BJP Invites World Parties To Witness Festival Of Democracy

IMAGE: An electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme for women polling......

Union ministers to hold 4th round of talks with farmers today

A panel of Union ministers will hold a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Sunday over their demands, including loan waiver and bringing an ordinance on giving legal......

Artist Vivan Sundaram, among India's greats, dies at 79

Vivan Sundaram, a pioneering multidisciplinary artist who often used his work, melding sculptures, photographs, videos and paintings, to reflect contemporary issues of the day, died in New Delhi on......

Owaisi's remark on Savarkar: AG refuses nod for contempt proceedings

Attorney General K K Venugopal has declined to give his consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi for his......

Mukesh Ambani keeps salary capped at Rs 15 crore for 10th year

Ambani's wife Nita Ambani, a non-executive director on the company's board, earned Rs 600,000 sitting fee. Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani has kept his annual salary from company Reliance Industries......

Businesses hope for consumption uptick in poll run-up

Typically, about four to six weeks ahead of the polls, activity in the property market picks up as politicians begin to pull out their money parked in real estate. But this time, it’s all......

Pay hike: How to spend your money wisely

The Pay Commission’s award will provide a windfall that can be used to both spend and invest wisely. IMAGE: Use the salary increase to invest or pre-pay loans. Illustration: Uttam......

No pay hike for Mukesh Ambani! Salary capped at Rs 15 crore

Mukesh Ambani voluntarily capped his compensation at Rs 15 crore in October 2009 amid a debate over right-sizing of CEO salaries. IMAGE: Mukesh Ambani with wife Nita. Photograph: Pradeep......

When Jugal Hansraj Was Paid More Than Priyanka Chopra

'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.' Photograph: Kind......

Bollywood Brings House Down in Jeddah!

It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.Yes, this happened in Saudi Arabia,......

Images: Celebrities' Day Out

Rani Mukerji was spotted at the Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Mumbai on Tuesday. Is the actress praying for a new lease of life for her career with her upcoming film, Dil Bole Hadippa,......

Bobby Bedi takes piracy issue to Congress

Bobby Bedi, the Indian filmmaker who is currently producing a three-film series on the epic Mahabharat, at an estimated $70 billion budget, has complained to the United States Congress that......

Mary Kom named Global Indian Icon at UK-India Awards

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom with Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, 2nd right, the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, and other members of the High Commission of India in London.. Photograph: High......

Sports Shorts: Mourinho opens up about Manchester United job

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Appearing as an analyst with BeInSports television, Jose Mourinho repeated that his second-placed finish with United last season......

Bhullar named best pro at India Golf Awards

Ace golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the best pro award at the Take Solutions India Golf Awards held recently at a city hotel in Gurgaon. Apart from Bhullar, in-form Anirban Lahiri won the Audi......

IOA election in jeopardy after Quraishi resigns

The much-anticipated Indian Olympic Association (IOA)election took a dramatic twist on Saturday with the chairman of the election committeeS Y Quraishi resigning from the post, saying his......