It's official! Devendra Fadnavis to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM

Devendra Fadnavis was unanimously elected as the Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party leader at its meeting here on Wednesday, paving the way for his appointment as the chief......

Fadnavis meets Shinde ahead of crucial BJP meet

Ahead of the crucial legislature party meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis met with caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday, the first......

Key Mahayuti meet cancelled, Shinde heads to native village

A key Mahayuti meeting scheduled on Friday was put off and likely to take place on Sunday now as outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde headed to his native village, delaying government......

Fadnavis to take oath tomorrow, Modi to attend

Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on Thursday, after Governor CP Radhakrishnan invited him to form the new government in the state. IMAGE: Mahayuti leaders Devendra......

UK list names Swraj Paul as 2nd richest Indian

NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul is the second richest British Asian with business interests largely based in the UK, next only to Mike Jatania, head of the Lornamead cosmetics group. According to......

How to invest smartly before Budget

Are you always at a loss while planning your finances? Are you aware of the investment options available in the market? How best can you plan your finances? What are the crieria for evaluating an......

Do not buy stocks if you are a short-term player

For the second time in a week, Sensex lost over 500 points on Wednesday. On Friday last, it slipped by 542 points. On Wednesday, it tanked by 615. The market breadth was extremely bearish. Where is......

FDs, GoI bonds are safest form of investment

Is Balaji Telfilms good to hold for a 1 year horizon ? PRANAV SANGHAVI answers, at 2007-04-11 12:03:39Balaji is a quality mid cap media stock. With a 1 year outlook it looks good. a asked,Is it a......

Raamlaxman's TOP 10 SONGS

Raamlaxman's musical collaboration with Salman Khan was pure gold. In the early years, Raamlaxman (whose real name was Vijay Patil) made many chartbusters with Mithun Chakraborty. Joginder Tuteja......

PIX: Stars bid Mahabharat actor Dharmesh Tiwari goodbye

The veteran actor passed away on August 6 in Chandigarh.Actor Dharmesh Tiwari, who played Kripacharya in BR Chopra's Mahabharat, was cremated in Mumbai on August 7.Several of his actor friends......

PIX: Sunny, Ranbir, Sonakshi watch Dangal

Aamir Khan seems to have made sure that the year ends well with his latest film Dangal. The reviews -- by Raja Sen and Sukanya Verma -- have been terrific and the actor has been holding......

Review: Vetrivel is an engaging family entertainer

Good performances, a well-written screenplay and great comedy make Vasanthamani’s Vetrivel a decent watch, writes S Saraswathi. Director Vasanthamani makes his directorial......

Olympic medallist Vijay Kumar fails to make rapid fire team for Asiad

Olympic medallist Vijay Kumar has missed out on a berth in his pet event - rapid fire pistol - for the upcoming Asian Games, but is still part of the 43-member squad, which will be spearheaded by......

Narang, Jitu Rai fail to make the cut for Asian Games

IMAGE: The 35-year-old London Olympics bronze medallist Narang had won the silver in air rifle at the 2010 Asian Games. Photograph: PTI The seasoned Gagan Narang, Jitu Rai and young Mehuli Ghosh......

Asiad, Day 13: India sails past hockey heartbreak, equals best medal haul

IMAGE: Silver medal winning Indian women’s hockey team celebrate. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI A golden dream unfulfilled for over 30 years remained just that in women's hockey but India......

India at Asian Games: Shooters bag silver; squash players set to swell medal haul

Shooters Vijay Kumar, left, Pemba Tamang, right, and Gurpreet Singh with their medals at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. Photograph: PTI The Indian men's team ended its campaign in the pistol......

Gladwin, Malik send top seeds packing

V Peter Agnel Gladwin of Maharashtra and Chandigarhs Vijayant Malik toppled favourites and state-mates Rohan Gide and Kinshuk Sharma in the boys' under-16 and under-14 quarter-finals respectively......