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BJD's protest over Odisha student's death turns violent

Several Biju Janata Dal workers and leaders, including two former ministers, were injured in a scuffle with police personnel in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday during a party's protest over the death of......

India set to bid farewell to old Parliament building

Historians and conservation architects describe the old edifice as a "repository of India's history" and its "democratic ethos", and an "architectural jewel" of Delhi. IMAGE: A view of the......

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Mathura court rejects bail plea of journalist Siddique Kappan

A court in Mathura on Tuesday rejected the bail application of journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested in October last year while on his way to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras. ......

15 CBI officers get home ministry's excellence award

CBI officer V K Shukla, who is probing the death of Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand, is among 15 officers of the agency awarded the 'Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation' for the......

Who will be India's new oil regulator?

Former oil secretary Tarun Kapoor, present and former chairmen of ONGC and a former director of IOC, are among over a dozen people who have applied for the top job at the oil and gas regulator,......

Global recovery: Destination India?

It was a winter evening in the late 1980s and huddled in the coffee shop of the Taj Palace hotel, the organisers of the India Economic Summit were frantic. The day before the most prestigious......

How to bust cyber crimes

As cyber crimes in BPOs make headlines, computer forensic experts say Indian investigating agencies need to be a step ahead of the criminals in putting together sophisticated tools to discover......

IIT Roorkee to develop IT park

IIT Roorkee will build an IT park for Uttaranchal government. The park will come up on 300 acre land given to IIT for campus expansion.The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, will be developing......

Pay hike brings cheer to auto sector, consumer durables

Maruti Suzuki is eyeing an over 25 per cent growth in sales to government employees. Top carmakers, including Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai and Honda, are expecting a spike in their......

Bad Cop Review: Dj Vu

Bad Cop is not unwatchable. For older viewers, there may even be some comfort in the familiar, notes Deepa Gahlot. Bollywood has already put its stamp on this formula -- twin brothers, one grows......

Wild Wild Punjab Review: Sober Version Of The Hangover

This is the kind of film to watch with friends and maybe a six-pack.It has some risqué bits but nothing so vulgar that the pause button would need to be hit if Mummyji walks into the room,......

Movies COMING UP IN February

The year started with a bang with the big-budget Fighter releasing in January. February will see only mid to decent budgeted films arriving. While some of these are star-driven films, others are......

Crakk Review: AVOID!!!

Crakk is absolute crap, declares Mayur Sanap. Sometimes mere words cannot describe something adequately to pinpoint just how idiotic and vapid some film experiences are. Witnessing Vidyut......

Kaalkoot Review: Vijay Varma Gets Another Thumbs Up

With a solid Vijay Varma at its centre, Kaalkoot is a riveting watch, notes Mayur Sanap. Police procedurals are the flavour of the season in the Hindi streaming space. Set in the hinterlands, the......

Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Datt passes away

IMAGE: A formidable half-back, Keshav Datt was part of India's historic feat at the 1948 Olympics where the country beat home team Britain 4-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London to win the first......

Arvind Bhat in Australian Open pre-QF

National champion Arvind Bhat made it to the pre-quarter-finals of the Australian Open badminton tournament after beating Iran's Kaveh Mehrabi in the second round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Arvind......

Indian challenge ends in Indian Open

It was curtains for India in the Indian Open Super Series after young shuttlers Sourabh Verma and RMV Gurusai Datt suffered straight-game defeats in the quarter-finals of the men's singles at the......

After retirement, what's Yuvraj upto?

'I have had a lot of fun shooting for something special with the cast of the show; and I hope people enjoy watching it.' Having recently retired from cricket, India's former World Cup winner......

C'wealth Games champs Jwala-Ashwini beaten

The Commonwealth Games' gold medal-winning pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa went down fighting in the Indian Open Super Series badminton at the Siri Fort Complex, in New Delhi, on Thursday.......