All eyes on rare contest to elect Rajya Sabha's deputy chairman

The election to the post is mostly decided by consensus, but opposition leaders complain that the Narendra Modi government was yet to reach out to them, reports Archis Mohan. The stage is set for a......

Impeachment: The Pawar Factor

Some lawyers in the Congress argued against upsetting the judiciary.It was a tongue lashing from Sharad Pawar that spurred the Congress and other parties to go ahead with their move.Archis Mohan......

Like Congress, BJP too guilty of dynastic politics?

The rise of the Munde family in Maharashtra politics has put the spotlight on dynastic politics within the Bharatiya Janata Party, even as its top leadership continued to decry the Congress’......

The Stephen Hawking I knew

'When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency.''I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.'An Indian student remembers his teacher,......

Fortis in talks to buy Lanka hospital chain

Move comes within months of acquiring Wockhardt hospitals. Fortis Healthcare, a hospital chain promoted by former Ranbaxy owners Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, is close to a major......

'We take care of our car better than our health'

Shivinder Mohan Singh, the managing director of Fortis Healthcare, is best known for his attempt to do a McDonald's in healthcare - large in scale and low in prices. The chain started from Mohali......

'Why can't I use my mother's name?'

Last year, Sanjeev Kumar, president of a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, wrote a letter to the Director General of Income Tax asking for aPermanent Account Number and a PAN card to be......

Is the Delhi Metro a costly mistake?

The task set out for Ravinder Nath Joshi was not an easy one. As finance head of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, he had to shell out Rs 17 lakh (Rs 1.7 million) for every metre that the rail......

Something brewing between Ishaan, Janhvi?

What's blowing in the wind, folks? It's raining screenings for Karan Johar's Dhadak! After the one last weekend and another one on Wednesday, there were three screenings on Thursday night: At the......

PIX: Sanjeeda, Mona Lisa, Drashti Dhami at Star Parivaar awards

The Star Parivaar awards saw quite a few television actors walk the red carpet in Mumbai over the weekend. Some of them may not have won an award but no one was left behind in the fashion race.......

PIX: Sara Khan, Sayantani Ghosh at a birthday bash

Famous television producer Rashmi Sharma, who is now producing Amitabh Bachchan starrer Pink, recently celebrated her birthday in style. Rashmi and her husband Pawan Kumar threw a lavish......

PIX: Shahid Kapoor's star studded wedding reception

Check out the star arrivals. After a low-key wedding ceremony in New Delhi, Shahid Kapoor and his new bride Mira Rajput travelled to Mumbai for a more star-studded and lavish wedding reception on......