EC ropes in retired IAS/IPS officers to ensure level playing field

The Election Commission on Tuesday appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming......

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

'Nobody is speaking up for Muslims today.''Secular parties too have calmed down because they feel this will hurt the Hindu vote (bank).''In this scenario, where does a Muslim go?' IMAGE: Congress......

BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. IMAGE: Union......

Tejashwi skips Raj Bhavan event amid Nitish-BJP alliance buzz

Amid speculations of a rift in the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday attended the high tea ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan in Patna on the occasion of the......

With OCEN, small businesses have access to instant loans

The protocol aims to "democratise" lending, reduce costs of credit, and ensure accessibility of credit to small companies and street vendors, according to Nandan Nilekani. IMAGE: Labourers work in......

Bajaj biggest gainer, Anil Ambani biggest loser in Modi Sarkar

The Hinduja Group, Mukesh Ambani, Murugappa, and the Adani groups were the other gainers in the Modi regime, while Naveen Jindal and Sun Pharma groups saw the most erosion in their m-cap in the......

In spite of abundant agri products why are farmers unhappy?

The irony of this scheme to benefit farmers is that it could add to the problems for the government because the mechanism to procure and store crops like pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds barely......

The unsung heroes who made GST a reality

As many as 30 sub-groups and committees worked tirelessly to devise rules and laws as well as fix tax rates for over 1,200 goods and services.   IMAGE: Even as politicians took centrestage to......

'Amitji has no competitors'

'In the last seven years or so, many reigning heroes have stopped working with him because no matter how popular a star they are, irrespective of whether they are playing the lead, it eventually......

Actor Anjan Srivastav's son weds

Veteran television actor Anjan Srivastav (best known for his turn as Mr Wagle in Wagle Ki Duniya) threw a grand wedding reception for his son Abhishek, who tied the knot with Soumya, on......

Not A Love Story fares poorly at box office

Last week's releases -- Chatur Singh Two Stars, Sahi Dhande Galat Bande and Not A Love Story fared poorly at the box office. Sahi Dhande Galat Bandewas thebiggest casualty.Trade analyst Vinod......

Aarakshan fails to score at the box office

Last week's release Aarakshan could not score at the box office despite the controversy and publicity generated around it. Phhir's fate was even worse.Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box......

Dhoni named in 15-member defence ministry panel on NCC

IMAGE: MS Dhoni's Dhoni's inclusion in the high-level panel came days after he was appointed mentor for India's T20 cricket world cup team. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Cricket......

Sehwag, Malik in selection panel for National Sports Awards

IMAGE: Virender Sehwag, in picture, along with Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik and hockey stalwart Sardar Singh are part of the 12-member committee constituted by the sports ministry to......

Images: Hurricane Gilchrist hits Centurion

Deccan Chargers' fast bowler Ryan Harris dives to stop a shot against the Delhi Dareddevils in the first semi-final of the Indian Premier League in Centurion, on Friday. Harris had given Deccan an......

World Billiards: Advani survives scare

Pankaj Advani survived a scare before beating New Zealand's Gary Oliverin a league encounter of the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship in Bangalore on Tuesday. The 23-year-old local boy......

Sethi, Joshi shocked

Seven-time World billiards champion Geet Sethi of Gujarat and former National and Asian champion Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra suffered reverses in the league stage of the LIC-BSNL Senior National......