'As long as one is friendly with the BJP...'

'One is happy. The moment one starts criticising the BJP, ED, IT and CBI comes to one's house.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the......

Explained: What is happening in Sandeshkhali?

Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has been at the centre of a political storm for nearly a month and has witnessed unprecedented protests over allegations of......

Should Governors Be Legally Given Time Limit To Act?

Given the politics behind it all, one possibility is for binding the governor to act according to the decisions of the state government and clarifying his position vis a vis bills and resolutions......

SPG chief, responsible for Modi's protection, passes away

Special Protection Group (SPG) director Arun Kumar Sinha died in a Gurugram hospital on Wednesday. He was 61. He had been admitted to a multi-speciality hospital in Gurugram for treatment some......

Railwire broadband service to remote villages soon

Aiming to provide seamless state-of-the-art communication network, RailTel - the telecom arm of railways - will launch Railwire, a high capacity broadband service, in rural and remote areas of the......

How Attorney General defended Sebi chief in SC

The Centre on Wednesday opposed in the Supreme Court a plea seeking removal of  SEBI Chairman U K Sinha on grounds of alleged irregularities in his appointment, saying the charges against him......

Officer shortage: 70,000 patents pending

Over 70,000 patent applications are in the pipeline for examination and may need at least 3-4 years for approval under the Intellectual Property Rights Act due to shortage of examiners, a senior......

Karnataka 2nd in average internet speed: Akamai

With an average internet connection speed of 1,100 Kbps for the second quarter of 2009, Karnataka has been ranked second in a study of the top 10 Indian states for their average connection speeds.......

'Girls Are Becoming Suicide Bombers'

'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Adah Sharma/Instagram After her debut in 2008 with the horror flick 1920, Adah Sharma......

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names. Before you read any further,......

Get ready for Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji!

Diva Aur Baati Hum gets a sequel, and Bhabho is an important part of it! After the super success of the television soap Diya Aur Baati Hum, its makers are coming back with a sequel.......

Mohanlal gets a letter from God

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry. Mohanlal begins his latest blog, titled God's letter, mentioning neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi's memoir When Breath Becomes Air, written after......

Sreesanth escaped due to vacuum of law: Former Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar

"The judge said special cell has done excellent work...taken great pains to expose this racket, but in absence or vacuum of law, I am not in a position to hold anyone of them guilty and sentence......