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UP polls: Only 1 of 148 women candidates of Cong won

The Congress' star women candidates, who entered the election fray as a symbol of struggle with the slogan 'Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon', secured less than 3,000 votes each and had to even forfeit......

Saffron reigns in UP as BJP scores thumping win, SP distant second

The Bharatiya Janata Party stormed back to power in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, trouncing its main rival Samajwadi Party, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserting that......

Focus on youth, women fail to revive Congress in UP

Notwithstanding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra crisscrossing Uttar Pradesh and a buzz built around the "Ladki hoon, Lad sakti hoon" campaign, the Congress was leading in only one seat out of 403 in the......

Around 55% voter turnout recorded in 5th phase of UP poll

Around 55 per cent polling was recorded on Sunday in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls for 61 seats spread across 12 districts. UP Assembly Election 2022 IMAGE: Women show......

Voting for UP Phase V begins, dy CM Maurya among prominent contestants

Voting for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls began on Sunday morning, with state deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya among 692 candidates, who are contesting on 61 seats......

FinMin goes for reshuffle ahead of Budget

Ahead of Budget 2016-17, the government on Monday announced a few changes in the finance ministry, transferring the disinvestment secretary and a special secretary in the revenue department,......

Three finance secretaries in 15 months!

The way the present government has dealt with appointments of civil servants remains to be a cause for concern, notes A K Bhattacharya. Facts should speak for themselves. The Narendra Modi......

Govt to raise USD 1.4 billion from Indian Oil share sale

India is set to raise abou Rs 9,379 crore or Rs 93.79 billion from a share sale in state-run Indian Oil Corp, the government said on Monday, but a slump in the stock market raised concerns about......

Divestment kitty: Govt eyes best first half in 7 years

Expects to raise Rs 9,300 crore from Indian Oil share sale on Monday Looking to garner Rs 9,300 crore (Rs 93 billion) from Indian Oil share sale on Monday, the government expects its disinvestment......

Rajiv Mehrishi's retirement to leave big shoes to fill

All eyes on North Block — who leads the Budget-making team for FY 2016-17? With Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi expected to retire in August this year, civil servants in New Delhi and......

Ranbir to Raj: Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Fire dominates the frames of Brahmastra Part One: Shiva. 'Kuch rishta hai mera aag se,' explains Ranbir Kapoor only to learn he's an 'Agni Astra' spearheading Ayan Mukerji's superhero universe in......

15 Actresses Who Dared To Play Mom

From the time Waheeda Rehman at age 34 got typecast as a mom after playing one to Jaya Bhaduri in Rajinder Singh Bedi's Phagun, heroines have shied away from playing a mom on screen. Eight years......

FUN-FUN Bollywood Quiz!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Ready for your weekly dose of our fun, filmi quiz? All you have to do is pick the right name from the options listed......

The 25 Moods of Lata Mangeshkar

For more than half a century, the beautiful quality of Lata Mangeshkar's singing has regaled generations of listeners. The fact that it's not merely tough but impossible for anybody to name just......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

Shorts: Boxer Duati challenges semis loss at Nationals

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images India Open silver-medallist and defending......

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