BJP leads with 20 Rajya Sabha MPs among 41 elected unopposed

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to......

Congress, SP watch as MLAs help BJP win extra RS seats

The Congress on Tuesday suffered a major upset in Himachal Pradesh at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha elections which were marred by cross-voting in all the three states......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

Gandhis, Mamata, Kejri, Nitish stay out of INDIA coordination panel

The Opposition INDIA bloc on Friday finalised a 14-member coordination-cum-election strategy committee comprising members of various parties, and it will function as the alliance's highest......

As major ports get autonomy, minister says no privatisation

Allaying fears that the Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 aims at privatisation of the country's top 12 major ports, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said it......

How COVID is changing the game plan for booksellers, publishers

In the future, publishers will need to think of digital immersive marketing just like marketing a movie or show on Netflix is an immersive experience. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After......

Stung by shift from finance ministry, Garg seeks VRS

A day after he was shifted from the high profile ministry of finance to the power ministry, senior bureaucrat Subhash Chandra Garg on Thursday applied for voluntary retirement from service, sources......

IPL-4 gives Ahmedabad hospitality a miss

With the Indian Premier league (IPL) season-4 already underway, the cricketing extravaganza seems to have given Ahmedabad hospitality sector a miss this year. Unlike previous season, there is not a......

When Shatru Shaved Off His Moochi

IMAGE: Shatrughan Sinha in Rakht Charitra. Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra released on October 22, 2010. It was the first and last film for which Shatrughan Sinha was persuaded to shave off his......

Chhoti Si Asha...

Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle. IMAGE: The incomparable Asha Bhosle.......

'I Managed To Make Some Successful Films'

IMAGE: Gulshan Rai at the silver jubilee function of his first production, Johny Mera Naam with Dev Anand, Vijay Anand, Hema Malini and music composers Kalyanji-Anandji. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Pratik Gandhi Suffers Mishap On Gandhi Set

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Pratik Gandhi who has a release today Dedh Bigha Zameen -- his third release this year -- has realised playing Mahatma Gandhi is not easy, even if......

T20 WC: Australia eye Super 8 spot; do-or-die for SL

Australia face Namibia IMAGE: Beating Nambia will be enough for Australia to make the cut before they take on Scotland in their concluding Group B league fixture. Photograph: ICC/X Living up......

T20 WC: Bangladesh look to seal Super Eight spot

  IMAGE: Bangladesh need to beat Nepal by a big margin if they are to edge Netherlands for a Super Eight spot. Photograph: Bangladesh Cricket/X Bangladesh will look to iron out their flaws......

T20 WC: What England need to do to qualify for Super 8

IMAGE: To make it to the Super Eight, England will need to defeat Namibia and hope that Scotland lose to Australia. Photograph: England Cricket/X Defending champions England will be eager to brush......

T20 World Cup: Aqib Ilyas named Oman skipper; Paudel to lead Nepal

Photograph: ICC/X Featuring in the T20 World Cup for the third time, Oman on Wednesday named Aqib Ilyas as their skipper for the upcoming edition of the tournament, which will be held across June......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......