119 of 160 Cong candidates for UP polls are debutants

Making a conscious effort to shun the old baggage and present her party in a 'new avatar' in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has hand-picked over 70 per cent new......

Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

The BJP, Congress and the Shiv Sena won one Lok Sabha seat each, while assembly segments threw up a similar mixed bag with results favouring ruling parties in several states as votes were counted......

Life-changing experience to see Earth from space: Bandla

Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla says it was an “incredible" and a "life-changing" experience to see the Earth from space during her maiden trip on Virgin Galactic's first......

Shirisha Bandla becomes 3rd Indian-American woman to fly into space

Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-American woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully-crewed......

Diesel alternatives become viable

On January 17, when the government decided to allow state-owned oil companies to sell diesel at market price to bulk consumers, companies in the alternative energy space saw the opening of an......

Cairn deal will flow only after government nod

The government has told Cairn Energy that its deal with Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources will go through only after a formal proposal to the government is made and all clearances are......

India to revolutionise use of green technology

The development of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, with an investment of over $110 billion over the next ten years, could bolster India's chances of becoming the global workshop for......

GM soya may already be in food chain

Soyabean oil, manufactured from genetically-modified soyabeans, may very much have become part of the food chain, even as activists and scientists remain engaged in an increasingly ugly debate over......

When Bollywood treated women badly...

We may have made great strides in science and technology, send space missions to Mars and Moon, but when it comes to something as basic as respecting women, the world has got it so, SO wrong.......

Pati Patni Aur Woh review

Pati Patni Aur Woh can't decide whether it wants to be the climax of a Priyadarshan comedy or give the cad a dose of his own medicine brand of cheeky payback, writes Sukanya Verma. Alright, we are......

What Pataakha has in common with Paheli, Lootere

It goes way beyond a fantastic team! Brevity is the soul of wit. As one of William Shakespeare's greatest admirers, Vishal Bhardwaj knows it only too well. The director's crackling new offering......

'You will be missed Kalpanaji'

''I will miss her camaraderie, her humour, love for food and passion for film.' IMAGE: Sanjay Suri, Raveena Tandon, Kalpana Lajmi on the sets of Daman. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raveena......

Cric Buzz: Prithvi, Hardik named in India 'A' squad

IMAGE: Selection committee chairman MSK Prasad made it clear that they want Prithvi Shaw to get as much ‘game time as possible’. Photograph:  PTI The in-form Prithvi Shaw, on......

Shorts: Junior boxers bag 21 medals at Asian C'ships

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Men's squad fetched two gold, three silver and an equal number of bronze, while the women claimed four gold, six silver and......

Sports Shorts: Six-member team for Gymnastics Worlds

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters A six-member Indian team, including......

Confident India women eye series-clinching win in 2nd ODI

Hosts India had defeated World champions England by 66 runs in the series opener at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. IMAGE: The Indian team warm up during a nets session in Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI......

Indian women eye winning start against England

India will miss vice-captain and batting mainstay Harmanpreet Kaur, who was ruled out of the three-match series with an ankle injury. IMAGE: With spin being a key element on Indian wickets, the......