Crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Karnataka unit appeared to worsen on Friday with former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa insisting on a February 27 ultimatum for his reinstatement and party president Nitin Gadkari ruling out replacing incumbent Sadananda Gowda. Yeddyurappa, who was forced to resign more than six months ago after a Lokayukta report indicted him on illegal mining, made it clear to the party chief that he was in no mood to wait any longer.
The actress talks about her comeback film, Vikram Bhatt's Dangerous Ishhq.
The actress talks about her comeback film, Vikram Bhatt's Dangerous Ishhq.
Joleon Lescott's 62nd-minute goal and a brilliant late save by goalkeeper Joe Hart sent Manchester City back to the top of the Premier League with a tense 1-0 win at Aston Villa Sunday.
Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank-Sungard team could be thrown out of cycling's World Tour after the Spaniard was given a two-year doping ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday.
In an industry that was once known for its courteous men, slanging matches and fist fights have become the order of the day. The SRK-Shirish Kunder incident happens to be the latest one in the long list of Bollywood scuffles.
Karnataka high court on Monday adjourned to November 2 the bail applications filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, remanded to judicial custody, in corruption cases against him.
Indian pugilists Lalitha Prasad Polipalli (48kg), Manish Kaushik (52kg) and Sandeep Kumar (57kg) continued their winning run, reaching the quarter-finals in the second AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Monday.
'...it didn't make sense to me.' 'If the character was not adding (to the story), I wasn't interested.' 'The reason why I chose to act is because of the way it makes me feel when I'm acting, not for the fame and money.'
Give us YOUR take on these famous personalities' fashionable (and not-so-fashionable!) choices.
Disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir has got some much-needed support from Indian batting great Rahul Dravid, who feels it would be "great" if the youngster manages to make a comeback after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing.
Police on Friday detained a teenage boy who purportedly sent the Harkat-ul-Jihadi-Islami email claiming responsibility for Wednesday's blast outside the Delhi high court from a cyber cafe in Kishtwar, police said.
'I hope that the incoming Biden-Harris Administration works with India to address some of the most profound geopolitical transboundary challenges.'
The jury summons that changed her life forever was in the mail too. She might not have opened it and did not reply to it; she was not eligible for jury duty, being a non-citizen. It resulted in an arrest warrant and a sequence of events ultimately resulting in her death.
The former information commissioner, who is known for his pro-transparency orders in several high-profile cases, said the proposed changes "seriously undermine" the autonomy of information commissions.
Refusing to give up his efforts to make Home Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in 2G scam, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said he will move the Supreme Court within a month to challenge a Delhi court's order rejecting his plea as he has a "very, very strong case".
Occupy Wall Street protests have a distinct desi flavour that goes beyond the belief in militant non-violence.
In an interview with Malvika Joshi and Somasroy Chakraborty, Madan Menon, RBS' chief executive for Singapore and Southeast Asia and head of global banking and markets in India, shares the bank's plans.
Supreme Court lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan was attacked on Wednesday evening for his remarks on Kashmir. Police have identified two right-wing groups behind the incident.
Champions Manchester United suffered a second straight Premier League defeat on Wednesday, losing 3-0 to Newcastle United to leave Manchester City three points clear at the top of the table.
Despite being reduced to 10-men, defending champions Salgaocar Sports Club warded off the challenge from visitors Shillong Lajong, defeating them 2-1 in a round 13 I-League match, in Margao, on Wednesday.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has confirmed his deputy Shane Watson will continue to open the batting in South Africa, despite media reports claiming the all-rounder was contemplating a move down the order to revive his form.
Kapil Dev reckons that England would struggle to repeat a whitewash in this month's five match ODI series.
Closure of tanneries pulls down domestic finished leather exports and local price of raw-skin.
United Spirits Ltd (USL), flagship spirits company of the UB Group, has finally decided on foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) to raise as much as $225 million (Rs 1,190 crore). The plan is to raise up to $175 million, plus an over-allotment option of $50 million.
The ninth Nawab of Pataudi, who breathed his last on Thursday, was educated in England and captained Oxford University and Sussex, besides playing for India in 46 Test matches between 1961 and 1975.
Experts say the central bank will refrain from using the CRR as a liquidity tool, as a reduction in the rate will go against its current anti-inflationary stance.
In two online chats with readers on November 25 and December 2, ARKS Srinivas, ex-director of T.I.M.E. addressed reader queries on cracking NMAT, SNAP and XAT exam. For those who missed the live chats, read on for the transcript.
The Indian team's injury woes were compounded with senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar forced to sit out of the opening One-dayer against England at Chester-Le-Street due to a toe injury.
Dr Tara Thiagarajan is the chairperson and managing director of the Rs 200-crore (Rs 2 billion) Madura Micro Finance Ltd. She is also the director of Microcredit Foundation of India.
However, the indications of a truce are clear, as none of the rebels have demanded a change in leadership.
Singer Shibani Kashyap shares her money mantras, credit card dos and don'ts, her first salary and investments and what she plans to buy this Diwali with Rediff.com.
Christiano Ronaldo's supermodel girlfriend, who was crowned the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimwear Edition cover girl, captivates in a new swimsuit campaign!
'Given that he would have a good understanding of how many jobs the economy can create at the moment, was Modi hailing the modest pakoda-seller to infuse some charm in self-employment?' asks Udit Misra.
Improvised cannons and illegal firearms were seized from near a Communist Party of India-Marxist office and another area in West Bengal on Thursday by the police and the joint forces.
The daughter of the victim, who died after Smriti Irani's cavalcade hit their vehicle, on Monday said that she pleaded before her with folded hands but the Union HRD minister didn't provide them any help.
Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate.
Delhi University's prestigious St Stephen's College today announced its first cut-off list for admissions to the 2015-16 academic session with the highest requirement being for English honours at 99 per cent.
The department is identifying tax evasion cases from the information it has got from various countries under the normal exchange route.
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, probing the July 13 serial blasts, is taking the assistance of a foreign firm to enhance quality of the CCTV footages recorded at the three locations, a senior police official said.
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