The party has rejected reports that it forced the AAP leader to change her last name because it was "Christian-sounding".
Round-up of the Ranji Trophy games being played in different parts of the country
Illayaraja, 74, who has been conferred with Padma Bhushan in 2009, was selected for Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award after Bharat Ratna.
Bengal middle-order batsman Pankaj Shaw made it truly a Merry Christmas amassing a record 413 not out in the three-day Cricket Association of Bengal First Division tournament in Kolkata on Sunday. Representing Barisha Sporting, the 28-year-old batsman struck 44 fours and 23 sixes en-route to the first 400-plus score in a three-day CAB league. Barisha Sporting were overnight 192/2 with the No. 4 batsman on 44 as he carried forward his sublime knock.
It's like Agatha Christie walked into Roman Polanski's Chinatown conversing in Vishal Bhardwaj with a smattering of Brian De Palma for razzle-dazzle -- the upshot is mesmeric, raves Sukanya Verma.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the forthcoming films, and also looks back at how successful this genre has been in the past.
Catch a glimpse of their various facets -- prepping for work, enjoying their downtime or simply cut loose in these videos.
Meanwhile, a 25-feet high statue of Vajpayee will be installed in Uttar Pradesh government secretariat in Lucknow
Select the exact category by matching your investment horizon to the portfolio duration, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Meet the winners at the Zee Rishtey Awards.
According to a senior police officer, councilor Manish Chaudhary's supporters tried to free him from police custody when he was being taken to a police station.
I am planning to practice against the wet tennis balls from 18 yards and also with plastic ball on concrete pitches to reduce my reaction time for strokes, said India's latest batting sensation, Lokesh Rahul.
Check out the winners at the News18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.
While one waits to see when theatres will reopen, it would be nice to start off with light-hearted movies.
City Of Dreams 2 released recently, and is quite a must watch.
Joginder Tuteja looks at films set in the jungles.
Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu on Thursday amid partisan political voices in favour and against the new recruitment scheme for the defence forces that has set off a firestorm.
In the first week, there shall be a cap of 2,000 pilgrims each day, of which 1,900 would be from Jammu and Kashmir and the remaining 100 from outside.
"Four terrorists were killed in the retaliatory firing and the suicide attack was foiled," an official said.
Mumbai held a slight advantage against Railways at stumps on day two after a gritty 110 from Suryakumar Yadav in the Ranji Trophy Group A match in Mysore on Sunday. Mumbai, resuming at an overnight 244 for five, went on to score 345 courtesy Yadav, who started the day on 60. Captain and leggie Karn Sharma led from the front for Railways, adding two wickets to his overnight tally to complete a five-wicket haul.
A mix of masala flicks that will release this month.
After two and a half months of taking oath, MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has many challenges before him. The first is to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected more than 10,000 people in the state. But The political challenges are even more daunting, reports Sandeep Kumar.
26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between the victorious Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi is 55,120 votes.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Actors and directors step out for movie nights.
Karnataka rode on Rahul's 81 runs and an unbeaten 142 by Pandey.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday...
Besides the duo, 2017 World Weightlifting Champion in the 48kg category, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and former Asian Games gold medallist tennis player Somdev Devvarman were conferred with the Padma Shri award.
Chinky Yadav upstaged the experienced Rahi Sarnobat and the fancied Manu Bhaker to win gold as India swept the women's 25m pistol event of the ISSF Shooting World Cup in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Modi will address three rallies -- at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur -- to seek support for National Democratic Alliance nominees on different assembly constituencies going to vote in the first phase on October 28. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also slated to launch his campaign in Bihar elections on Friday.
Moeen Ali and James Anderson made light of the injured Stuart Broad's absence with a devastating bowling display for England on Saturday as they skittled out India for 161 to win the fourth Test and take a 2-1 series lead.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Akki's various cop roles through the years, and realises that he's played one as many as 17 times!
Round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, hailed Saikhom Mirabai Chanu's gold-medal winning effort at the Weightlifting World Championship in Anaheim, USA.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
