37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

As many as 37 ministers have been dropped from the government in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term and these include seven with cabinet rank -- prominent among them being Smriti Irani,......

'Beating Retreat': Military bands regale audience with India tunes

From massed band's 'Shankhnaad' to Navy's lilting 'Mission Chandrayaan', mellifluous tunes reverberated across the Raisina Hill in the heart of Delhi as India's rich heritage and towering......

Sushma Swaraj's daughter among new faces in Delhi BJP

The new team of office bearers of Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party with many young faces, including party stalwart Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri Swaraj, was announced on Tuesday. IMAGE: BJP leader......

All In The Family In The Name Of Politics

With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected......

Sebi rejigs market data advisory panel

Sebi has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access and privacy. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters......

India Inc bowled over by Sitharaman's 'new deal'

Industry, stock market and experts cheered slashing of corporate tax rate and other announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, saying the big bang reforms will push economic growth and......

Extend trading hours, brokers tell govt

Brokers also want tax rebates, removal of additional tax on dividends, streamlining of GST...Dilip Kumar Jha and Pavan Burugula report.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Association......

NSE's new boss to get 8 cr pay

Aditya Puri has a higher yearly pay of 9.7 crore, plus stock options, at HDFC Bank. National Stock Exchange has proposed a yearly salary of 8 crore for Vikram Limaye, who is set to be installed as......

Hrithik Roshan's 10 Whistle-Worthy Entries

When Hrithik Roshan enters a film frame, it's like a silver screen wearing sunglasses. (Fighter promos, we are looking at you!) Drama and dynamism envelop the air and a promise of something......

Will July See Controversy In Theatres?

The summer saw its fair share of hits at the box office. Now, the monsoon has quite a few movie releases from across genres. Joginder Tuteja lists the July theatre releases.   NeeyatRelease......

Watched These Vikram Gokhale Movies?

An actor of remarkable presence and gravitas, Vikram Gokhale's dramatic eloquence and cocksure authority sparkled every time he had to call on someone's bluff or leave them too tongue-tied to beat......

COMING UP On OTT This November

November has some of the biggest movies and Web series coming up for release. Joginder Tuteja makes OTT watching fun for you.   The GhostRelease date: November 2Where to watch? Netflix A......

Ranji Trophy: Mum teen Mhatre hits century; Double century for Sudarshan

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. Teenager Mhatre hits ton as Mumbai in command IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's Sai Sudarshan celebrates his double ton against Delhi on Friday.......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 2

Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday, October 2. Aquatics - Diving London Singh – M 1m Springboard – Final......

Asiad: India's equestrian lows, roller skating highs!

Vikram, Karthika finish at 4th, 5th place in roller skating 1000m sprint Photograph: Kind Courtesy Vikram Rajendra Ingale/Twitter India's Vikram Rajendra Ingale and Karthika Jagadeeswaran signed......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai record three points vs Railways

Former skipper Aditya Tare scored his eighth first-class hundred on an inconsequential final day of their Ranji Trophy group A encounter against Railways here on Sunday. Having ensured three points......

Haryana wrestlers win 18 gold; Ghosal, Chinappa squash champs

Saurauv Ghosal of India. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images The seasoned duo of Saurav Ghosal and Joshana Chinappa expectedly walked away with the individual gold medals in squash even as......