Centre paves way for Delhi civic polls with delimitation order

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the final gazette notification for redrawing of municipal wards in Delhi, paving the way for civic polls in the city. Photograph: ANI Photo The 800-page......

No foreign strain of COVID-19 found in Maha districts: Govt

New strains of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil have not been detected in Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara districts of Maharashtra where cases have spiked......

Ambani bomb scare: 'Car owner suspected to have died of drowning'

Opinion on likely cause of the death of Mansukh Hiren, who is said to be the owner of the vehicle with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai last......

Mamata's friend-turned-foe Mukul Roy returns to Trinamool

In a blow to the prestige of the Bharatiya Janata Party, it's national Vice President Mukul Roy along with son Subhranshu, rejoined Trinamool Congress on Friday, with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata......

Serving small entrepreneurs: A 5-star business idea

Five Star Business Finance is in the business of providing loans to MSME entrepreneurs. Gireesh Babu finds out more about the company that plans to grow to 3,000 crore by 2020.......

Maran 'pressurised' Sivasankaran to sell his companies: CBI

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran had "pressurised" and "forced" Chennai-based telecom promoter C Sivasankaran to sell his stakes in Aircel and two subsidiary firms to Malaysian firm Maxis......

Cooperative temper needed to take on global crisis: PM

Calling for cooperation among Asia Pacific countries to tackle the global economic uncertainty, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the vast growth potential of India and these......

Full rupee convertibility in a few years: Rajan

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said the central bank is looking at allowing full capital account convertibility in a few years. "My hope is that we will get to full capital account......

Amitabh: I am open to working with Rekha

Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha are considered to be an all-time popular on-screen pair in Bollywood and the actor says he will not rule out the possibility of working with the actress in......

Kaazhcha actress Padmapriya marries Jasmine Shah

Delhi-born model and South Indian film actress Padmapriya tied the knot with software engineer Jasmine Shah at a private ceremony held in Mumbai on November 12.   Padmapriya,......

Sameera Reddy: Our honeymoon will be a biking trip

Actress Sameera Reddy is now Mrs Akshai Varde. The wedding, held on January 21, was so sudden that even her closest friends were not aware of her plans.Sameera explains,......

De Kock sets up South Africa's T20 win over Bangladesh

IMAGE: South Africa's Quinton de Kock. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Quinton de Kock scored his highest Twenty20 international score of 59 to lead South Africa to a 20-run......

Fractured finger puts Du Plessis out of IPL, Khawaja comes in for Pune

Rising Pune Supergiants were dealt a telling blow as star batsman Faf du Plessis announced he is out of the ninth edition of Indian Premier League due to a fractured finger, which will take six......

PHOTOS: West Indies edge past South Africa to enter WT20 semis

IMAGE: West Indies Chris Gayle (L) and Dwayne Bravo celebrate after Gayle took the wicket of South Africa's Rilee Rossouw at Nagpur in World T20 Photograph:Reuters. West Indies edged out South......

'Indian team has the best lower order and that's a big plus'

IMAGE: Indian captain MS Dhoni and teammates Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya during a media interaction. Photograph: PTI. One of the most formidable batsmen of his......

PHOTOS: South Asian Games end with a colourful closing ceremony

IMAGE: Artistes from Nepal perform at the closing ceremony of the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Northeast India's diverse and colourful culture were in full display......