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Sorry state of affairs: SC slams Uttarakhand for forest fires

Slamming the Uttarakhand government for its "lackadaisical" approach to controlling forest fires, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the state's chief secretary to personally present himself......

'Sonia and Rajiv had no role in the Emergency'

‘I do not think Rajiv Gandhi at that stage had any influence on his mother. Indira Gandhi relied totally on Sanjay and she looked upon him as a dependable son’ ‘What really......

BJP leaders, ministers attend wedding of Amit Shah's son

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and ministers were in Ahmedabad to attend the wedding of party president Amit Shah's son Jay, even as the Delhi poll results trickled in. Those present at the wedding......

Why Modi's Cabinet needs talent from the outside

'Modi has the ideas for a new, hopeful India, and an idiom in which to sell optimism to voters.''But he doesn't yet have the team for it, and soon enough, questions will begin to be asked by an......

Triple talaq worst form of marriage dissolution: SC during hearing

Triple talaq is the ‘worst’ and ‘not a desirable’ form of dissolution of marriage among the Muslims, even though there were schools of thought that called it......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Infosys could be the fastest growing IT company this FY

A key positive in the results is the increasing management confidence on the road ahead. Contrary to the weak show posted by larger peer, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys put up robust......

Corporate, PE investments in EV start-ups grow 170%

The $306-million investment in Ola Electric Mobility by SoftBank Corp, Arun Sarin Family, Ratan Tata and Matrix has been the biggest funding in this space in value terms this year. Driven by the......

Post Covid, 2-wheeler EV firms see steady growth

EV players suggest a reduction in the goods and services tax on batteries from 18 to 5 per cent as it would help push demand. IMAGE: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and NITI Aayog CEO......

Gold imports surge in November, but 70% lie unused

Dealers anticipated a sharp rise in jewellery demand this wedding season, but then came demonetisation.Dilip Kumar Jha/Business Standard reports. India's gold import in November was the highest in......

This Hit Director Makes A Comeback

'Love stories don't really excite me.' IMAGE: Madhuri Dixit, Sonam and Sangeeta Bijlani in the song Gazar Ne Kiya Hai Ishara from Tridev. At 70, Rajiv Raj is excited to start his third innings.......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Salman as India's Rio Olympics ambassador: Right or wrong?

IMAGE: Bollywood actor Salman Khan, centre, with boxer M C Mary Kom, right, and India hockey captain Sardar Singh during a function where he was named Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent......

Cricket Buzz: Ready for IPL-style women's T20?

Top Indian and foreign players for one-off women's T20 IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur walks off. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters The Board of Control for Cricket in India sanctioned women's T20......