Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Bypoll results come as booster shot for BJP ahead of election season

The Bharatiya Janata Party's bypoll win in four of the six seats it contested has invigorated the party ahead of assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. IMAGE: BJP supporters burst......

Bypolls: BJP wins 4 of 7 seats; RJD, Uddhav's Sena, TRS 1 each

The Bharatiya Janata Party won in four out of seven assembly constituencies in six states, retaining the three seats it held, in the by-election results declared on Sunday, while the Telangana......

People vote in crucial bypolls across 6 states

Voting began on Thursday in the by-election to seven assembly constituencies in six states -- a contest symbolic of the fierce turf war between the Bharatiya Janata Party and regional parties.......

Arrest of a Banker

On June 20, 2018, Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe, MD and CEO of the Bank of Maharashtra, was greeted by four police officers when he returned home after his yoga class and vegetable shopping.Marathe......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

Markets end flat amid consolidation; Metals outshine

  After witnessing sharp decline in the previous session markets end flat amid consolidation with metal shares gaining the most. Meanwhile, investors are keenly awaiting fourth quarter......

Will Suresh Prabhu be forced to quit as Railway Minister?

Despite criticism for not having spent enough on new projects, the railway minister has been quick to initiate reforms in some of the Railway's biggest problem areas, says Sudheer Pal Singh.......

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket Review: Scratches Only The Surface

Earnest attempt at uncovering the truth behind the match-fixing saga, but fails to highlight any new information, observes Namrata Thakker. Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket sheds light on......

How many times have India won the Asia Cup?

Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating insights about the Asia Cup. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates India winning the 2010 Asia Cup after beating Sri Lanka in the final in Dambulla, June 24, 2010.......

How many Indians have scored a World Cup century?

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the Indian team from World Cups.   Result Summary IMAGE: Captain Kapil Dev holds aloft the trophy after India won the World Cup in 1983.......

MCG Test: Day 1. Interesting numbers

Only two Indians have scored a 50 in the first innings of a debut Test outside India: Sunil Gavaskar in 1971 and Mayank Agrawal in 2018.Rajneesh Gupta has all the numbers. IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal......

And it's a tie! India and tied ODI games

The India-Afghanistan tie was the 36th tie in ODI history and the 8th involving India.Rajneesh Gupta take a look at India's tied games. IMAGE: Afghanistan's unheralded bunch made the biggest......

Sri Lanka one win away from India in Asia Cup titles

India have won the Asia Cup six times, Sri Lanka five, and Pakistan have won it just twice. As the 14th edition of Asia's own trophy gets underway on Saturday, Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers......