Has Nagpur replaced Delhi as the de-facto capital?

Devanik Saha wonders if saffronisation of India is on the rise   The capital of any country is generally defined as a place which is the administrative centre of the country and from where......

Srinivasan-backed Dalmiya set to return as BCCI president

Jagmohan Dalmiya. Photograph: Reuters Veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya is all set to return as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president more than a decade after he last......

HC stops cops from arresting editor who reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoon

The Bombay high court on Monday restrained the Maharashtra government and the police from taking any coercive steps, including arrest, against the editor of an Urdu daily at the centre of a row......

Ishrat case: CBI names 11 Gujarat cops as witnesses

Eleven Gujarat policemen, including mid-level officers, who were named as accused in the FIR filed by CBI in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case but not chargesheeted, have been made witnesses by the......

Market crash? 5 ways to make a good fortune

Buying stocks during bad times can lead to good returns. When investment gurus such as George Soros and Jim Rogers start saying things are looking really bad, investors need to worry. But, then,......

Street expects FY16 rate cut of 75-100 bps

The current economic situation of falling growth and inflation, might prompt RBI to continue easing rates. While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might remain silent on rate cuts in Tuesday's......

Confidence main capex trigger, say analysts

On the sidelines of Morgan Stanley's 13th India Summit 2011, Ridham Desai, head of India Equity Research, and Chetan Ahya, Asia Pacific and India economist, shared their views on the outlook for......

FIIs overweight; Valuations may be worrying

Powered by strong fund flows from foreign institutional investors, Samvat 2065 saw the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange rise 92 per cent. And the party looks set to continue in Samvat......

Stars flood Kapil Sharma's reception

What a moralebooster for the comic returning to our television screens this weekend! When Kapil Sharma appeared on the Kaun Banega Crorepati finale last month, Amitabh Bachchan promised the......

The MOST MEMORABLE roles of Pran

On Pran's birth anniversary on February 12, we look back at some of his splendid work. This article was first published in July 2013. Art and reality cross paths to produce some incredible......

Meet the contestants of Nach Baliye 7

      Meet the contestants of Nach Baliye 7. When Star Plus decided to re-format one of their most popular reality shows, Nach Baliye, they did so with a vengeance. Judges Shilpa......

PIX: Sonakshi, Aamir, Diandra's ramp walk for a cause

Check out these filmi scorchers!Several Bollywood stars graced the ramp for the 10th edition of Caring With Style fashion show in designers Manish Malhotra and Shaina NC creations in Mumbai......

Red-hot KKR look to seal playoff berth; MI seek to salvage pride

IMAGE: KKR host MI in their final home game of the ongoing IPL season. Photograph: BCCI In red-hot form, two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to seal an IPL playoff berth for......

IPL 2024: KKR look to iron out flaws against off-colour MI

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya with head coach Mark Boucher. Photographs: BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders will look to iron out their flaws and get the better of a misfiring Mumbai Indians......

Ranji Round-up: Shardul, Dube shine for Mumbai; Saurashtra take slender lead

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur picked up a six-wicket haul as Mumbai seized control over Assam on Day 1. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket Association India internationals Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube starred......

IPL 2024: Full list of released, retained and traded players

IMAGE: Featuring in the retained player’s list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI The curtains dropped on the IPL trade window on......

Duleep Trophy: Pujara, Shaw, Sarfaraz, SKY in focus

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw has fallen down the Indian pecking order. His indiscipline off the field has often come under the scanner. Photograph: BCCI Redemption will be the central theme when a clutch......