A voter turnout of nearly 63 percent was recorded in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories amid sporadic incidents of violence at some......
Altogether 1182 cadres of eight Adivasi insurgents outfits, which had signed a peace agreement with the central and Assam governments, on Thursday formally deposited their arms to Chief Minister......
This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......
The Delhi high court on Monday refused to stay an order of a trial court directing Indian Medical Association (IMA) president J A Jayalal not to use the organisation's platform to propagate any......
‘Mazhab nahi sikhata apas mein bair rakhna,’ a Delhi court said while directing Indian Medical Association president J A Jayalal not to use the organisation's platform to propagate any......
'The kind of tax which will be generated from the second pillar may far outweigh what we may be losing in the first pillar.' Photograph: Thomas White/Reuters If the withdrawal of the retrospective......
Move to increase 90-day window to 120 days to give more time to borrowers to service loans. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre is in talks with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and......
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday ruled out introduction of Advance Pricing Agreement (APA)programme for deciding tax liability of the companies in advance in the near future, saying that in the......
Deutsche Bank in India has managed to avoid the bad-loan problems plaguing its rivals such as Standard Chartered Plc. Image: Anshu Jain had to resign after criticism from investors. Photograph:......
A higher payment to the MNC parent helps an Indian company show lower income and save on tax. But the exchequer takes a hit, notes Vrishti Beniwal In a move aimed at avoiding litigation in......
IMAGE: The Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi poster. One of the many pleasures of watching Seema Pahwa's directorial debut Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi is to see the great Naseeruddin Shah, as the dead patriarch of the......
Shakila was known for her roles in Aar Par, CID, Raj Mahal, Alibaba Aur Chaalis Chor, China Town, Hatim Tai. Shakila succumbed to a massive heart attack on Wednesday. The actress was 82. Her......
'Her eyes used to twinkle once the lights came on… She battled so many odds, came out of purdah to become a dancer, then choreographer, then artist.''She battled her family and society. She......
IMAGE: Sheetal Devi was eliminated in the round of 16 of the compound women's open category. Photograph: ANI Photo/The Khel India X-Grab India suffered heartbreak from the archery arena as......
IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw was handed a back-dated eight-month suspension for a doping violation after ingesting a prohibited substance Terbutaline. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The BCCI on......
(Picture for representational purpose only) Simon Ammann of Switzerland during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Photograph: Stanko Gruden/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Two young ski racers training with......
Austria's Olympic Committee received a letter threatening to kidnap skier Marlies Schild and skeleton racer Janine Flock at the Winter Games that start this week in Russia, Austrian media reported......
Even asPakistani cricketer Shoaib Malikhas decided to sign the talaknama or divorce papers,thereby conceding that he wasmarried to Ayesha Siddiqui, the Hyderabad police isyet to zero down on who......