Kiran Choudhry quits as MLA, BJP likely to give her RS ticket

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named senior party leader Kiran Choudhry as its nominee from Haryana for the Rajya Sabha bypoll, nearly two months after she switched sides from the Congress.......

UP: 6 arrested for 'leaking' exam paper to recruit review officers

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested six members of a gang, including a staff of a printing press, for their alleged involvement in leaking the examination......

11 killed in lightning strikes in Bengal's Malda

At least 11 people were killed on Thursday afternoon after being struck by lightning in various places across Malda district of West Bengal, a government official said. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Haryana trust vote: JJP issues whip to MLAs to remain 'absent'

Ahead of the crucial floor test of the newly elected Nayan Singh Saini-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) has issued a whip to its MLAs to remain 'absent'......

High-profile business wars: Inside story of Bajaj family feud

Family feuds do not just tear businesses apart, they shape them, says Shyamal Majumdar in his latest book that brings the inside stories of some of India's most high-profile business battles. An......

Government wants new players to fly on regional routes

NSOPs expressed interest in flying on regional routes at a recent a meeting with Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey. The government is considering allowing non-scheduled operators to fly......

Cost of foreign education rises as Rupee falls

To tide over fund crunch, students are either looking at alternative sources of funding like scholarships or picking up part-time jobs. Nayan Upadhyay of Mumbai is hoping the New Year will bring......

Ram Charan's Turbo Megha Airways gets flying licence

Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways became the fourth company to receive flying licence from aviation regulator DGCA in the past two years to launch a regional airline. The company, which is......

Meet Nayanthara's Twin Babies

Nayanthara celebrated her first Mother's Day on May 14, and husband Vignesh Shivan captured the precious moments beautifully on his camera. The couple welcomed twin boys via surrogacy last October,......

What Made Yesudas' Voice So Divine

As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend. IMAGE: Amol Palekar and Vidya Sinha in Chhoti Si Baat. Composer Ravindra Jain had once said, 'If God had a voice, it would be......

Twins For Nayanthara-Vignesh

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vignesh Shivan/Instagram Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan have welcomed twin baby boys via surrogacy. Vignesh took to Instagram to announce the big news: 'Nayan & Me have......

Want To Connect With Nayanthara?

Get ready to be spooked by Nayanthara this week as her new Tamil horror film, Connect, releases in theatres on December 22. Before that though, there was the mandatory premiere in Chennai and......

Tendulkar remembers 'warm-hearted Dilip bhai'

IMAGE: Former India spinner Dilip Doshi passed away after a cardiac arrest in London, on Monday. Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/X Former Indian cricketer and legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar......

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi dead

IMAGE: Dilip Doshi played 33 Test matches and 15 ODIs for India. Photograph: BCCI/X Former Indian Test Cricketer Dilip Doshi died after suffering a cardiac arrest in London, on Monday. He was 77.......

PIX: Record-breaking Pant brings out pyrotechnics

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant celebrates his century, on Day 2 of the 1st Test at Headingley, with a somersault. Photograph: ICC/X India's wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant struck a belligerent century on Day 2......

Nayan Mongia eyes selector's role

Stung by the treatment meted out to him, former India stumper Nayan Mongia wants to don the gloves of a selector so that upcoming players do not "suffer" the way he did.Mongia, in Gwalior for a......

Anshuman Gaekwad cremated in Vadodara

IMAGE: Anshuman Gaekwad, who served Indian cricket as a player, coach and selector, succumbed to blood cancer on Wednesday at the age of 71. Photograph: BCCI Former India player, selector and......