Ajit Pawar Faces Heat Over Dowry Death

The controversy deepened after a video surfaced showing Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the wedding, personally handing over a Fortuner SUV and making a remark widely interpreted as normalising......

NCP expels leader, son after cops name duo in dowry-suicide case

The ruling Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra has expelled a Pune district leader and his son after they were named in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case involving the former's......

Former NCP leader, son arrested in dowry suicide case

An ex-Nationalist Congress Party leader from Pune and his son, who were on the run after being named in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case involving the former's daughter-in-law, were......

The 17 Girls India Will Never Forget

Barely out of their teens, the first batch of girls will graduate alongside 300 male cadets from the National Defence Academy. IMAGE: The girl cadets. Photographs: Kind courtesy Wing Commander......

Tatas back Vaishnavi's Radia as 2G row rages

The Tata Group on Thursday stood behind corporate lobbyist Niira Radia who was caught in a controversy over her alleged role in 2G spectrum allocation, an issue on which the opposition is demanding......

Number of women in blue-collar jobs increasing across manufacturing sector

“Lady candidates need not apply.” Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Helpsg/Pixabay So read the postscript in a job......

Phone tapping: No complaint from Radia's staff

Niira Radia-promoted Vaishnavi Corporate Communications on Friday said none of its present or past employees has given any complaint to the government that became the basis for the I-T department......

Tatas tie up with Dentsu for ad firm

Delhi-based public relations company, Vaishnavi Corporate Communications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu to launch an advertising agency in India.......

2023's 7 Jewels From The South

It's been a good year at the movies. Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from down south.   Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A Language: KannadaWhere to watch? Amazon Prime......

'I want to do everything that comes my way'

'Karan Johar said you can be the next Khan of Bollywood. That was the best compliment I received.' Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa 8 winner Faisal Khan is enjoying the spotlight. Faisal Khan, 16, is the......

Review: Solo is a one time watch

Radhika Rajamani feels that Solo doesn't offer anything we haven't seen before.Gautam (Nara Rohith), an orphan, yearns to marry a girl from a large family. His attempts to find such a girl are......

Where was Salman off to?

Here's how the week started in Bollywood. It was a manic Monday for film folk as they went about promoting their movies.   Salman Khan takes the cast from his coming film Race 3 to the sets......

How astrologer dad shaped Vaishnavi's cricket dream

'My father is an astrologer. He looked at my horoscope and said that I should either go into sports or into the medical field.' IMAGE: Long before Vaishnavi Sharma picked up a cricket ball, she......

How impressive Vaishnavi kept calm on India debut

'Yes, I was nervous before the National Anthem. After the National Anthem, I calmed down.'   IMAGE: Vaishnavi Sharma bowled exceedingly well on her T20I debut against Sri Lanka on Sunday,......

Two debutants named in India women ODI squad for Australia tour

Harleen Deol, a part of the ODI set-up, has been dropped from the 16-member T20I squad. IMAGE: Wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini earned maiden India ODI call-up for the upcoming series in Australia.......

India Women name two debutants for T20 series vs SL

IMAGE: World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur will return to action in the five-match home T20 series against Sri Lanka. Photograph: ANI Photo Gunalan Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma on Tuesday......

Shafali jumps up rankings, top-ranked Deepti unmoved

IMAGE: Shafali Varma set the stage on fire with 79 (46) in the fourth T20I between India and Sri Lanka at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI......