CM Fadnavis promises to hike Ladki Bahin stipend to Rs 2,100

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday assured his government will continue the Ladki Bahin Yojana and fulfil Mahayuti's pre-poll promise of hiking the monthly stipend under the......

ECI Factor Gives BJP Poll Advantage!

'Unlike in the sporting arena, where sports federations moved from partisan to impartial referees, in Indian democracy's biggest festival, it appears we are moving backward from unbiased and......

Rahul thanks BJP for 'confirming' that Modi is not OBC by birth

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday thanked the Bharatiya Janata Party for 'confirming' that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born in an Other Backward Class family, as he claimed earlier......

Harayana: Cong promises schemes for landless poor

The ruling Congress in Haryana on Wednesday promised a loan waiver scheme for non-farmer loan seekers -- like the landless, craftsmen and small shopkeepers -- setting up of a farmers' commission,......

Regulatory hurdles slowing down transport projects

Urban mass transit authority to be set up; it will act as nodal agency for planning and coordination of project related works. Regulatory hurdles seem to be coming in the way of fast implementation......

Farmers trim gold purchases, threatening rebound in global prices

A downturn in Indian demand could hit global gold prices. Gold demand in the world's biggest consumer India risks falling for a second straight year in 2015, as millions of Indian farmers hit by......

Despite glitches, Maharashtra fares well economically

While Maharashtra's performance in recent years might appear uninspiring, given the slowing growth in its gross state domestic product, a large part of this can be attributed to the overall......

Shah Rukh's Cameo Dropped From Mohanlal's Empuraan?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shah Rukh Khan/Instagram Has Shah Rukh Khan's cameo been dropped from Mohanlal's new film, L2: Empuraan? In an interview with the YouTube channel Irfan's View, Mohanlal......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

'I won't be able to do this again'

'It took us 14 years to get our story into theatres.' IMAGE: Prithviraj Sukumaran in The Goat Life (Aadujeevitham). Playing the real-life abuse survivor Najeeb Muhammed, Malayalam superstar......

Prithviraj Etc: Yash Raj's Box Office Record

These are strange times at the box office. Bollywood's biggest films don't seem to be working, including the backlog of releases from before the pandemic. Even a mighty production house like Yash......

From Paris to Peru: Manu Bhaker's next big challenge

Ace pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will lead a 35-member Indian team in the season-opening ISSF World Cups in April in South America with almost all the shooters who featured in the Paris Olympics......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 3

IMAGE: India captain Harmanpreet Singh celebrates after scoring the equaliser against Argentina in the men's hockey pool B match at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters......

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Kynan Chenai shot two perfect rounds of 25 to move atop the list at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Photograph: Kenan......

Kuldeep's IPL form a worry for Team India?

'He couldn't stand up for us in the last game. We had to give him a break and get him back fresh.' IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav has picked only four wickets in nine IPL games at an economy rate of 8.66.......

Do-or-die for KKR as Mumbai eye Top-2 finish

IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders players discuss strategy before a match. Photograph: BCCI Their play-off chances hanging by a thread, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians with a prayer......