi constituency, at an election......

CBI raids houses of Bengal minister, TMC MLA in civic body recruitment scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday conducted searches at 12 locations, including at the residences of senior West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra, in......

Doesn't listen, doesn't sit in House: Modi on Rahul

'I don't know the language to attack (someone) and it is not in my nature as well. But on the basis of logic and facts, the media might interpret my words in the House to stir some controversy'......

Chhattisgarh pulls up luxury car-loving babus

Chhattisgarh officials appear to be in a rush to buy luxury cars at the government expense for their official use. Senior bureaucrats who are authorised to purchase official vehicles from the......

Nissan launches 370Z at Rs 54 lakh

Nissan Motor India, the subsidiary company of Japanese car-maker, Nissan, on Wednesday launched its first luxury segment sports vehicle 370Z in two variants, in Mumbai. The variants are priced at......

Cabinet likely to review fuel prices

The Union Cabinet is likely to review prices of petrol and diesel as crude oil price continue to move northward. The average price for the Indian basket of crude in June (till date) is $67.04 a......

HP grants $70,000 to Anna varsity

Hewlett Packard has awarded a technology grant worth $70,000 to Anna University to make the learning system in the institute hi-tech.The university will receive approximately $70,000 worth of......

'Film-makers have forgotten the real India'

'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.' IMAGE: Raghubir Yadav is one of India's finest actors. Raghubir Yadav is a phenomenal actor, who embraces......

A super filmi week with Anushka, Kangana and Jeetendra!

A lesson for Jeetendra from Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor delivering gas and Susan Sarandon-Jessica Lange's caustic retelling of the infamous Bette Davis-Joan Crawford feud, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi......

Jeetendra: Sridevi has gone so far away

'A fortnight ago, I met her and Boney.''We were laughing and joking and counting our blessings.' IMAGE: Jeetendra and Sridevi in Tohfa. Jeetendra and Sridevi did 18 films together. They starred in......

Shilpa Shetty case: Will the govt step in?

Priyaranjan Dasmunshi, minister for information and broadcasting and minister for parliamentary affairs, told newsmen in New Delhi on Wednesday evening that he has written a letter to External......

ICC ODI rankings: Virat Kohli inches closer to top spot

Virat Kohli's individual brilliance during India's disastrous show in the lost ODI series against New Zealand has helped the young batsman inch closer to the top spot in the latest......

Assam earn three points against Andhra

Assam kept their knockout hopes alive as they took three vital points by virtue of their first-innings lead against Andhra in their Ranji Trophy Group C match, which ended in a draw in Guwahati.......

Toure named African Footballer of the Year again

Manchester City's Yaya Toure won the African Footballer of the Year award for a second successive time on Thursday, holding off a strong challenge from compatriot and Ivory Coast captain Didier......

Final countdown starts to London Games

Kew Gardens on an English spring morning will host the first in a series of celebrations on Wednesday to commemorate the 100 days' countdown to the London Olympics. An oak tree will be......

Nathan McCullum steals the show

Nathan McCullum came up with an all-round performance to guide New Zealand to a thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 World Cup in Guyana on Friday. After Sri Lankan skipper......