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Nitish set to take oath as Bihar CM for 10th time, Modi to attend

Janata Dal-United supremo Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn-in as Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time on Thursday, days after the National Democratic Alliance secured a landslide victory in......

BJP Deploys 45 Pravasi Netas For Bihar Polls

Each leader will look after six assembly constituencies.Most of these leaders are known for their organisational skills and successful management of elections in their respective states. IMAGE:......

Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats in Maha

It was a mixed bag for 11 seats with more than 35 percent Muslim voters, where six candidates of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi emerged victorious in the Maharashtra assembly polls on Saturday,......

Shinde's Sena knocks out Uddhav's Sena in 36 seats

The Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has trounced rival Shiv Sena-UBT of Uddhav Thackeray in 36 assembly seats in Maharashtra, putting to rest the debate over which is the real party......

Manipur, 11 other states get new Governors

Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been made the governor of Assam with the additional charge of Manipur while Gulab Chand Kataria has replaced Banwarilal Purohit as the governor of Punjab under major......

Govt hopes Urjit Patel will do a good job

'Urjit Patel's appointment is a right decision and in the interest of the country.' The government on Monday hoped that Governor-designate Urjit Patel will "rise to the occasion" and use his......

In Modi's Amritkal, Worrying Decline Of Economy

NITI Aayog has not said what the reasons were for having achieved or not having achieved what was sought to be achieved, or what lessons can be learned for the future, points out Aakar Patel.......

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets.The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of......

With RBI unmoved on rates, pressure could build on banking stocks

Unless RBI temporarily relaxes the norms on recognising of bad loans, the pressure on this front could rise in the December quarter. Much to the Street’s disappointment, the Reserve Bank of......

40 years have passed, the Nirma girl still endears

Image: The Nirma University. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Wikimedia Commons The Nirma girl won’t be revived in its advertisements for emotional reasons, note Sohini Das and Sayantani Kar. A......

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light lost out the BAFTA to France's Emilia Perez, but the evening saw many more expected wins and losses at the BAFTAs at London's Royal Festival Hall on February......

Love Family Dramas? There's So Much To Choose From!

Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......

'I am an outcast in Bollywood'

'The idea is to sideline you, box you up in a smaller box, so you don't go out of that.''The bigger boxes are for their own people.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ranvir Shorey/Instagram......

It's festival time for the Kannada film industry

Two Kannada films will hit the screens across Karnataka state on the festive occasion of Deepavali: Fair & Lovely, directed by Raghuram and Namasthe Madam, directed by Raghuraj. They release on......

The 15 year old who won a Filmfare award

'Bollywood feels like a dream.''I never thought I would be a part of it, but I am glad that I am.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meghna Mishra/Instagram Meghna Mishra is all of 16 and a star......

Shinde to replace Munaf Patel

Medium-pacer Santosh Shinde will replace injured pace bowler Munaf Patel in the Mumbai squad that will take on the visiting Australians in a three-day tour match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

Binny to replace Ganguly as BCCI president, Shah remains secretary

IMAGE: Former India all-rounder Roger Binny will officially take charge of BCCI on October 18 in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Roger Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, on......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Saturday, August 6

IMAGE: Ravi Dahiya celebrates with Indian flag after defeating Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson in the men's Freestyle 57 kg wrestling gold medal match on Day 9 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth......

Former Asiad gold medallist Fortunato Franco dead

IMAGE: Fortunato Franco would forever be remembered for providing the assist that enabled Jarnail Singh to nod home the winner against South Korea in the 1962 Asian Games. Photograph: Praful......