Get your house in order: HC rebukes Delhi govt over blackmarketing of oxygen cylinders and medicines

The Delhi high court came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party government on Tuesday over its "failure" to check black marketing of oxygen cylinders and crucial medicines needed by COVID-19 patients......

Delhi's situation precarious, this country is being run by god: HC

The Delhi high court on Thursday observed that the Covid-19 situation in the national capital has turned “precarious” with many hospitals running out of oxygen and directed the Centre......

Anti-CAA protests: B-Town hits the streets in Mumbai

Filmmakers Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Aditi Rao Hydari were among the prominent faces from the Hindi film industry to join the public protesting against the Citizenship Act at Mumbai's......

Gurugram: Man beaten up for wearing skull cap

A 25-year-old Muslim man was allegedly assaulted in Gurugram by four unidentified youths for wearing a traditional skull cap, a police official said. The victim was identified as Mohamad Barker......

Why do we pay taxes, Mr Modi?

'If governments choose to spend our money on cow meat detection kits or hugely expensive statues, it is also a form of corruption.''A betrayal of our hopes and aspirations,' says Amit......

India's power companies head IPO advance

Indian infrastructure companies are embarking on a fund-raising spree that will give investors access to what is expected to become one of the biggest sectors on the country's stock market over the......

Man in the News: Vikram Pandit

If sheer brainpower is what Wall Street needs to find its way out of the wreckage of the credit squeeze then things are looking up. This week, Citigroup named as chief executive Vikram Pandit, a......

Rich or not, financial planning is must

Akshay Mehra, 45, is an executive with an multi-national bank, and has just bought himself a brand new Mercedes. He's thrilled about his new purchase and is now planning to buy a house in a new......

The Amjad Khan We Didn't Know

None of Amjad Khan's subsequent roles could outshine Sholay.He had begun his career at the top and had no higher peaks left to conquer.Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor on his 80th birth......

'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'

'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.' IMAGE: Salman Khan with his father Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar at the launch of Angry......

Meet The *Real* Stars Of Sholay

Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja. IMAGE: Salim Khan and......

When Amitabh Planned To Drive A Taxi

When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, the Towering Inferno. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Ex-India wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra named national selector

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ajay Ratra/Instagram The Board of Control for Cricket in India appointed former India wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra as a selector of the men's cricket team on Tuesday. He......

Praful Patel's tenure as AIFF president violates Sports Code: Sports Ministry tells SC

IMAGE: Praful Patel completed his three terms and 12 years as AIFF president in December 2020, the maximum permitted to a national sports federation (NSF) chief under the Sports Code. Photograph:......

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

IMAGE: The team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli are peeved with the national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection.......

'Politics in Indian cricket was sickening'

'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).''But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......