The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication;......

Diana Hayden didn't deserve Miss World title: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb

After his “Internet in the Mahabharata era” remark, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb claimed that international beauty pageants were a farce and questioned the rationale behind......

When PM pitched for New India at Red Fort

Here are some glimpses of the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort.  In I-Day speech, PM says bullets or abuses won't help resolve Kashmir   Prime Minister Narendra Modi,......

Five-state vote count: Khanduri loses to Cong candidate

Uttar Pradesh The Samajwadi Party is emerging as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh by leading in 190 of the total 403 seats in the assembly. The Bahujan Samaj Party, which had won an......

Markets slip amid weak European cues

Benchmark share indices ended lower on Friday, tracking weakness in Europe, with index heavyweight Reliance and bank shares leading the decline. At the close, the Sensex was down 110 points at......

Markets surge on fuel hike, Fed action

Benchmark share indices ended up 2.5 per cent on Friday and the rupee appreciated sharply, shrugging off higher-than-expected August inflation, after the government's bold move to increase diesel......

Markets end down dragged by metal, banks

Benchmark share indices ended lower, amid a volatile trading session, weighed by weakness among Metal, Banks and Capital Goods shares. Weak performance of the global markets also dampened the......

Markets end lower as heavyweights drag

Markets ended in the red, albeit off the day's low as selling persisted in realty and oil & gas shares.The Sensex, after trading on a subdued note through the day, ended down 130 points at 17,374.......

Celebrate Janmashtami with These Songs

Bollywood has often celebrated Lord Krishna with lovely songs over the years.On the festive occasion of Janmashtami, Subhash K Jha picks his favourite Kanha songs. Kanha Bole Na, Sangat In her......

'I felt Irrfan may come back'

'I knew Irrfan was unwell.''I knew that things were not going well, but there was always that hope.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Irrfan/Instagram Shah Rukh Khan has given us so many love stories on......

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.A fascinating excerpt from Amit Khanna's Words. Sounds. Images: A History Of......

What Pataakha has in common with Paheli, Lootere

It goes way beyond a fantastic team! Brevity is the soul of wit. As one of William Shakespeare's greatest admirers, Vishal Bhardwaj knows it only too well. The director's crackling new offering......

Nikhil Chopra, Ratra in race for BCCI selector's job

IMAGE: Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Ratra. Photograph: X Former India spinner Nikhil Chopra, Delhi veteran Mithun Manhas and current junior selector Krishan Mohan are in the race to become a BCCI......

Ranji: Pujara reaches memorable milestone as Saurashtra, Rajasthan register wins

Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Spurred by Chirag Jani's a five-wicket haul, defending champions Saurashtra scripted their first knockout win of the season with a 238-run thrashing of Vidarbha on the......

Ranji: Gopal's magic overshadows Dube's brilliance

Mumbai bowled out for 251 despite rapid Dube fifty IMAGE: Shivam Dube celebrates his half century. Photograph: BCCI India all-rounder Shivam Dube carried his rich recent form into domestic......

Ranji: Mulani's 10-wicket haul powers Mumbai to consecutive bonus-point win

IMAGE: Shams Mulani pocketed his sixth ten-wicket haul in first class cricket. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani grabbed a match haul of 10 wickets as Mumbai defeated Andhra......

BCCI invites application for one selector: Who will be replaced?

IMAGE: It is expected the new selector will join during the IPL. Photograph: BCCI The BCCI on Monday invited applications to replace one among the five senior national selectors and in all......