Prez poll: Pranab filed caveat before Sangma moved SC

Even before P A Sangma filed an election petition in the Supreme Court challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as President, Mukherjee filed a caveat on Tuesday seeking a copy of the petition......

10 Indian diamond traders jailed in China; 12 to be deported

Ten of the 22 Indian traders, charged with smuggling diamonds worth $7.3 million (about Rs 36.5 crore) into China, were on Wednesday sentenced to varied prison terms ranging from 23 months to six......

One in five arrested in Delhi is habitual offender

One in every five arrested in Delhi has been caught committing crimes more than once, government statistics have revealed. Bigger states like Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh had very less......

What govt can do with Rs 176,000 cr transfer from RBI

The windfall from RBI may be used to trim borrowing, help fund Rs 3.3 lakh crore capex plan, capitalise banks and provide fiscal stimulus to some stressed sectors, experts and economists......

11 PIOs in Forbes's list of best venture capitalists

Eleven influential Indian-American investors feature in Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 best venture capitalists with the ‘Midas’ touch who are making big and early bets on the......

RIL moves SC seeking arbitration on KG basin

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd on Wednesday approached Supreme Court seeking appointment of an arbitrator on behalf of government to decide its dispute with it over recovery of cost for......

Corporate honchos' sons set to make a mark

Conrad Hilton, the world's best-known innkeeper, wrote in his book Be My Guest, "I was 23. I had been working for 11 years.So far, I had earned a partnership in a store in the town in which I was......

The Legend Called Shashi Kapoor

'Shashiji was a terrific co-star' IMAGE: Shashi Kapoor in Jab Jab Phool Khile. Shashi Kapoor's five favourite leading ladies speak on his 84th birth anniversary to Subhash K Jha: Shabana Azmi:......

How a movie star cheated death

'I had no idea whatsoever about my condition.''When I asked for a mirror to see how I looked, the nurses and doctors exchanged wary glances with each other, refusing to oblige me.''I learnt many......

Rekha, Varun watch Padmaavat with Ranveer, Deepika

It's screenings galore for Padmaavat! Now that Padmaavat has released, its makers want to make sure *everyone* in Bollywood watches it. After the cast, including Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and......

'Shashi Kapoor was a dearly loved man'

'We will never really lose him because in death, his spirit, trapped in a frail body, has been set free and will surround us like the air we breathe.'Shabana Azmi, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman,......

Easy for Devendra Joshi

Devendra Joshi of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board fashioned a facile victory in his second round-robin tie to book a berth in the knock-out round, on a day of close encounters in the BPCL- ONGC......