SC to hear Shiv Sena's plea against floor test at 5 pm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear at 5 pm a plea by Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu challenging the Maharashtra governor's direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi......

Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!

If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a......

Asthana's posting: Delhi HC pulls up petitioner for 'copy-paste' plea

The Delhi high court Thursday termed as 'copy-paste' a petition filed before it challenging the appointment of IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as Delhi police commissioner and warned the petitioner that......

'Intermeddlers' can't challenge govt appointments: Centre in Asthana case

The Centre told the Delhi high court on Wednesday that ”intermeddlers” cannot be allowed to challenge the appointment of Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as Delhi police......

Govt expands credit lifeline for MSMEs amid 2nd Covid wave

The Centre has also removed the loan outstanding ceiling of Rs 500 crore. IMAGE: A worker operates a lathe machine as he makes a steel cutter at a manufacturing unit in Noida. Photograph:......

GoAir's IPO plan flies in the face of logic

The market buzz is that the GoAir promoters are hoping for a valuation that is at least a little more than double its closest rival SpiceJet.Anjuli Bhargava reports. Photograph: Regis......

Tatas' independent directors highest paid in industry

Five of the 10 best-paid independent directors belonged to the Tata group, followed by four from Reliance Industries and one from Wipro.Shally Seth Mohile and Dev Chatterjee report.Illustration:......

150 years on: How the Tatas flew with their dreams

The Tata empire turns 150 this year.R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala,......

Selfiee Review: License To Drive Crazy

Malayalam cinema isn't the same as Telugu or Tamil, but Bollywood's blanket approach fails to see the distinction in Selfiee, observes Sukanya Verma. The last time Akshay Kumar appeared on screen,......

Selfiee Trailer: Akshay vs Emraan!

Akshay and Emraan's first movie outing together seems a good family entertainer with loads of action, drama and comedy, Namrata Thakker tells us. Raj Mehta's Selfiee features Akshay Kumar and......

Deepa Gahlot's Top Web Series of 2022

Free from the pressure of the box office as well as the lowbrow expectations of a satellite television audience, the OTT space continues to surprise and delight. The viewer does have to make the......

Night To Remember For Sharvari, Ranveer

Bollywood stars spent the weekend in Dubai as they attended the Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night 2022 on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sharvari/Instagram Sharvari won the Star In The......

I had begged Saina not to leave my academy: Gopichand

'I had literally begged her (Saina) not to go. But by then she had been influenced by others and had already made up her mind' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with coach Pullela Gopichand. Photograph:......

Why no state funeral for Ramakant Achrekar?

'It is somebody's mistake and communication gap. I as a government representative, I'm sorry. This is very sad' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, right, rides in the truck ferrying coach Ramakant......

Sports Shorts: Wilder draws with Fury to retain WBC heavyweight title

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Deontay Wilder reacts after knocking down Tyson Fury during the WBC World Heavyweight Title bout at Staples Centre, Los Angeles......

Here's the Sports Minister's advice to Asiad-bound athletes

IMAGE: India hockey player Sardara Singh and other members of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2018, during their send-off ceremony in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI......

'India should aim double digit medals in 2020 Olympics'

IMAGE: Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu with their coach P Gopichand during an interactive session organised by FICCI Ladies organisation (FLO), in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal......