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LS polls: BJP appoints in-charges for 23 states, UTs

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday appointed election in-charges and co-in-charges for 23 states and Union territories in view of the Lok Sabha polls this year. Image only for representation.......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

Gang-rape victim's father kills self over UP police's inaction, 2 suspended

A man hanged himself allegedly over the delay by the police in probing the gang-rape of his 15-year-old daughter. A station house officer and another policeman were suspended on Tuesday, the police......

UP civic polls: Stage set for counting of votes at 353 centres on Saturday

The stage is set for counting of votes cast during the two phases of the urban local body polls and the bye-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Image used for......

Jairam lodges protest with Dhankar over sending Forest Bill to joint committee

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday lodged a protest with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar over the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, being sent to a joint committee......

Economists tell PM to work for high growth, predictable taxes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday picked the brains of leading economists in the first meeting of the newly-constituted NITI Ayog, where they asked the government to work towards high growth,......

PM to seek budget inputs from experts at NITI meeting

In the first meeting of NITI Aayog on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with eminent economists and experts across sectors inviting suggestions on the upcoming budget. Finance......

Revenue, transport secys in race for PFRDA top job

A four-member committee headed by the finance secretary is scheduled to meet candidates for the post of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authoritychairman. In the fray are revenue secretary......

Will petro price be cut in all states?

Quibbling between the Centre and the states on who should provide more relief to consumers on fuel prices intensified with the latter asking the Union Government to give an account of accruals to......

6 more states may switch to VAT in '06

Six more states are set to join the value added tax regime from April with Uttar Pradesh and five Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states in principle endorsing the new tax regime.While agreeing on the......

'It feels good to be called a hero'

Suresh Menon is best known for his hilarious one-liners in Partner and Badhai Ho Badhai. The actor, who is also popular for his television roles, will be seen in his first lead role in Rakesh......

The Bollywood bhai-products

siblingbondingin our films is generally highlighted by much weeping and hysterics. Mainstream Hindi cinemahas a whole small-scale industry set asidefor films aboutbrother-sister ties. Here's......

Bewafaa: A mixed bag of tunes

Dharmesh Darshan is obsessed with the sixties. Be it Raja Hindustani, Mela, Dhadkan or Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya, there is a visible element of the 1960s in the filmmaker's choice of plots,......

'I have been trendy without knowing it'

Suddenly, Anil Kapooris all over the place --completing, signing and contemplating films with everyone from Honey Irani to Sudhir Mishra to Sanjay Gupta to Priyadarshan.Ona muggyafternoon, the......

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

IMAGE: The team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli are peeved with the national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection.......

Drama marks IHF elections

Amidst high drama, the Indian Hockey Federation completed its election on Monday, with a group of three dissidents, led by Narinder Batra, forcing the incumbent president K P S Gill face voting in......

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