Polls to 11 RS seats in UP, Uttarakhand on Nov 9

Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and one in Uttarakhand, falling vacant next month, will be held on November 9, the poll panel announced on Tuesday. Union minister Hardeep Singh......

Shivpal, Maurya among 14 general secys in SP's new national executive

The Samajwadi Party declared its 62-member national executive on Sunday with Akhilesh Yadav as its national president and his uncle Shivpal Yadav as a general secretary. IMAGE: SP chief Akhilesh......

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......

Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday evening, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers. Here is the complete list of ministers in Modi 3.0 and their portfolios:  ......

Prakash Raj blessed with baby boy

The latest updates from Bollywood. Singham actor Prakash Raj and his choreographer wife Pony Verma have been blessed with a baby boy. The 50-year-old actor took to Twitter to share the......

Salaam Bollywood!

We noted an abundance of Ram in Bollywood movie titles. Turns out there's no scarcity of Salaam either. The latest to join the bandwagon is Kajol's Salaam Venky, which is based on Shrikant Murthy's......

Meet Bollywood's HOT DADS, post 45!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram Saif Ali Khan, who turned 50 on August 16, is expecting all set to become an 'Quadfather,' a title given to him by his sister Soha Ali Khan,......

Gangubai Kathiawadi Review

Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai.Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma. A Ghalib ghazal fills the rotten......

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou officially opens on Saturday, September 23. While some events like football, rowing and volleyball have already begun, the other big-ticket sports start over the......

PICS: Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri, Sreejesh get Khel Ratna honour

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday. IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold......

Lakshya gives Lin Dan a scare before losing

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen in action. Photograph: Courtesy, Badminton Association of India/Twitter Teenage shuttler Lakshya Sen reaffirmed his status as one of India's rising talent as he gave legendary......

Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title at All England Championships

IMAGE: PV Sindhu's best finish at All England Open Badminton Championships was a semifinal in 2018. Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images World champion P V Sindhu will look to shrug off her......

Tough draw for Saina, Sindhu at All England Championship

PV Sindhu will open her campaign against South Korea's Sung Ji Hyun, while Saina Nehwal takes on Scotland's Kristy Gilmour in the first round. IMAGE: PV Sindhu, left, and Saina Nehwal after......