UP polls: Cong, BJP spar over ex-Miss Bikini India

Unapologetic about her background as “Miss Bikini India” or about her pictures, actor-model Archana Gautam is at the centre of a growing controversy after the Congress picked her as its......

Donald, Melania Trump visit Taj Mahal

United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Monday evening visited the iconic Taj Mahal as they marvelled at the famed 17th century Mughal-era mausoleum built as a monument......

Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as first CM of new Andhra Pradesh

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the first chief minister of new Andhra Pradesh at a function at Nagarjuna Nagar, 18 kms from Vijaywada on Sunday. Governor E S L......

Rashtrapati Bhavan hosts 8,000 for PM's swearing-in

As the sun set over the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday, Narendra Modi and his council of ministers were sworn in for a second successive term with 8,000 people packing into the forecourt of the......

What ails India's infrastructure? Kamal Nath explains

While China builds for the future, India catches up with the past, said Kamal Nath, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, at the opening day of the two-day 37th National Management Convention......

Kolkata 2006: a space odyssey

At the ITC Sonar Bangla, it's almost doubled. Average room rents in 2005-06 were in the range of Rs 4,000-Rs 4,500. This year, Ranvir Bhandari, area head, projects, east, expects the figure to......

The irony of Modi govt's mega start-up show

Instead of business ideas being the product, it is the wonderful government initiatives and the great startup ecosystem that is the product, notes Debashis Basu. In the mid-1980s, a gentleman......

'Don't be too smart, looking foolish is OK'

In November 1975, a 19-year-old young man was walking down Nariman Point in Mumbai (then Bombay). The grand facade of the Oberoi Hotel impressed him so much that he wanted to stay there at least......

Aditi-Tamannaah Party With The Birlas

The Birla wedding festivities haven't ended yet. After the grand wedding reception of Vedant Birla (son of businessman Yashovardhan (Yash) and Avanti Birla), and Tejal Kulkarni (Supriya and Sanjeev......

Mr & Mrs Vivek Oberoi's grand party

After a grand wedding in Bangalore, newly weds Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva hosted an equally grand  reception party in Mumbai on Sunday. Vivek was dressed in dark velvet sherwani and......

Vivek Oberoi: My family WON'T see Grand Masti

Vivek Oberoi admits his wife Priyanka was shocked when she heard about his upcoming film, Grand Masti. The trailer of this sex comedy is full of adult jokes, and clearly not meant for women, as his......

Happy birthday, Vivek Oberoi!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrites are tweeting. Vivek Oberoi, who will be seen next in sex comedy Grand Masti, turned 37 today and his co-stars turned to Twitter to wish......

Why Abhishek Missed Sister's Wedding

IMAGE: Pictures of Abhishek Sharma from the pre-wedding rituals went viral on social media. Photograph: Abhishek Sharma/Instagram It was a big day for Abhishek Sharma as his sister Komal got......

Why did SRK oust Dada from KKR?

In this exclusive excerpt from his autobiography, A Century Is Not Enough, Sourav Ganguly makes some startling revelations. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Sourav Ganguly and team co-owner......