Maharashtra collector seeks EC advice amid Maratha stir, here is why

The collector of Maharashtra's Dharashiv district has expressed concerns that the Maratha community might field “too many” candidates, beyond the capacity of electronic voting machines,......

HC's 'control sexual urges' advice: SC to hear matter on May 2

The Supreme Court said on Friday it will hear on May 2 the matter involving a Calcutta high court verdict wherein the judges had advised adolescent girls 'to control sexual urges'. Photograph: ANI......

Why I Support Narayana Murthy

If 4,000 workers could work round the clock for the construction of the new Parliament building, then there is no reason why all infrastructure projects too cannot follow that model, asserts Dr......

SC raps HC's 'control sexual urges' advice to girls

Judges are not expected to express their personal views or preach, the Supreme Court remarked on Friday, strongly criticising a Calcutta high court judgment which advised young girls to 'control......

Why valuation of FMCG sector is likely to be attractive

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has underperformed the Nifty over the past year as its 20 per cent return is trumped by 29 per cent of the benchmark index. The FMCG index saw a 2.2 per......

Tata Motors rides high on JLR volume, margin expectations

From its lows in December, the stock of Tata Motors is up about 15 per cent. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters The gains came on the back of better than expected December volumes in its UK-based......

Bharat Forge rides on diverse product mix, customer base

Bharat Forge, the Pune-based automotive component maker, has been one of the top-performing companies in its segment. Photograph: Courtesy, Bharat Forge The company’s stock price is up 39.3......

Why analysts are betting on IndiGo, SpiceJet

Airline stocks have been soaring following a steep decline in crude oil prices and sustained passenger traffic. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Analysts have particularly turned bullish on the......

'The biggest risk I took was...'

'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram In 2017, Manushi Chhillar surprised everyone by winning not only the Miss......

Is Taapsee Getting Married?

IMAGE: Taapsee Pannu with Mathias Boe. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mathias Boe/Instagram Is Taapsee Pannu tying the knot with beau Mathias Boe? When Subhash K Jha asks the actor this question, she......

Memories Of Chandler Bing

I don't know how the other Friends will react to Matthew Perry's death, but I am sure a part of them will be buried with Chandler, believes passionate Friends fan A Ganesh Nadar. I woke on Sunday......

'Don't be in a relationship that doesn't...'

'... make you happy because you are supposed to be happy since you live life only once.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Niti Taylor/Instagram Niti Taylor made her acting debut in Ektaa Kapoor's 2009......

WFI chief declares victory, focus shifts to Olympic trials

IMAGE: Sanjay Singh, right, a loyalist of former president Brij Bhushan Singh, and his panel winning the Wrestling Federation of India polls by big margins on December 21. Photograph: ANI......

Date set for wrestling trials for Asian Games: Exemption for trio?

IMAGE: Three protesting wrestlers may be given exemption from the trials. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Getty Images The IOA ad-hoc committee on Wednesday decided to hold much-awaited Asian Games......

Jadeja's 'go to man' turns 42!

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ravindra Jadeja/Twitter   As Mahendra Singh Dhoni marks his 42nd birthday on July 7, Friday, his CSK team-mate Ravindra Jadeja took to Twitter to extend his wishes......

IOA ad-hoc panel pushes back decision on wrestling trials

IMAGE: Six wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat, had requested the sports ministry to grant them additional time to prepare for Asian......