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Modi sworn-in for 2nd term; Shah joins govt, may get finance

Other big names who were sworn-in as cabinet ministers are Rajnath Singh -- who retains home ministry -- Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and Smriti Irani.Sushma Swaraj opted out of the......

Check out the 59 seats going to polls in Phase 6

The polling for the sixth phase on May 12 covers 6 states and one Union Territory. Predict who will win Phase 6 IMAGE: College students paint faces to raise awareness about voting ahead of the......

Prominent candidates in fray in the 4th phase

The fourth phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections 2019 will see 72 constituencies going to polls in nine states on Monday. While Maharashtra and Odisha will witness the final round of polling in......

Sabarimala doors open, 30-year-old woman with family at Pamba

However, the woman told police that she was not keen to visit the shrine and admitted that she had come to Pamba following pressure from her husband. IMAGE: Devotees trek from Nilakkal base camp......

Kerala govt calls Sabarimala verdict 'historic'

Kerala Religious Trusts Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Friday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple as "historic", while the......

'Both BJP and Congress are indulging in competitive populism to woo voters'

There will be pressure on the fiscal situation, especially at a time when the monsoon can also disappoint. More populist expenditure is on cards if the mandate is a hung Parliament or a coalition......

SBI: No major risk in NBFC portfolio

NBFCs are facing the heat of a crisis at IL&FS, which defaulted on repayment of its commercial paper dues, leading to a contagion effect in the sector. State Bank of India is reviewing its......

Falling rupee puts spotlight on govt in election year

Brokerage firm CLSA says in its interactions with government officials, measures such as the dollar-deposit scheme were under consideration. Orchestrated demands to strengthen the rupee are being......

Why chit funds are so popular in India

While chits and the formal financial sector are not 'largely substitutable', users like the commitment to savings that these enforce and the flexibility in borrowing, reports N Sundaresha......

'People say the ghosts in my films were not scary'

Veteran film director Shyam Ramsay of the Ramsay Brothers passed into the ages. We reproduce a fascinating interview of the director, first published in March 2014. 'Films were made on a very low......

The Super 30 Review

'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma. 'Directed by Vikas Bahl' announces the opening credits, only......

Actors and Their SHOCKINGLY Young Heroines

They say age is in the mind and you're as old as you feel. Bollywood's senior heroes swear by this mantra. As problematic as it sounds, the general perception is that while the heroine gets 'old'......

Actors and Their SHOCKINGLY Young Heroines

Half-Yearly Report: Bollywood's HIGHS and LOWS of 2019

The year is half over but Bollywood is showing no signs of slowing down. In the ensuing mixed bag of splendid and second-rate cinema, one thing emerged a clear winner -- a willingness to attempt......

Ranji Roundup: Sidhu's maiden fifty rescues Delhi

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday IMAGE: Vidarbha batsman Wasim Jaffer plays a shot. Photograph: PTI Youngster Jonty Sidhu slammed a gritty 85, his maiden half-century, to help......

Kohli to receive BCCI's cricketer of the year award

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli will be presented with the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer in 2016-17 and 2017-18 at the BCCI Awards in Bengaluru, on June 12.......

Lodha reforms: Changes in Andhra, Gujarat cricket associations

BCCI vice president Gangaraju quits officeIn the wake of the Supreme Court order on reforms in the Indian Cricket Board, former BCCI vice-president Gokaraju Gangaraju quit as secretary of Andhra......

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