Mamata reappoints nephew Abhishek as TMC gen secy; Sinha in, O'Brien out

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday reappointed her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as Trinamool Congress national general secretary as she constituted the new office-bearers' team,......

This is no way to run a modern military

The Chinese have just one commander for all the forces confronting India.Commanders of all these forces answer to one man, and one headquarter.India, on the other hand, offers a diversity of......

BJP veterans in reckoning for governors' chair

Bharatiya Janata Party veterans like Murli Manohar Joshi, Kalyan Singh and V K Malhotra may be accommodated as governors as their names are doing the rounds for appointment in gubernatorial posts......

Fate of over 10 Governors hangs in balance

Fate of more than ten Governors, including Karnataka's H R Bhardwaj and Punjab's Shivraj V Patil, appointed by the outgoing UPA government hangs in balance with indications that the new......

'Made in China' Alibaba to enter India

The largest e-commerce entity of China is setting up its first India office -- an indication that it intends to capture a pie of the growing e-commerce market here. Raghavendra Kamath & Alnoor......

Microfinancier Bandhan is banking on people's trust

At the lowest strata of Bandhan’s MFI operations are credit officers, who don’t require much formal education, except a class 12 certificate.   When Bandhan, India’s largest......

BSE calls off deal to buy NMCE stake

The Bombay Stock Exchange has called off its plan to acquire 26 per cent in the Ahmedabad-based National Multi Commodity Exchange. The deal was terminated just before the resignation of BSE......

Sebi nudges BSE to reshuffle board

The Bombay Stock Exchange is set to see a reshuffle in its board of directors, the first since the country's oldest bourse was demutualised and became a limited company last year. The reshuffle,......

Disha's 'Magical Experience'

Shekhar is in Sydney. Urmila is in Jammu. Urvashi is in Paris... Photograph: Kind courtesy Disha Patani/Instagram Disha Patani at the big celebrity party in Dubai, which Farhan Akhtar and Shibani......

Bigg Boss 16: Salman Gets UPSET With...

With Gautam Vig evicted, Shalin Bhanot is back to being friends with Soundarya and this just might change his equation with Tina Dutta. Namrata Thakker gives us a recap of all the drama.  ......

Is Varun Going To Be A Daddy?

Though Archana Gautam was evicted from Bigg Boss for physically hurting Shiv Thakare, the actress-turned-politician was brought back in the game over the weekend. Salman Khan grilled her for losing......

Bigg Boss 16: Sumbul or Gori: Who Gets Your VOTE?

Shekhar Suman is now a part of Bigg Boss 16, but not as a contestant. Rather, the audience will see him interacting with the housemates every Sunday on his special segment called Bigg Bulletin with......

Why advertisers are spellbound by IPL

As many as 80 brands are riding the digital and television broadcast this year.Arnab Dutta, Samreen Ahmad and Urvi Malvania report. IMAGE: Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital, with RCB's......

Images: India vs New Zealand, Compaq Cup, 2nd ODI

India's captain Mahender Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar successfully appeal for leg before wicket against New Zealand opener Jesse Ryder in the second match of the tri-series in Colombo......

Iuldachev wins Parsvanath chess

Grandmaster Saidali Iuldachev of Uzbekistan pipped Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan and Surya Shekhar Ganguly to win the Rs 400,000 Parsvanath International Chess championship in Delhi on......