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Batla House: Why Inspector Sharma didn't wear a bulletproof jacket

'The operation was planned in a manner so as not to alert the terrorists.''Every precaution was taken to keep it low-key so as not to alert the terrorists and surprise them and arrest them.'......

'Government wants to turn us into goats and sheep'

'Silencing citizens has become a major institutional process under this regime.''The anti-Indian argument is a bogey -- meant to silence independent thinking people in India and turn us into goats......

'Political executive doesn't want independent judiciary'

'If the political executive doesn't want an independent judiciary, it will be impossible for the judiciary to maintain its independence.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi addresses......

'This govt is destroying all democratic institutions'

'Anybody and everybody who opposes this government for whatever reasons will be branded a terrorist and charged in such a manner that all human rights will be taken away.' IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Oppn condemns Stan Swamy's arrest, asks people to break silence

Opposition leaders on Wednesday expressed solidarity with activist Stan Swamy, who has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and demanded that the stringent law be repealed.......

Domino's boys to deliver ITC atta, spices apart from hot pizzas

A combo pack of ITC-owned Aashirvaad atta and spices including chili, coriander and turmeric powders will be available on Domino’s app. The service will be available in Bengaluru first and......

'Our economic nirvana is not through GST'

‘I will call the GST Bill a self-goal by the BJP’ ‘You and I are going to pay more into the hands of the government’ ‘Tax terrorism has come back in a much bigger......

Govt open to minor changes in Insurance Bill

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government was open to accommodating minor modifications to the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008, so that it could be passed in the current......

Jet lost Rs 200 crore during the 5-day stir

Saroj Dutta, executive director of Jet Airways said in Mumbai on Sunday that the five-day long strike by pilots of Jet Airways has cost the company in terms of revenue losses to the......

Simran Review: Kangana is adorable!

'If you have never seen Kangana Ranaut on screen before, and instead know more about her in real life and the spirited controversies that seem to happily follow her about, you realise that the......

Classic revisited: Three generations of Kapoors in Kal Aaj Aur Kal

In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Babita's 1971 film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal. There's something intimate about......

Meet the Bigg Boss Bangla contestants

Popular reality show Bigg Boss now has a new edition in Bengali. Kicking off its first season on June 17, the show features 13 contestants as inmates and will be aired for three months on ETV......

To-be-granddad Big B expresses joy with blog post

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is happy and thrilled about becoming a granddad, feels the grandchild will bring outthe child in him."Thank you all so much...for all the blessings, greetings and......

World TT: Manika in quarters of women's, mixed doubles

IMAGE: India’s Manika Batra is one win away from a historic medal after making it to the quarter-finals in the mixed and women's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships, in Houston,......

Olympic medallist Chanu gets FREE Domino's pizza for life!

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu's mother Leima receives the pizza from Domino's delivery person at her residence at Imphal East district in Manipur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Pota/Twitter An Olympic......

'Delhi police didn't force confession out of spot-fixing accused'

'The investigations were done properly and thoroughly. We established a link between Dawood Ibrahim and the core group that was accused of match-fixing.' 'The moment you increase the possibility of......

6 militants convicted for plot to kidnap Tendulkar

A Delhi Court on Friday convicted six Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami(HuJI) militants, including three Pakistanis, for plotting to kidnap cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in 2002. Additional......

Spotted: Sachin Tendulkar in Bengaluru

Reader Gajanan Patil sent us this photograph from Bengaluru. 'My name is Gajanan Patil. I met Sachin Tendulkar at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru while the Indian team was practicing......

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