Pak EC panel probe into poll rigging allegations over

A high-level committee formed by Pakistan's election commission has completed its inquiry into the allegations of poll rigging in the garrison city of Rawalpindi levelled by a senior government......

Stage set for counting of votes in J-K, Haryana today

Political parties and leaders wait with bated breath for the Haryana and Jammu-Kashmir assembly poll results on Tuesday. IMAGE: Security personnel stand guard ahead of the counting of the Jammu......

UP: 6 arrested for 'leaking' exam paper to recruit review officers

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested six members of a gang, including a staff of a printing press, for their alleged involvement in leaking the examination......

Pak courts flooded with petitions challenging poll results

Pakistan courts have been flooded with petitions by losing candidates who challenged the provisional results in their constituencies within days after the highly polarised general elections in the......

Banks to start exchange of Rs 2000 notes on May 23

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, and existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by......

India stares at fuel shortage with spike in under-recovery at OMCs

As oil marketing companies (OMCs) stare at huge under-recoveries, India is facing fuel shortage across the country with states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka Uttarakhand, Gujarat and......

Gold ticks up, heads for second straight weekly gain

Gold rose on Friday, heading for a second straight weekly gain, as a cut in interest rates by the European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve's decision to stick to its stimulus programme......

Jobs up by 7.8%, wages by 18.1% in 2010-11: Survey

The number of jobs in industries increased by 7.8 per cent while wages rose by 18.1 per cent in real terms in 2010-11, a government survey has said.Total persons engaged in different industries......

What the Bachchans thought of Guzaarish

The twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. Abhishek Bachchan poured out his praises of Guzaarish,......

Censor Board to draw up new list of forbidden words

The outcry over the abusive words reportedly banned by the Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has temporarily been relieved by hurriedly withdrawing the list. It is reliably learnt that the......

A little bit of Helen, Babita in Anushka!

Here's where Bombay Velvet got its retro fashion inspirations from! In Anurag Kashyap's crime and romance caper Bombay Velvet, the filmmaker pays tribute to the glorious 1960s in his own gritty......

Serena Williams shocks fans with 31-pound makeover

IMAGE: Serena Williams fronts bold new weight-loss drug push. Photographs: Serena Williams/Instagram Telehealth company Ro has tapped tennis star Serena Williams as a celebrity patient ambassador......

Jr World Cup: Dhanush wins India's third gold

Photograph: Kind courtesy ISSF/Twitter Dhanush Srikanth won the men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, giving India their third gold of the competition so far, in......

'Rod Marsh one of Australia's greatest ever'

IMAGE: David Warner chats with Rod Marsh, then chairman of selectors, during an Australia nets session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 24, 2015. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images......

'Shock and agony': Reactions to Warne's sudden death

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shane Warne/Twitter Australia's spin legend Shane Warne has passed away at the age of 52. His death comes hours after another former Australian cricket great,......

Siraj, Bumrah face racial abuse; India lodge complaint

'We are in complete solidarity with our boys. Racial abuse is unacceptable' IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj speaks with Cricket Australia staff after Day 3 of the 3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.......