Maharashtra polls: 4,140 candidates in fray for 288 seats

A total of 4,140 candidates were left in the fray for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Monday, a poll official said. IMAGE: Maharashtra......

Maha polls: BJP drops 8 MLAs, Cong 5; Shinde Sena retains most

With the nomination deadline for the Maharashtra assembly elections now closed, it emerges that the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have dropped the maximum number of sitting MLAs among the......

Couldn't pump out water from coaching class because...: Probe

An interim report of the magisterial inquiry into the death of three students in the flooded library of Rau's IAS Study Circle in New Delhi said the water level of the centre's basement and the......

Assembly bypoll results: INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP bags 2

In a boost to the INDIA bloc, its constituents won 10 of the 13 assembly seats where by-elections were held in seven states, while the Bharatiya Janata Party managed to bag two and an Independent......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Woman's Director

Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Barsaat. In Raj Kapoor's swan song, Ram Teri Ganga......

Bandish Bandits 2 Review: Music Saves The Show

The many episodes in which the characters discuss quarrel, sulk and rehearse would have been boring were it not for the music, observes Deepa Gahlot. The first season of Bandit Bandits (2020) was......

Mohammed Rafi's Voice Remains Eternal

Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming......

Titas Sadhu: The net bowler from Hooghly now Asiad champion

IMAGE: Pace bowler Titas Sadhu's figures of 3 for 6 helped India crush Sri Lanka to win the Asian Games gold medal on Monday. Photograph: BCCI/X Titas Sadhu must believe in pleasant coincidences.......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

'Contempt of court if BCCI top brass doesn't appear before Lodha panel'

The top brass of the Board of Control for Cricket in India face charges of 'contempt of court' if they decide not to appear before the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha panel to discuss the......

BCCI can terminate Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals: Lodha

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, who headed the committee that proposed the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, says the Board of Control for Cricket in India is free to......

Ranji Trophy: Bengal enter semis; Shukla docked full match fees

A spirited Bengal downed bitter foes Railways by 48 runs in their controversy-filled match at the Eden Gardens on Sunday to set up a Ranji Trophy semifinal clash against Maharashtra. Set a target......