Vishnu Deo Sai takes oath as Chhattisgarh CM

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the tribal face of the party, Vishnu Deo Sai, on Wednesday took oath as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh, 10 days after the saffron party returned to......

Arun Jaitley: The minister who loved a good meal and good gossip

In the Modi government, he was the mentor -- he groomed half a dozen of those who became ministers. Some remembered, others did not -- Jaitley seemed to care little. Aditi Phadnis reports.......

Will BJP replace Nitish with Nityanand Rai?

The Union minister of state for home is somewhat brash and rowdy, and has enormous confidence.Some of this derives from the fact that he has independent sources of income (he reported assets......

Why Governor Dhankar is shooting darts at elected Mamata

What makes Dhankar so outspoken? Could it because as governor he will be in the driver’s seat if the Trinamool Congress performs below par in the elections next year? Shikha Shalini......

WTO general council to meet on Oct 21

The World Trade Organisation will hold its first general council meeting in Geneva on October 21, to chalk out a future course of action after the collapse of trade talks in Cancun last month.The......

PIX: Vidya Balan plays Holi with the Begum Jaan team

After Neetu Chandra and Tanishaa Mukerji, it was the Begum Jaan team's turn to celebrate Holi. Vidya Balan and her 'queens' in the film enjoy the festival of colours in a song......

Box Office: Sachin gets average opening

The hits and misses of the week. Sachin: A Billion Dreams, which released last week, finds takers only at select multiplexes. The film has been rejected at second rung multiplexes and single......

Box Office: Half Girlfriend, Hindi Medium gets average opening

The hits and misses of the week. Half Girlfriend did fair business over its opening weekend, but will need to continue to do well for at least two more weeks to break even. Hindi Medium, a slow......

Box Office: Meri Pyaari Bindu, Sarkar 3 open poorly

The hits and misses of the week. Both Meri Pyaari Bindu and Sarkar 3 got poor reviews, resulting in poor box office collections. Baahubali: The Conclusion, meanwhile, continues to set new records.......

'Kishan no 'hit-or-miss' player, his time will come'

'He is an utility player, best suited for the shorter format. He can open, can play as a finisher, extremely athletic as a fielder.' IMAGE: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar had called Ishan Kishan a......