Rajkot fire: 3 top officials shifted; HC 'doesn't trust' state machinery

The Gujarat high court on Monday said it does not have faith in the state machinery which gets into action only after innocent lives are lost, as it pulled up the Rajkot civic body over the......

Rajkot game zone facility didn't have fire NOC; 2 held

An owner partner of the Rajkot-based TRP game zone and its manager were arrested on the charge of culpable homicide after a devastating blaze killed 27 persons including children, while it emerged......

Memes the weapon of choice as election wars go digital

From attacking political opponents to raising awareness among the electorate, colourful memes, including many drawing humorous elements from popular Bollywood films, have flooded social media as......

Cong list: Ajay Rai from Varanasi; suspense over Amethi, Raebareli continues

The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding its Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra......

FX derivatives mkt in a fix before new RBI rules

Exchange-traded currency derivatives volumes are likely to drop in view of new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, casting a cloud over further participation of retail investors and proprietary......

ITC hotel biz demerger allays capital allocation concerns, say analysts

ITC’s move to demerge the hotel business into a new entity, ITC Hotels Ltd, is a step in the right direction and will allay investor’s concerns on the company’s capital allocation......

Fixed broadband may trigger next leg of growth for Jio, Airtel: Analysts

Shares of telecom services providers – Reliance Industries (parent of Reliance Jio), Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea – have shed up to 23 per cent so far in the current calendar year......

Indian legal system a hurdle for aircraft lessors: Air India to govt

Tata Group-owned Air India has informed the Centre that aircraft lessors wish to set up their special purpose vehicles (SPVs) outside India since they aren’t enthused about the Indian......

Manoj, Rajkummar Party With Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood folk were present at the wedding reception builder and Producer Anand Pandit hosted for daughter Aishwarya and son-in-law Sahil. A look at the power couples and other guests.   Shah......

Kiara-Sidharth's First Karva Chauth

Karva Chauth was special this year for some film folk as they had their first taste of it. A look at the couples who celebrated the festive occasion. Photograph: Kind courtesy Parineeti......

Rishi's brother, Rajiv Kapoor, passes away

IMAGE: Rajiv Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neetu Kapoor/Instagram Actor-director Rajiv Kapoor, son of celebrated filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor, passed away on Tuesday, February 9. He was 58.......

PIX: Kareena attends a wedding with the Ambanis

Karisma and Kareena Kapoor's cousin Armaan Jain got married to long-time girlfriend Anissa Malhotra on February 3. The wedding reception was grand and star-studded, and saw the guests show off......

Ranji roundup: Dhawan hits century; Rahane and Shaw fail

IMAGE: Delhi captain Shikhar Dhawan hit a century on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad. Photograph: PTI Battle-hardened Shikhar Dhawan was all guts and grit while negotiating tough......

DDCA apex council slams Ombudsman's order reinstating Rajat

Nine of the 15 Apex Council members rejected the Ombudsman's role and highlighted the issues affecting the running of the sport in DDCA. IMAGE: DDCA ombudsman Justice (Retd) Badar Durrez Ahmed had......

Sports Shorts: Saina out of top 10, Srikanth at 8th spot in BWF ranking

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Twitter Following their poor run of form at the badminton World Championship, Saina Nehwal dropped......

Meet the new DDCA boss

IMAGE: Rajat Sharma and his panel's candidature was backed by a political heavyweight from the ruling party with the IOA president Narinder Batra throwing in all his might. Photograph: PTI......

Ranji round-up: 23 wickets fall as Bengal, Baroda struggle at 'green' Lahli

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played across India on Monday The inability of second rung domestic batsmen to cope with movement on a green top came to the fore once again as the Ranji Trophy......