Punjab govt shunts out chief secy considered 'close' to Amarinder

The Charanjit Singh Channi-led government in Punjab on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place.   IMAGE: 1987 batch IAS officer Vini Mahajan......

Centre asks all states to be alert as more bird deaths reported

More bird deaths were reported from several states, including those of 381 migratory species in Himachal Pradesh, amid cases of avian flu in parts of the country, while a central team reached......

Coalgate: Ex-coal secy, other officials sentenced to 3-yr jail term

IMAGE: Former coal secretary HC Gupta. Photograph: PTI photo A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced former coal secretary H C Gupta to 3-year imprisonment in a coal block allocation scam case which......

Coalgate: Court to award punishment to ex-coal secy, others on Dec 5

A Delhi court on Monday reserved for December 5 its order on sentencing of former coal secretary H C Gupta, convicted in a corruption case relating to allotment of coal blocks in West Bengal during......

The race of deos: Why Fogg is winning

India's largest-selling deo brand is constantly reinventing itself, says Sohini Das. IMAGE: Fogg's initial advertisements of 'No Gas, Only Perfume' were about how the deo's fragrance lingered on......

Once more, Manmohan is named in coal scam

A former top bureaucrat in the United Progressive Alliance government dragged the name of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coalgate by telling a special court that he took the "ultimate......

Coal block cancellation: Miners mull taking Centre to court

Private mining companies in the infrastructure space are fuming over the government’s latest coal block de-allocation drive. The companies are crying foul over the cancellation of 25 blocks......

CavinKare gets aggressive with deos after Spinz faces Fogg heat

Spinz, an old deo player, has been revamped to take on new competition; might be extended too. Spinz, the deodorant brand of the Chennai-based FMCG major CavinKare, is out with its latest......

Is Mohanlal playing God in Koothara?

Second Show director Srinath Rajendran is back with his new film, curiously titled Koothara. The film’s trailer reveals the reasoning behind the title. The name comes from its lead characters......

Review: Second Show is disappointing

Paresh C Palicha feels that Malyalam film Dulquer Salman deserved a better debut than Second Show.The depiction of criminal life is believed to be the winning formula in films. The leading man is......

Mammooty's son to debut with Second Show

Dulqar Salman, superstar Mammootty's son, will make an entry into Malayalam films with Second Show, which releases in January 2012. Directed by another first-timer, Srinath Rajendran, and produced......

Review: Bhaya.com gives a good scare

After making a couple of horror films, Vemagal Jagannatharao has come out with yet another one titledBhaya.com which he has written the story and screenplay for. And even though it is scarier than......

India's U-19 boxers unleash fury, win 17 medals

Parthavi, Vanshika, Hemant win gold, Indian boxers return with 17 medals from U-19 World Championships IMAGE: Hemant Sangwan and Parthavi Grewal, Vanshika Goswami (below) pose with their gold......

Krishna claims gold as Indian boxers impress at U19 World Championships

IMAGE: India's Krisha Verma on the podium after winning Gold in the Women's 75 kg category at the World Championships. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India While Krisha notched up a......

Why Vinicius Jr. Deserved Ballon d'Or

IMAGE: Vinicius Junior reacts after missing a chance against FC Barcelona in the LaLiga. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters   For months, the 2024 Ballon d'Or seemed to have a clear......

You're the best!: Football world rallies behind Vini

IMAGE: Ballon d'Or controversy ignites debate. Photograph: Vinicius Junior/X The sports world showed support for Vinicius Junior after he missed out on the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or on Tuesday.......

Real's Vinicius Jr says fighting racism led to Ballon d'Or loss

IMAGE: Vinicius Jr has been subjected to racial abuse on several occasions in Spain, leading to at least two convictions for racist insults in pioneer cases in the country. Photograph: Susana......