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Prashant Kishor floats Jan Suraaj Party, vows to end liquor ban

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday announced the launch of his political outfit Jan Suraaj Party, a much-anticipated move by which he hopes to take the political......

'They started Opposition unity much too late'

'They were as late as June 2023 and they did not follow it up with concrete measures immediately in terms of a secretariat or common minimum programme, working group or seat sharing etc.''They......

Pranab and Modi worked as a team: Sharmishtha Mukherjee

Former president Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmishtha Mukherjee has said her father felt he was not included in the cabinet of Rajiv Gandhi due to his "non-subservient" attitude. At the launch......

Made no offer to Prashant Kishor, he works for BJP: JD-U

Janata Dal-United president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan on Saturday alleged that political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was 'working for' the Bharatiya Janata Party, as part of......

No leadership role for me, more of a sutradhar: PK on his political plans

Election strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed to have told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the state's much-touted liquor prohibition drive has been a "complete......

Why I support 27% reservation in private sector jobs'

'The government and corporate sector must join hands to implement action which allows all of India to develop. It would be good for the corporate sector in the long run.' 'It is not that talent is......

State govts fail to get cracking on cyber crime

Even as hackers attacked more than 5,500 websites in the first six months this year, security agencies are groping in the dark to find a way to tackle the problem. Interestingly, though the......

India, a natural hub for BPO

Building on the trust generated over years of delivering offshore IT services, India is now the natural destination for business process outsourcing in the world, director general of the......

OMG 2 Review: Goes Round In Circles

Akshay Kumar looks cool in that trippy get-up and adds his charisma to the film that is otherwise a lot of verbiage, observes Deepa Gahlot. The play Kanji Viruddh Kanji by Bhavesh Mandalia,......

Why Sara Was The Perfect Match For...

'For the paraplegic young girl, I needed a fresh face, someone who did not have the baggage of doing such movies before, someone who the audience liked.' IMAGE: Chitrangda Singh, Sara Ali Khan and......

COMING UP: October's OTT Releases

Theatres are opening up in Maharashtra from October 22, but OTT continues to hold sway over its audiences. Quite a few movie makers prefer to release their movies on OTT rather than in theatres. So......

Dawood to Daddy: Bollywood's dons

Bollywood glorifies Mumbai's underworld dons in its movies. IMAGE: Arjun Rampal as Arun Gawli in Daddy and Shraddha Kapoor in and as Haseena Parkar. Gangster lives hold a fascination for......

Box Office: A Gentleman, Babumoshai get poor opening

The hits and misses of the week. A Gentleman, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, Sniff and Qaidi Band saw poor openings at the box office despite the long three-day weekend. The idea to release films......

Ranji: Shorey's ton in vain as Jharkhand oust Delhi

A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Delhi batter Dhruv Shorey reacts after being dismissed for 136 off 177 balls on Day 4 of the......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara's woes continue as Saurashtra struggle

Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Saurashtra's wicket-keeper batsman Sheldon Jackson scored 61 runs against Mumbai in Rajkot on Saturday. Photograph: Sheldon......

Kohli vs Dhoni as table toppers RCB take on CSK

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI It would be nothing short of a clash of the titans when the in-form......

Shane Bond scalps 3; Kukreja, Rayudu hit tons

Star attraction Shane Bond claimed three wickets but the day belonged to Mumbaikar Sahil Kukreja (157 not out) and Hyderabad's Ambati Rayudu (133) who hit scintillating centuries on the opening day......

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