CPM in SC against SIR, asks to be heard with DMK on Tuesday

The Communist Party of India-Marxist has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Election Commission's directive for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral......

'Disturbing trend': SC flags false, scurrilous allegations against judges

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed deep concern over a "growing and disturbing trend" of litigants and lawyers making scandalous and scurrilous allegations against judges when court rulings do......

Bihar records highest-ever 65% turnout in first phase of polls

In the "highest ever" voter turnout in Bihar, nearly 65 percent of 3.75 crore electors exercised their franchise on Thursday across 121 constituencies in the first phase of the assembly elections,......

SC sets aside ED summons to lawyers, issues guidelines

In a significant verdict aimed at protecting lawyer-client privilege, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a slew of directions to curb arbitrary summoning of lawyers by probe agencies for rendering......

Sensex jumps 319 points on buying in IT stocks

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Monday after three straight days of losses following buying in IT and financial shares and a rally in global peers. Photograph: Danish......

Stock markets fall for 2nd day in volatile trade

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower in a highly volatile trade on Thursday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and selling in blue-chip ICICI Bank. Photograph: Danish......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Quarterly earnings, macroeconomic data announcements and global trends will drive the Indian stock markets in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Stock markets would......

Stock markets rally on US Fed rate cut hopes, fresh foreign fund inflows

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled in the positive territory on Wednesday, tracking a rally in global peers, amid hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and fresh......

Why Was Sulakshana Pandit So Famous?

In 1973, Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, married and retired from films.Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement.Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was......

'Sulakshana Didi Got The Tag Of Being A Lucky Heroine'

'Kishoreda suggested to Sulakshana didi that she should become an actress and sing her own songs in her films.' IMAGE: Sulakshana Pandit in Phaansi. For 20 years, singer-actress Sulakshana Pandit,......

'It Was Always Anil Kapoor For Tezaab'

IMAGE: Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor in Tezaab. Aditya Pancholi has claimed that he was the first choice to play the lead role opposite Madhuri Dixit in Tezaab. The role eventually went to Anil......

Know Who Amitabh's Friends Are?

'I don't have many friends. The ones that I have, I'm very proud of and happy with.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Dostana. Amitabh Bachchan's Dostana turns 45 this year, and sends the actor down......

Renuka Thakur: Fulfilling Her Father's Dream With WC Glory

'We are happy as our daughter has reached here today and we wish that all girls should go forward and pray to God to keep the youth away from drugs.' IMAGE: Pacer Renuka Thakur played a major role......

Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha's run machine Rathod surpasses Hazare, Kambli

IMAGE: Yash Rathod has the sixth-highest first-class average for any Indian batter with at least 2000 runs, going past Vijay Hazare (58.38) and Vinod Kambli (59.67). Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X......

Why Yorkshire still cries for Vinod Kambli

'Vinod never cared about money, nor did he have any respect for commodities' IMAGE: The Untold Vinod Kambli Story from Yorkshire. Photograph: Vinod Kambli/Instagram 'We have a lot of love for......

'5 minutes of blur': 'Nearly Man' Muzumdar's moment of glory!

'It's a watershed moment in Indian cricket, not just women's cricket.' IMAGE: Amol Muzumdar never experienced the highs of an India cricketer but now he is a World Cup winning head coach -- only......

Olympic medallist wrestler Sehrawat banned for a year!

IMAGE: Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat was disqualified from the World Championships for exceeding the weight limit by 1.7kg on the day of competition. Photograph: ANI Photo The......