Amid rumblings in alliance, Ajit Pawar meets Amit Shah

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has held a meeting with Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah in......

Why Nagaland Is Baying For Army's Blood

'It is in the interest of China and Pakistan to give a bad name to the Indian Army and remove AFSPA 'completely' from the north east.' 'Hopefully, better sense will prevail and the ground realities......

India Won't See A Changed Modi!

Modi's government appears singularly focussed on demonstrating that it is not in any way inhibited by the BJP's loss of a majority, and will continue along its patented path of bulldozing all......

Pawar is 'sargana' of corruption, Uddhav 'Aurangzeb fan club': Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday termed Nationalist Congress Party-SP chief Sharad Pawar as the "sargana" (ringleader) who institutionalised corruption in the country and accused Rahul......

Property market upset as govt removes indexation benefit for sellers

The government on Tuesday proposed reducing the long-term capital gains tax on immovable properties to 12.5 per cent from 20 per cent, but removed the indexation benefits to adjust for inflation, a......

Securities transaction tax on F&O hiked from October 1

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the securities transaction tax (STT) will be increased on futures and options (F&O) trade from October 1 to discourage retail investors from......

Why's Naidu Visiting Delhi Again?

Unlike the previous visit, where TDP MPs accompanied Naidu to meetings, sources termed the current visit as "low profile", with one-on-one meetings with key Union ministers. IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh......

Why Brands Are Slurping Over Ro-Ko

'Their chemistry is organic and authentic, making them an appealing choice for collaborative endorsements.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli celebrate after Team India wins the ICC Men's T20......

How Manav Kaul Played A Sex Worker

'Puneet did his research and gave us a very basic idea on male prostitution. He said it is like any other job.' IMAGE: Tillotama Shome with Manav Kaul in Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper. Photograph:......

'Mirzapur 3 Is So Conflicted'

'There's deep-seated revenge and at the same time, longing.' IMAGE: Vijay Varma in Mirzapur 3. Vijay Varma admits that he has arrived at a new level of recognition in the last couple of years. "It......

'I Managed To Make Some Successful Films'

IMAGE: Gulshan Rai at the silver jubilee function of his first production, Johny Mera Naam with Dev Anand, Vijay Anand, Hema Malini and music composers Kalyanji-Anandji. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

When Karan Johar Yelled, 'Are You Mad?'

'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.''It's an ode to Hindi cinema.' IMAGE: Tripti Dimri and Vicky Kaushal in Bad Newz. Anand Tiwari broke......

Can ICC convince BCCI to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy?

IMAGE: The PCB has left it up to the ICC to finalise and announce the tournament schedule and also get confirmation from the BCCI whether the Indian team will travel to Pakistan. Photograph:......

'Betterment of Indian cricket is important, Gautam Gambhir is not'

IMAGE: India's Head Coach Gautam Gambhir at a press conference in Mumbai, on Monday. Photograph: ANI/X Head coach Gautam Gambhir has revealed that former India all-rounder Abhishek Nayar and......

BCCI to provide Rs 8.5 crore to IOA for Paris Olympics

Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced financial assistance to the Paris Olympics-bound Indian athletes, contributing Rs 8.5 crore to the Indian......

Babar, Afridi Denied Permission To Play In Canada

IMAGE: Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan were denied permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play in the Global T20 in Canada. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters   Babar Azam,......

Women's Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan by seven wickets

SCORECARD IMAGE: India's opening pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana celebrate a boundary during the women's T20 Asia Cup match against Pakistan in Dambulla on Friday. Photograph: ACC/X......