Suvendu Adhikari earns reputation as 'giant slayer'

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has earned a reputation as a 'giant slayer' by defeating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the battle for Nandigram, even though his party lost......

'TMC intolerance no match for BJP vindictiveness'

'The BJP's modus operandi is not just to be intolerant of dissent, it is to create mistrust and doubt between communities and the electoral process itself.'Payal Singh Mohanka reports. IMAGE:......

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......

Campaigning ends in Bengal before scheduled time

In a first in the country, campaigning for nine Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal going to polls in the last phase came to an end at 10 pm on Thursday, 20 hours before the scheduled time, as per......

Regulator wants end to antibiotic misuse

Amid concerns raised by domestic and international bodies that many medicines, especially antibiotics, are being misused in India, the drug regulator has ordered surprise inspections at chemists......

Antibiotics to be sold only against prescription

Amid rising concerns, particularly from the international medical fraternity, against irrational use of antibiotics, the government is now planning to introduce a new provision, Schedule H1 under......

New drug policy will hurt investment in pharma sector

Prices of various leading drug brands will come down by up to 80 per cent thanks to the newly-approved National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy but at the same time it will hurt investment sentiments......

GoM wants market-based pricing for 348 drugs

The Group of Ministers set up to propose a new drug-pricing policy on Thursday recommended a market-based mechanism to regulate prices of 348 essential medicines.The GoM has proposed to cap prices......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

Aarya 3 Review: Too many subplots

Aarya Aakhri Vaar should have been slicker and more polished than the first, or at least ended with a louder bang, observes Deepa Gahlot. The first season of Aarya, adapted from the successful......

Darlings Alia, Vijay Win Filmfare OTT Awards

The fourth Filmfare OTT awards saw some interesting wins. The big winners of the night were the well-reviewed Web series: Scoop, Jubilee and Dahaad. Meet the winners of the Filmfare OTT Awards......

10 Women Achievers You Must Watch On OTT

Kangana Ranaut plays an Indian Air Force pilot in Tejas, joining an increasing list of films and shows centered around women playing significant roles. Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web shows and......

Ranji: MP record resounding win over Jammu

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeeshan (116) was one of the three batters who scored a century to help the team put on a mammoth 510 in their first innings against Hyderabad on Thursday.. Photograph:......

Sports Shorts: India demolish Australia in Thomas and Uber Cup

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal in action. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Indian men's and women's badminton teams expectedly......

Barua in joint lead

Uzbekistan Grandmasters Saidali Iuldashev and Dzhumaev Marat joined overnight leader GM Dibyendu Barua in lead after the conclusion of the 9th round in the Tata International Open Chess tournament......

Barua wins Tata International Chess

Commonwealth champion Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua won the Tata International Open Chess tournament in Jamshedpur on Monday after a quick draw with GM Saidali Iuldashev of Uzbekistan in the 11th and......

Rajiv Kumar ton gives Bihar lead

A fighting century bymiddle order batsman Rajiv Kumar (124, 11 fours) and his 117-run seventh-wicket partnership with M Dhoni (68) gave Bihar a vital 93-run first innings lead over Vidarbha on the......