Money allocated for rural India has increased, but expenditure of panchayats is not adequate and inconsistent
The bond market expects at least 25 basis points cut in the June 6 policy.
VHP leader says that the ghar wapsis will continue till 15 crore people are reconverted.
Hopes of revival and earnings growth in 2020, surprise tax cuts, and robust foreign flows - thanks to easy global monetary policies - are a few reasons why the markets have managed to digest the low GDP footprint. Select bluechips such as Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, and ICICI Bank have gained sharply this year. On the other hand, YES Bank, Zee Entertainment, and Indiabulls Housing have seen a sharp fall.
A look at pictures from the Filmfare Glamour and Style awards.
'Azhar has been very honest and has revealed a lot. Did he accept the (match-fixing) money? Did the match-fixing happen? Did he betray his team? We have tackled all that.' Director Tony D'Souza gets candid about his new film, Azhar.
A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Working skirts, Bollywood style!
Same outfit, styled differently by celebs. Tell us who looked better.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Senior JD-U leader Nitish Kumar extended best wishes to Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for the Delhi elections.
'If global growth continues to be sluggish, India instead could potentially take a bigger piece of a shrinking pie,' says Prachi Mishra, managing director, Global Macro Research, and India chief economist, Goldman Sachs.
When TV stars take on the big screen...
As the year draws to a close, we look back at the hottest showstoppers of the year. Don't forget to vote for your favourite at the very end!
Troubles increased for Sukhvinder Kaur alias Radhe Maa, the self-styled godwoman, on Thursday, with a court in Mumbai denying her pre-arrest bail and a Gujarat MLA seeking probe against her in connection with a suicide case in Kutch district.
'I got a call from Shah Rukh Khan.' 'Gana leak ho gaya,' he said. 'Leak ho gaya, toh ho gaya. Nikal jayega,' I said. 'And that's what happened.' 'Chammak Challo went viral overnight!'
Fashion icons and celebs glam it up at the HT Style Awards.
Can't remember the first Rock On!! magic? We take you through the memory lane.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I have tried to draw the UN's attention to the very obvious attempt of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convert a secular India into a theocratic Hindu State.'
The VHP has felicitated parents who have more than half a dozen children.
The hits and misses of the week.
A look at the top tweets from Bollywood celebrities!
A look at the arrivals.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday launched a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government and announced a nationwide campaign to counter right wing forces.
High waist pants. Collared blouses. Voluptuous hairdos. Ready to go back in time?
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'In today's digitalised world, news about the prevalence of such intolerant groups with their pathological animosity towards the minorities cannot remain a secret.' 'Silicon Valley CEOs will undoubtedly factor in such disturbing inputs as they draw up their investment plans.'
Hindu community was facing a "conspiracy" and it should strengthen itself and "set an example", Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria said in Agra at a condolence meeting for a dalit VHP leader, who was shot dead on Thursday.
The new hire, Gangadhar Darbha, joined as a consultant
The hits and misses of the week.
The World Before Her is a remarkable film, if for no other reason than that it tells the story of India's women centred on them alone.
Presenting some of the good, bad and ugly looks of the week.
'Modi's more than dozen interviews are helping him fine-tune the rough edges of his campaign. He is trying to influence floating voters, undecided voters, non-committal and caste-neutral voters into deciding whether to go for the Lotus or not. These could have been Congress voters, but its divided house, torn between the old guard and Rahul Gandhi, seems to have got completely confused.' Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt lists what the Congress did wrong to find itself in such a sorry mess today.
The biggest step towards overcoming the habit of overeating is recognising that it exists
