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Nitish Kumar gives up home portfolio after 20 years

The home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Samrat......

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in for a record 10th term in Patna at a grand ceremony, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CMs of several National......

BJP workers ransack Cong headquarters in Patna, Kolkata

The issue of the alleged abuse hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar spilled out on the streets on Friday when Bharatiya Janata Party workers......

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.''The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati......

Social unrest, SC order: What led to Emergency in 1975

Amid this unrest came the verdict of the Allahabad high court on June 12, 1975 that found Gandhi guilty over discrepancies in the electoral campaign, which led to the Emergency on the night of June......

IPOs mark a new era for India's hospitality industry with scale, ambition

India’s hospitality sector is rolling out the red carpet for investors. A flurry of upcoming IPOs, or initial public offerings, the entry of new players, and ambitious expansion plans by Indian......

No Posco in Gadag without farmers' nod

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said on Friday the Rs 30,000-crore (Rs 300 billion) steel project by Korean major Posco will not come up in Gadag district in the state without farmers'......

Outdated tech may cost 29,533 jobs

About 29,533 candidates who got registered at the state district employment exchanges are not likely to get jobs because of computer errors, caused by the staff at these exchanges, and usage of......

'R D Burman And Sholay Still Rule Our Hearts'

'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and......

Hrithik Roshan's Top 25 Songs

A singer. A soldier. A superhero. A maths teacher. A Mughal emperor. A conman. A workaholic. A quadriplegic. An actor. An avenger. From saviour of aliens to Shah Rukh Khan in a mask, Hrithik......

Govinda's Raja Babu, now in Bengali!

The plot of Mayer Raja is similarto the Govinda-starrer Raja Babu. Jishu Sengupta is a pampered boy whose mother (Rupa Ganguly)blindly supports whatever he does. He is also named Raja, which shows......

Harry Potter satisfies all

We asked readers to send in their reviews of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows and here's what Shankar Narayan sent in: And finally, J K Rowling has unleashed, in her own words, 'everything' as......

Yashoda Review: Big Let Down

There is nothing exceptional in the plot that will blow your mind away, warns Divya Nair. Most medical crime thrillers tend to have a certain sentiment factor that draws you in. In the Web series......

Ranji Trophy: Shankar's 150 puts TN on victory's doorstep

IMAGE: Vijay Shankar scored his 2nd first class ton this season. Photograph: Kind courtesy TNCA/X All-rounder Vijay Shankar blasted an unbeaten 150 as Tamil Nadu closed in on an outright win......

Ranji: Thakare's 4-wicket burst rattles Tamil Nadu

Pacer Aditya Thakare's four-wicket burst had Tamil Nadu hanging on the ropes at 159 for six after the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match in Nagpur on Sunday. IMAGE: Aditya......

Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha trounce TN, set up Mumbai semis

IMAGE: Yash Rathod made a watchful 112 as Vidarbha trounced Tamil Nadu by 198 runs in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals on Tuesday. Photograph: Yash Rathod/Instagram Riding on seamer Nachiket......

Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha take huge lead against Tamil Nadu

IMAGE: Pacer Aditya Thakare claimed 5/34 to help Vidarbha take a huge lead against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Pacer Aditya Thakare picked......

Shreyas, Rahane power Mumbai to victory

IMAGE: A stellar performance by Shreyas Iyer and a solid contribution from Ajinkya Rahane led Mumbai to victory. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/ Domestic/X Fifties by skipper Shreyas Iyer and......