BSP will vote for BJP to defeat SP in MLC polls: Maya

Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday said that her party will vote for Bharatiya Janata Party or any party's candidate in future Uttar Pradesh......

BSP's poor show: Maya can't be an RS member next year

The BSP, which fielded nearly 100 Muslim candidates, won only four out of the 77 assembly seats dominated by Muslim voters. The political career of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati, whose party......

At 50, can AIADMK reinvent itself?

The AIADMK's staying power is not in question, but it has to regain the winning streak.That will require its leaders and leadership to re-wire themselves, to be able to re-think situations in ways......

Maya's Brahmin mascot suffers heat stroke; faints on stage

Exhausted on account of exposure to the scorching heat, Bahujan Samaj Party’s Brahmin mascot and party national general secretary Satish Chandra Misra fainted at a Brahmin rally in......

Star seeks more time to meet equity norms

The Rupert Murdoch-promoted Star Group has sought more time from the government to rework the equity structure of the company's news operations to meet the revised foreign direct investment norms......

Murdoch meets Star India brass

James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of the Hong Kong-based Star group, started his day in Mumbai with a meeting with the top brass of Star India. Murdoch is in town to take stock of the......

James Murdoch arriving to select Star ally

James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of the Hong Kong-based Star Group, is scheduled to visit Mumbai next week to finalise an Indian partner for a 51 per cent stake in its 24-hour news......

Star open to 51% stake for Indian partner

Star India has indicated to the government that it is open to restructuring the equity of Media Content and Communication Services, the company that has applied for a licence to uplink the Star......

A Thursday Review

A Thursday is the sort of in-the-moment drama that holds your attention and emotions while it lasts, but doesn't dig enough to linger on, observes Sukanya Verma. In A Wednesday, a common man takes......

When KK had India going DIL MAANGE MORE

'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.' Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram Rajat Dholakia, singer-composer Dileep Dholakia's son, is a prolific Indian composer, who has given the......

'Govinda suggested the line Meri pant bhi sexy'

'Here, even a spotboy can suggest changes in words.''However, the worst phase came when the ladies, Maya Govind and Rani Malik, were criticised for writing sexist, crass or vulgar songs.'A......

'We love Bieber... so much'

"If we fail our boards, it's on Justin Beiber," says Bieber fans who were at the concert on May 10 at the DY Patil stadium. Kadambani brought her school-going daughter Aakriti with her friends,......

Women's Asia Cup: Sri Lanka crush Malaysia; Bangladesh outplay Thailand

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X Sri Lanka and Bangladesh produced superlative performances to secure victories over Malaysia and Thailand in group B and inch closer to the semifinal berth at the......

US Open PIX: Gauff flattens Gracheva; Sabalenka cruises

IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday. IMAGE: Coco Gauff in action during her US Open first round match against France's Varvara Gracheva, at Flushing Meadows,......

What happened in Japan's dressing room post German upset

European grit gets Moriyasu's Japan over the line in Germany upset IMAGE: Japan’s 2-1 win over Germany is the perfect start to their bid to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the......

Women's Asia Cup: India crush Thailand to enter final

IMAGE: Deepti Sharma celebrates with Shafali Verma. Photograph: ACC/Twitter A dominant India crushed minnows Thailand by 74 runs to storm into the final and remain on course for a......

Eight sportspersons on TIME 100 most influential list

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka poses with the US Open trophy. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images US Open champion Naomi Osaka, American soccer player Megan Rapinoe and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes......