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Bluestar: The military operation that SHOOK India

Thirty years ago almost to the day, an event in Punjab shook India to its very foundations. Called Operation Bluestar, it was a military exercise to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple, the......

Mapping the AAP shock win in New Delhi

The Delhi assembly election threw up a spectacular result of sorts, something that now is fast changing the dynamics of Indian politics. The emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party signalled a major shift......

Boundary issue with B'desh to be expedited: Khurshid

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said India is speeding up the process of resolution of land boundary issues with its friendly neighbour Bangladesh. Speaking on the sidelines of......

Sri Lankan President on a private visit to India

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday left for a two-day visit to India during which he will offer prayers at Bodh Gaya and Tirupathi. He would visit Bodh Gaya and Tirupathi and the......

Court grants more time to Zakia for filing petition

A court on Wednesday again extended the time given to Zakia Jafri, the widow of slain former Congress Member of Parliament Ehsan Jafri, to file protest petition against the closure report of the......

As new GST rates kick in, groceries, medicines, cars get cheaper

New lower GST rates kicked in from Monday, resulting in a slashing of prices of as many as 375 items ranging from toothpaste and shampoo to cars and television sets, a move seen as an attempt to......

Reliance invests euro 25 mn in German solar firm

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has invested euro 25 million in German solar wafer maker NexWafe GmbH to use the firm's technology to set up giga-scale wafer manufacturing......

C Vijaykumar on HCL Tech's growth strategy and NexGen products

'Acquisitions are a part of our growth strategy.' 'Growth in new services that will happen. Traditional spends will go down.' HCL Technologies is betting big on next-generation services and......

Tata Motors to invest Rs 15,000 cr in EVs over 5 yrs

Tata Motors is planning to invest Rs 15,000 crore in the EV segment in the next five years, a top company official has said. Photograph: Reuters The company, which is a leader in the newly......

Mukesh Ambani looks to repeat telecom feat in new energy

Reliance Industries Ltd, whose offering of rock-bottom tariffs shook up the telecom industry, is looking to repeat the feat in the green energy business, where its billionaire chairman Mukesh......

Malaika's Stylish Night Out

The ladies stepped out for a fashionable night out for the NexBrands’ Brand Vision Summit and Awards 2023, and sure made heads turn. Whatever the rumour mills may scream, they seem to have......

Bollywood's BESHARAM chor-police chases

In this week's release Besharam, Ranbir Kapoor plays a flamboyant con man, with a Haryanvi cop couple hot on his heels for most of the duration of the film. The cop couple, incidentally, is played......

Today's Oscar Challenge!

Enjoyed our delightful Oscar 1, Oscar 2 and Oscar 3 quizzes? Here's more! 1. Julia Roberts has been nominated thrice for an Oscar -- Steel Magnolias, Erin Brockovich and... a. Mystic......

SRK's funnest birthday ever!

The twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. King Khan is getting younger on his birthday. The actor, who......

Jassi's Mona eyes Bollywood

Mona Singh, who had captured the imagination of the tele viewers with her much talked about role of Jassi in Jassi Jaise Koi Nahi will make her Bollywood debut next year. Talking to newspersons in......

'Unless Vaibhav Faces Success And Failure, He Won't Be A Great Player'

'He has to face both aspects of life to mature as a cricketer.' IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, is the youngest ever to hit a century in the IPL and overall in T20 cricket. Photograph: BCCI Manish......

Gavaskar picks his India captain, vice-captain for T20s

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma should take over as India's T20 captain after Virat Kohli steps down next month, said former skipper Sunil Gavaskar. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images Former India captain......

PHOTOS: Glasgow Commonwealth Games' rousing closing ceremony

Hailed as the best ever Commonwealth Games by Federation president Prince Tunku Imran, Glasgow 2014 celebrated the end of a memorable 20th edition with a colourful closing ceremony on Sunday.......

FIRST LOOK: Dravid rings bell on Day 1 of Lord's Test

Indian cricket legend Rahul Dravid had the honour of ringing the bell on Day 1 of the second Test between England and India at Lord's on Thursday. The former India captain played 164 Tests and 345......

It is too early to compare IBL with IPL: Saina

Considering the grand success of the inaugural IBL that has put a halo around Indian badminton, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal says the franchise-based meet should be held in such a way......