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BJP loses 4 out of 5 Maha MLC seats, including Nagpur

The one-year-old Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress government in Maharashtra got a shot in the arm on Friday as the ruling coalition won four of the five legislative council seats from......

History on test at Bhima Koregaon hearing

At this point commission member Sumit Mullick asked the government counsel: 'Your job is to protect the State. How are these questions on Peshwas relevant?'Jyoti Punwani reports from the Bhima......

Sonia and Manmohan: How did they work together?

'While they were respectful of the PM, it was clear that as ministers, they owed their positions as much, if not more, to Mrs Gandhi.''When attacks were mounted on the PM, there was very little......

Only two MPs stood up for India's gays

'It would have been much more appropriate if a law such as this, which all of the civilised world has given up, was struck down through democratic politics rather than five individuals sitting in......

NIA chargesheets 10 in Bharuch BJP leaders' murder

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday submitted chargesheet before a special court against 10 accused in the double murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Bharuch, claiming the......

Xerxes Desai: The man behind Titan's success

In the '80s after Xerxes Desai, moved to Bengaluru and spent the initial days on building Titan from a factory in Hosur. Xerxes Desai, who built Titan into the country's largest watch company,......

HDFC Q2 profit up 10% at Rs 1,266 crore

Mortgage firm HDFC on Monday reported a 10 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 1,266.33 crore (Rs 12.66 billion) for the second quarter ended September 30. The company had posted a profit of Rs......

Business groups keep it in the family

Even as the power struggle continues in the Reliance empire, how do other family-owned businesses in Gujarat fare?At least four -- detergent major Nirma, multi-diversified Adani Group, pharma and......

Single-premium policies: Stay or exit?

Jiten Kumar, 30, a stage actor, bought a Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) endowment plan for a 15-year term from OM Kotak Mahindra.Since most actors tend to have short careers, Kumar decided to shorten......

Service tax hike to make medical cover costly

The hike in service tax to 8 per cent will be an additional burden on Mediclaim policyholders -- especially those in the older age bracket.This comes above the 40-50 per cent jump witnessed in the......

PIX: Sridevi, Bipasha party with Shilpa

There were Diwali parties galore this week in Bollywood. Take a look at who made it to the parties hosted by Arpita Khan Sharma, Shah Rukh Khan, Shabana Azmi, Sanjay Dutt, Ekta......

Ameesha Patel: Glad SRK told Shirish Kunder off

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. As the news about Shah Rukh bashing up Shirish Kunder spread far and wide, actress Ameesha Patel rushed to pledge......

PIX: Riteish and Genelia's star-studded pre-wedding bash

After a long and fiercely-protected courtship period, actor Riteish Deshmukh is finally going to tie the knot with his first costar and girlfriend -- Genelia D'Souza -- on February 3. Good friends......

Akshay dances with 20 actresses

Sajid Khan seems intent on making his film, Hey! Baby,one of a kind. And that's why he plans to make his hero Akshay Kumar share the screen with as many as 20 actresses in a single song. SoMallika......

IPL PIX: Pant stars as Delhi thrash Mumbai Indians

Images from the IPL match played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday - SCORECARD IMAGE: Rishabh Pant gets inventive during his blazing innings of 78 not out off......

Ranji final: Pujara out cheaply as Vidarbha inch closer to title

IMAGE: Vidarbha players celebrate. Photograph: Shirish Shete/PTI Saurashtra stared down the barrel after Cheteshwar Pujara's second successive failure that put defending champions Vidarbha on the......

Gritty Saurashtra battle hard to spice up Ranji Trophy final

IMAGE: Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat plays a shot on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha, in Nagpur. Photograph: Shirish Shete/PTI Saurashtra batsmen survived nasty body blows......

Ranji final: Sarwate, Karnewar put Vidarbha on top

IMAGE: Vidarbha team members celebrate the dismissal of Saurashtra’s Cheteshwar Pujara. Photograph: Shirish Shete/PTI Left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate scalped the prize wicket of Cheteshwar......

India will look to carry winning momentum into ODIs

IMAGE: India's One-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni speaks to teammates at a practice session in Dharamsala on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Brimming with confidence after a clean-sweep in......

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