13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

'Wrong to allege ED is politically motivated'

'Whatever ED officers do -- issue summons, conduct searches or arrest a person -- they have to face the courts.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate......

Khurshid, Lallu, Shukla in Cong's new UP poll panel

Gearing up for the assembly polls next year, the Congress on Wednesday constituted the election committee for Uttar Pradesh, which includes state unit chief Ajay Kumar Lallu and former Union......

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication;......

New govt must consider economic perils of poor monsoon

The new government will be closely watched for its approach towards the multi-pronged hit from the poor monsoon, says Rajeev Malik. The world will know the contours of the new Indian government in......

An economic agenda for the new Prime Minister

The new prime minister should learn from the mistakes of the current government and pay more attention to inflation, says Rajeev Malik. Dear prospective prime minister, Hardly any Indian......

'Sensex to scale 18K by March 2010'

India's bellwether market index, the Sensex, will remain undeterred by any downgrade in the country's GDP forecast and may even scale 18,000 level by the end of this fiscal, sustaining its......

Can India bounce back to a high growth phase?

The role of global factors in accelerating India’s growth to unprecedented levels continues to be worryingly underappreciated, says Rajeev Malik. A frequently asked question about......

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma,......

PIX: Alia-Ranbir party with the Ambanis

Guests trouped out of Arpita Khan's party and into Mukesh Ambani's, on the other side of Mumbai. The Ambanis invited film folk to celebrate the Ganpati festival with them with a grand party.......

'He fought and fought until the last moment'

Irrfan Khan, one of India's finest actors, has passed into the ages.   Parvathy: For that persistent ever-curious artistic spirit that created worlds from scratch, for always including your......

Akshay Kumar's party playlist!

Dance like Akshay Kumar this month! He has acted in all kinds of movies -- big, small, solo, two-hero, multistarrers and remakes -- and across all possible genres, from action, comedy, romance,......

Brij Bhushan calls sexual harassment case a political plot

‘It's a conspiracy by Congress’: Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment IMAGE: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan......

India hockey players ready for Australia at CWG

IMAGE: Indian athletes at the Commonwealth Games 2022 kit unveiling in New Delhi on Thursday. First Row L-R: Ashish Kumar; Shiva Thapa; Amit Panghal; Nitu Ghanghas; Anshu Malik; Deepak Punia;......

36 summers later, Arshdeep has same fate as Chetan Sharma

  IMAGE: A screen grab of Arshdeep Singh putting down the catch to give Pakistan's Asif Ali is a reprieve. Photograph: Twitter Arshdeep Singh can do with a warm hug from Chetan Sharma. The......

Sania to return to action in January

IMAGE: Sania Mirza last played at the China Open in October 2017. Photograph: Sania Mirza/Instagram Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Thursday confirmed that she will be back to competitive tennis......

A tale of Indian embarrassment in Glasgow CWG...

Charges of drunken driving against Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Rajeev Mehta and sexual assault on wrestling referee Virender Malik during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow......