Akhilesh delivers shock and awe to BJP in UP

Akhilesh Yadav's stock rose dramatically on Tuesday with his Samajwadi Party cutting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party down to size in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav......

UP Dalits abandon BJP? Wins 8 of 17 SC seats, lowest in 3 polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been performing well on the Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh in the last two general elections, has got a jolt in the latest......

Ahead of RS polls, chief whip among 8 SP MLAs skip Akhilesh's meeting

As many as eight MLAs of the Samajwadi Party did not attend a meeting called by party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday, a day before the voting for the Rajya Sabha elections. IMAGE: SP chief......

How Priyanka's call to Akhilesh clinched Cong-SP alliance

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spoke with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over phone on Wednesday to break the deadlock on seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar......

India's combat aircraft deal: It's all about business

Much of the initial comment in the Indian media on the shortlisting of two of the six contenders for a Rs 42,000-crore (Rs 420 billion) fighter aircraft has focussed (predictably, perhaps) on the......

Cancel licences of 5 new telecom firms, says Trai!

In a swift action against new telecom players who were given licences in 2008, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Thursday asked the government to cancel 62 licences given to five......

Ikea's Rs 5,000 crore mega plan for Uttar Pradesh

The company is likely to sign a MoU with the Yogi Adityanath government for opening retail stores in the important towns of the state. Swedish home furnishing brand, Ikea is looking to invest......

Why Kanpur leather industry has started shifting to Kolkata

Closure of tanneries pulls down domestic finished leather exports and local price of raw-skin. The Rs 12,000-crore finished leather industry in Kanpur has seen closure of about 250 tanneries over......

Images: Hussey hustles for game-changing 195

Mike Hussey showed impeccable timing by producing a magnificent innings of 195 in the first Ashes Test against England on Saturday, transforming Australia's prospects in the match and perhaps......