PIX: Here is how states celebrate 78th Independence Day

Independence Day was celebrated across states and Union territories on Thursday, as several chief ministers announced job schemes while some others vowed their support for Prime Minister Narendra......

Taxtortion Is Here To Stay!

If you think that revenue officials are going berserk, acting on their own, while the government chants the mantra of 'ease of doing business', you would be wrong.These moves appear to have full......

Henry Kissinger, 100, Passes Away

Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Dr Henry Kissinger seen here, October......

Brain Drain 2.0 Is Taking Place In India

The migration of domestically developed intellectual property to foreign corporations within India reflects an anomaly in the demand pattern of the country's job market, points out Kanika Datta.......

Sensex, Nifty rebound after days of downtrend

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Tuesday after days of downtrend on value-buying at lower levels and rally in blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra and M&M.......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

A host of macroeconomic data announcements, the last batch of September quarter earnings, global trends, and trading activity of foreign investors will be the major driving factors for the equity......

Losses in blue-chip stocks drag markets down

Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Friday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and losses in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India.......

Sensex tanks 663 points; IndusInd Bank plunged over 18%

Declining for the fifth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex on Friday plunged about 660 points to crash below the 80,000 level due to widespread selling pressure tracking massive foreign......

When RD Burman Created Magic

Subhash K Jha doffs his hat to the musical genius R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary. IMAGE: Asha Parekh and Shammi Kapoor in the song O Mere Sona Re from Teesri Manzil. If there has ever......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

Lust Stories 2 Review: Konkona Saves The Day!

Anthology movies are a strange beast.They can be as monotonous and harmless as munching away a bumper bag of chips -- you eat one, you have to finish the rest.Or they can be like discovering a rare......

Bollywood Fashion Inspired By Colours Of Holi

When Bollywood and Holi's love for rang combines, it's a burst of style and shades. As the festival of colours draws near, here's a row of fashionable looks inspired by the hues of Holi.   Red......

Marquez's India still searching for 1st win

IMAGE: Ranked 116th, Vietnam are 10 spots higher than India (126th) in the FIFA rankings. Photograph: AIFF/X Manolo Marquez will have to wait for his first win as India head coach as his team......

T20 WC: Devine, NZ bowlers outclass India in opener

IMAGE: New Zealand players celebrate a wicket against India in their opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup. Photograph: White Ferns / X Scorecard: India vs New Zealand, Women's T20 World Cup......

Olympics: Ecuador's Pintado blazes to 20km race walk win

IMAGE: Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Moments after......

Is Gambhir The Coach Team India Needs?

Like the billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Gambhir, the tenacious former opener-turned-coach, also seems to be governed by instincts while picking unheralded players and turning them......

We'll do everything to make June 6 special: Stimac to 'legendary' Chhetri

IMAGE: Igor Stimac believes Sunil Chhetri is one of the few players to become a legend during their playing days. Photograph: ANI Only a few players become legends in their playing days and Sunil......