Will AAP Forge A New Political Culture In India?

AAP will have to learn to be patient as such electoral changes do not happen in a hurry, asserts Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, right, with Governor Banwarilal Purohit,......

What did Ahmed Patel think of Rahul?

'He had differences with Rahul.' IMAGE: Ahmed Patel with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo   "I was close to Ahmed Patel and told him many times in recent months that......

Thapar among 12 asked to submit CVs: JNU admin

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor Asis Datta, noted scientist R Rajaraman and historian Romila Thapar are among 12 emeritus professors whose CVs have been sought by Jawaharlal......

With moist eyes, Delhi bids adieu to Sheila Dikshit

The mortal remains of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit were consigned to flames on Sunday, with colleagues, Congress workers and admirers braving heavy rains and gusty winds to bid her......

Trade bandh is proving to be a great success: BJP

Bhartiya Janata Party,which called a nationwide bandh to protest against government's decision to allow foreign direct investment in the retail sector, has claimed overwhelming response from 10,000......

Sushil Modi new GST panel chief

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Sushil Kumar Modi was on Monday elected the new chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, which is spearheading the......

CA firm to submit report on Citi fraud soon

A Chartered Accountant firm hired to help crack the Rs 460 crore (Rs 4.6 billion) fraud at a Citibank branch will submit its report soon, says Gurgaon police. Soon after the arrest of the alleged......

RBI to soon end probe into Citibank fraud

The government said on Friday that Reserve Bank of India has conducted a special inquiry into Rs 460-crore (Rs 4.6 billion) Citibank fraud case and was in the process of completing its final......

Holding Back: The first film to win at Best Shorts, California

It began with Sujoy Ghosh's Ahalya, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Radhika Apte and Tota Roy Chowdhury. Then came Faraz Ali's Makhmal, starring Jackie Shroff. Clearly, Indian audiences have......

Bollywood to be blamed for the way men see women?

It is all too easy to blame Bollywood, notes Aseem Chhabra, just as many politicians are now saying that young women should not step out late at night or wear Western clothes, suggesting that leads......

Old theatres make way to grand multiplexes

It's probably a little late to be talking about the death of single-screen theatres. Multiplexes have become so ubiquitous these days that we forget that it was only a decade ago that standalone......

'Priyanka had the potential to do 12 roles'

After making a historical epic, Jodhaa Akbar, Ashutosh Gowariker has turned to a romantic comedy called What's Your Raashee? starring Priyanka Chopra and Hurman Baweja. Based on a Gujarati......

Tiger Pataudi starts final journey

The funeral procession of late former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi began from his home in New Delhi with family members, friends and several celebrities paying their last respects......

NDA did not appoint Kalmadi: Javadekar

Bhartiya Janata Party spokesman, Prakash Javadekar, has accused Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Ajay Maken, for distorting facts in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by stating that the UPA......

Bhanot, Verma's arrest rattles Kalmadi

Lalit Bhanot, former secretary general of the Commonwealth Organising committee and V K Verma, the OC's former director general, will be produced before the CBI special court in Patiala house to......

Kalmadi hits back at Delhi CM Dikshit

Embattled Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, in a statement, on Sunday hit back at the Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, saying her aspersions on corruption in the......

Team Scotland boss criticises Delhi Games

Team Scotland boss Jon Doig has criticised the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers, saying the athletes have been let down by them as the Village is not upto the mark and there are things yet to be......