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SIR begins in 12 states, UTs; Oppn claims poll rigging

Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list commenced in nine states and three Union territories on Tuesday, amid objections from several parties with Chief Minister......

A Hopeful Mother Waits In Uttarakhand

Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry. Hopeful Mother Waits IMAGE: Kali Devi, 38, a migrant worker from Nepal, waits next to a helipad, hoping for news of......

TMC releases 'Amit Shah Biggest Pappu' t-shirts

Taking a leaf out of a global playbook, where fashion has long been used as a political statement, Trinamool Congress has designed a T-shirt for its workers to flaunt and attack its opponent --......

CPM member introduces bill to regulate appointment of judges, AAP opposes

A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was on Friday introduced in Rajya Sabha by Communist Party of India-Marxist's Bikash Ranjan......

Government is DEVIOUS to the very end: Trinamool

Insisting that the decision to introduce Foreign Direct Investment in retail requires vigorous Parliamentary sanction, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday accused the government of indulging in......

Sylvester daCunha, creator of iconic 'Amul girl' campaign, passes away

Advertising industry veteran Sylvester daCunha, the creator of the iconic 'Amul Girl' campaign that started in the 1960s, has died, the Gujarat-based milk cooperative that owns the dairy brand said......

Here's what is missing from India's FDI in retail debate

Derek Scissors makes a strong case for FDI in India's retail sector emphasising that farmers and urban consumers will benefit the most from this move. A beleaguered Indian government tried last......

Quizmaster eyes Indian diaspora in US

Derek O'Brien and associate, the company promoted by quizmaster Derek O'Brien, intends to expand overseas in a big way in the next two years. The company is already operating in Muscat, Dubai,......

Nirav Modi to be held in one of England's most overcrowded jails

While in custody and until the first hearing in his extradition case next week, Modi is likely to be held in a separate cell but may also have to share a cell with other prisoners given the......

The Chhichhore Review

Chhichhore offers too good a time to pay attention to its faults, feels Sukanya Verma. There’s Anupam Kher’s daddy in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, who celebrates his son's failure by......

What will happen to brand Sharapova now?

Sharapova fallout shows sponsors have no tolerance for banned drugs IMAGE: Maria Sharapova. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images. In the day following Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova's......

Michael Jordan pledges $100 million to fight for racial equality

Basketball legend Michael Jordan and the Jordan brand on Friday pledged US$100 million over the next 10 years to organisations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

Not Federer, not Ronaldo. Who is the highest-paid athlete of all time?

IMAGE: Former Chicago Bulls' Guard Michael Jordan. Photograph: Jonathan Daniel/Allsport/via Getty Images A former basketball legend, a Chicago Bulls icon, Michael Jordan is the highest-paid......