Punjab govt draws Oppn flak as dy CM's kin among 2 appointed as addl AG

The son-in-law of Punjab deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa was among two advocates appointed as additional advocate general in the state on Monday, drawing sharp criticism from the......

Even we need to survive!

The humans are in trouble. They've been attacked by a Virus.What happens to the animals who depend on them?The Crows? The Dogs? And The Cats?Nitin Sathe's short story set in the times of the......

Ex-CBI chief A P Singh resigns from UPSC post

Former CBI Director A P Singh, who ran into rough weather over his purported links with controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi, has resigned as UPSC member after a special court in Mumbai termed......

EXCLUSIVE! How Nitin Gadkari bowed out

The story of how Rajnath Singh was named BJP president is nothing short of a potboiler. Believe it or not, the BlackBerrys, iPhones and Nokia phones of the saffron family were on hyper drive to......

Is the Maggi saga stifling food companies?

Over the past several months, new product launches have slowed as companies are growing increasingly anxious about regulatory oversight The list of food companies that are cutting back supply,......

Top-order rejig at Britannia

Vinita Bali to lead global ops, new business growth; COO Berry to head India operations Britannia Industries, one of the country's leading publicly-held food companies, is effecting a major rejig......

Govt to bypass telcos to tap calls

To intercept calls and data without going through telecom operators, the government is planning to spend Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) to set up a centralised monitoring system. This will enable......

All BlackBerry-type messengers under govt lens

Amid controversy over BlackBerry services interception, the Department of Telecom on Tuesday said it was looking at various kinds of messenger services and discussing the matter with the Ministry......

That talent called Amit Mistry

Amit Mistry was a wicked actor, someone who could chance a broken arm, who could take deep dives, who could ram his head into walls, all without bothering about the outcome. And, as with that......

State of Siege 26/11 review

State of Siege 26/ 11 leaves you shocked and wide-eyed, says Joginder Tuteja.   Quite a few films have been made around 26/11 when terror struck Mumbai in 2008. Two of the most notable......

PIX: Priyanka, Deepika at the post Oscar party

After the grand Academy Awards show, it was time to party! The Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills,......

2016's BIGGEST Box Office Clashes

The year will see its fill of Bollywood clashes.  In fact, a monster clash will arrive this Eid between Bollywood's biggest superstars! Here's a look:   Airlift and Kya Kool Hain Hum......

'Politics got in way of cricket at IPL auction'

Rajasthan Royals coach Darren Berry on Monday lashed out at the Indian Premier League authorities for "humiliating" Pakistani players in the January 19 auction and alleged "politics and foreign......

'Bhupathi is the Donald Trump of men's tennis'

Mahesh Bhupathi is nothing if not a multi-tasker. Having just finished lunch in the players' restaurant at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, the doubles-star-turned-entrepreneur concludes a business......

Hair-raising stuff

The banning of umpire Darrell Hair from international cricket has triggered off a firestorm of amusing proportions - if, like me, you laugh that you may not weep. Consider some of the stuff......