Mamata's nephew Abhishek questioned by CBI for more than 6 hours over school jobs scam

Central Bureau of Investigation officers questioned Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, who appeared before them Saturday as part of the agency's probe into the school jobs scam, for more......

Pranab Mukherjee: Mirati man who craved slice of village

He strode the corridors of ower in New Delhi like a colossus, but always craved a slice of his village. IMAGE: Former president Pranab Mukherjee prepares to perform worship of Goddess Durga......

'I hope my daughter can rest in peace soon'

'She was just a little girl. She didn't understand religion. Who is Hindu, who is Muslim.''She was just 8! Why punish her?'The family of the eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and murdered in......

Omar visits camps for people affected by Pak shelling

As thousands of civilians affected by the Pakistani shelling in the RS Pura sector thronged to shelter camps, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accompanied by his team went on to......

Can Gujarat's GIFT city be Asia's next financial hub?

'GIFT City is now on a growth trajectory,' says Tapan Ray, MD and group CEO, GIFT City, 'The time has come for the GIFT City to take the big leap and emerge as the next financial hub of Asia.'......

Where have all the women bankers gone?

Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   In the run-up to Business Standard's annual banking......

'Credit, liquidity should top agenda of Modi 2.0'

'We all wanted a strong Centre with a decisive mandate from the people, to allow them to take bold decisions.' Centre should focus on GDP growth: Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej group Illustration:......

Tata group in safe hands: Ratan Tata

Tata, who attended the annual gala event at the National Centre of Performing Arts after five years, was alluding to Chandra’s presentation on the performance of the Tata group of......

'After divorce, I shut myself in my flat for 3 years'

'Then, one fine morning, I returned to my first love.''All the top directors of the time were waiting for me.''In one day, I signed 12 films.''Prosenjit Chatterjee was back!' Photograph: Kind......

What Dharmendra, Jaya Discuss On Karan Johar Film

The good old days...Dharmendra and Jaya Bachchan's is a bonding that is special and rare in an industry where friendships are ephemeral.Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is their sixth......

Don't miss! Jaya Bachchan's amazing performances

At one point in her career (1973-75), Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan. Her much-lauded performances in Abhimaan, Uphaar, Kora Kagaz, etc, need no recommendation. But what......

'I was supposed to play Guddi'

'Then suddenly, I was out, Jaya (Bhaduri) was doing Guddi instead.' IMAGE: Moushumi Chatterjee in Manzil. In her heyday, Moushumi Chatterjee worked with every major director, from Raj Khosla to......

Ronaldo's Al-Nassr crashes out of Asian Champions League

IMAGE: Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their fourth goal. Photograph: Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr crashed out of the Asian Champions League in the quarter-finals......

Copa America: Messi scores but Argentina held by Chile

Images from Copa America matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi is challenged by Chile's Tomas Alarcon during their Copa America Group A match on Monday. Photograph: Sergio......

Sachin, Sehwag lead wishes on Mother's Day

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter The legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and swashbuckling Virender Sehwag were among India’s cricket stars who took to social media......

World Cup qualifiers: Argentina breeze past Peru, Brazil win

IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi in action with Peru's Luis Abram Ernesto. Photograph: Benavides/Pool via Reuters Argentina scored twice in the first half and were unfortunate not to score more in......

Football Extras: Liverpool vows to ban supporter who threw flare into Chelsea end

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: A flare is thrown on to the pitch during the match. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Liverpool are working with Merseyside Police to......