All In The Family In The Name Of Politics

With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected......

Violent protests break out across country over remarks on Prophet

Protests erupted in several parts of the country on Friday against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad by two now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries leaving a few policemen......

Adanis deny being in the race for Rajya Sabha

The race for Rajya Sabha seats in the biennial election in Andhra Pradesh, slated for June 10, took an interesting turn on Sunday with the Adani group debunking reports that either Gautam Adani or......

Will Aditi Munshi hit the right notes for Mamata?

'People say my personality doesn't have sharp edges, but politics doesn't have to be about pulling down your opponents or bad mouthing them.' IMAGE: Aditi Munshi joined the Trinamool Congress on......

PM tells IIM grads how corruption can be curbed

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Golden Jubilee of Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta in Kolkata on August 22, 2011. Following is the text of the Prime Minister's address on the......

FM to raise I-T exemption to Rs 2 lakh?

Tax experts are hopeful Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will increase the income tax exemption limit to Rs 2 lakh (Rs 200,000) per annum from Rs 1.6 lakh (Rs 160,000) to bring the rates in line......

New tax code to make you richer by up to Rs 41,040

The Direct Tax Code Bill, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday, has been delayed by a year. The Bill will now come into effect from April 1, 2012. The Bill proposes to raise the exemption......

PSU bank staff on 2-day strike

Employees of public sector banks across the country began a nationwide two-day strike on Thursday for higher wages and pension, affecting cash transaction and foreign exchange trading......

How Bollywood's Daku Became A Don

'I wasn't motivated to begin with because how do you outdo the biggest encounter?''Then, we came across this story about the first-ever encounter.' IMAGE: Raveena Tandon and Sanjay Dutt in Aatish.......

Bollywood's WOMEN IN WHITE

Who can forget Marilyn Monroe's flying white dress in The Seven Year Itch, Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress in My Fair Lady, Bond Girl Ursula Andress in a white bikini or Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia......

420 IPC Review

There's merit in the premise of 420 IPC but Manish Gupta's flat execution never delivers its promise, notes Sukanya Verma. The world of money and taxes, credits and investments can seem......

'Dawood was a visionary for the underworld'

'D Company is obviously not a registered company, but the way he organised it, with his kind of vision, which finished the Pathan gang and the older members.' IMAGE: Ashwat Kanth, who plays......

Sports Shorts: Ruthvika, Lakshya enter quarters; Joshna in semis

Vietnam Open: Ruthvika, Lakshya enter quarters Rising shuttlers Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Lakshya Sen advanced to the women's and men's singles quarterfinals respectively with straight-game wins......

Missing Indian mountaineer Malli Babu's body found in Andes

The body of Malli Masthan Babu, the Indian mountaineer who went missing in the Andes mountain ranges in Chile, South America, was found by helicopter search teams, his family sources said in......

Indian mountaineer goes missing in Andes; Indian govt slammed

The next two days are extremely crucial to locate top Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who is lost in South America's Andes since March 24, say the handlers of his rescue operations while......

AC Green launches NBA Challenge in Mumbai

He stands 6 feet nine inches tall and has an enviable record of playing in more consecutive games than any other player in National Basketball Association (NBA)history. But obviously, intimidation......