Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour

Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi undertakes a roadshow in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, May......

LS poll: Lalu's 2 daughters among 22 RJD candidates

The Rashtriya Janata Dal has formally announced its candidates for all but one of the 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, where the party is contesting as a constituent of the opposition......

SC refuses interim relief to Mahua, seeks reply from LS secy general

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the Lok Sabha secretary general on Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra's plea challenging her expulsion from the Lower House. IMAGE: Expelled......

MS university cancels seminar with Jamia Milia prof after ABVP protest

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU) in Vadodara on Wednesday cancelled a seminar after members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) objected to the participation by a......

Sensex loses 200 points; Nifty ends at 1-month low

Indices closed the trading session near 1-month low amid volatile session as investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data due for release today. Meanwhile, selling among metal, auto, and......

The IIT entrepreneur with an idea bank!

As a kid, he dreamt of the impossible. When he saw Superman, he wanted to be like him and do whatever he did. At school, his teacher told him his ideas were good, but there is still a lot more to......

Uncertain markets: Which stocks to buy, sell?

Quite a contrast from Tuesday's mayhem, the Sensex turned back on Wednesday. Unfortunately during the final trading hours it slipped once more to the negative region.. The Sensex on Wednesday......

Realty mutual funds only long-term play

With the Securities and Exchange Board of India issuing guidelines on real estate mutual funds, investors will have another instrument to park their funds. However, financial experts are of the......

'Everybody rejected me'

'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.' 'I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.' 'I have narrated my script to every actor......

'I have never called him Dad, I call him Hansal Sir'

'I have two sisters. One is 13 and the other is 17.' 'For them, their father is the director of Shahid, Omerta, Simran, Scam 1992 and Scoop.' 'For me, my father is the director of Jayate, Dil Pe......

Lootere Review: No Jack Sparrow Here!

Lootere deserves points for originality and novelty, observes Deepa Gahlot. A few days ago, there was drama on the high seas when the Indian Navy rescued an Indian ship from pirates. Before the......

Here's Where You Can Watch Fighter On OTT

Patriotism, politics, pain, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   FighterWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil......

Neeraj Chopra disappointed at losing out opportunity to be India's flag-bearer at CWG opening ceremony

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra's injury and pulling out will mean that the much-anticipated clash with Peters will not happen in Birmingham. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Olympic champion......

Relive India's first ever Test match... against England in 1932!

Ahead of the Indian cricket team's upcoming Test series against England, Rajneesh Gupta looks back in time on the 184-day trip in Blighty during which the team played 38 matches, including a......

Mumbai in sight of first innings lead

Saurashtra ended day three of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Mumbai on 364 for 7. Beginning the day on 94 for two, the visitors were still 216 runs adrift of the defending......

Bollywood meets cricket

There's much more than unflattering comments about Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh and Sunil Gavaskar in John Buchanan's book, 'The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20'. The former Australia......

Injured player praises Shah Rukh, KKR

Prolific Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who is recuperating from the injury sustained on the eve of the Indian Premier League in South Africa, is confident of making a speedy recovery and......