UP adds Savarkar to curriculum, and Nehru too

The Uttar Pradesh board of secondary education has included biographies of Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji and tribal leader Birsa Munda in the curriculum for......

Ram Leela, India's Oldest Dance Drama

Yeh Hai India: Capturing Events And Moods Across Our Incredible Country. Yeh Hai India   IMAGE: Artistes get ready before her performance of Ram Leela at the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra......

Bajrang Dal activists stop Ranbir-Alia from offering prayers at MP temple

Bollywood actor couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were prevented from entering the famous Mahakal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Tuesday night by Bajrang Dal activists for their alleged......

Bombay HC: Cannabis plant can't be considered 'ganja' if...

A seized cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops does not fall under the purview of 'ganja', the Bombay high court has ruled while granting pre-arrest bail to a man accused of possessing......

Base effect to hit life insurers' March biz

New business premium (NBP) growth of life insurers in March is expected to be weak owing to the high base effect in the year-ago period due to revision in taxation norms for high-value policies,......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

What Led To Paytm's Big Fall

At the heart of Paytm's slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy, notes Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Photograph: ANI Photo For more than three weeks now, the......

8 NBFCs eye ECB route to raise over $2 billion

Eight non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), including a government-owned infrastructure finance company, are planning to raise over $2 billion through external commercial borrowing (ECB), with......

Madhuri Dixit's mother Snehalata Dikshit dies at 90

Film star Madhuri Dixit's mother Snehalata Dikshit died in Mumbai on Sunday. She was 90. Photograph: ANI on Twitter The Bollywood actor shared the news in a statement issued to the media. 'Our......

Priyanka-Nick, Varun-Natasha celebrate Valentine's Day

Love is in the air... and on social media! Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram Varun Dhawan shares a picture of his first Valentine's Day post marriage, with his lovely wife, Natasha......

Did you know this about Emraan Hashmi?

How does Emraan Hashmi pass the time when he's waiting for the lift? Wait, we'll tell you! :)   Photograph: Kind courtesy Emraan Hashmi/Instagram So what *does* Emraan do? Does he take the......