K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

Couples refuse to be cowed down, celebrate Valentine's Day with gaiety

Couples -- young and old -- celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday with flowers and gifts even as a few right-wing outfits played spoilsport in some parts of the country. IMAGE: A man dressed as a......

'Guy misheard as gaay': Tharoor's dig on Cow Hug Day

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a swipe over the Animal Welfare Board of India withdrawing its appeal to celebrate February 14 as 'Cow Hug Day', asking whether the government......

Animal welfare board withdraws 'cow hug day' call on Feb 14

The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on Friday said it has withdrawn the appeal to celebrate February 14 as 'Cow Hug Day' following directions from the government amid widespread criticism on......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......

'I just want Facebook to be responsible in India'

'Social media giants are making millions and they have to be responsible'  'Under the ambit of anonymity, you cannot bully people on social media and get away it'  Photograph: Dado Ruvic......

3 factors robbing the cream off dairy farmers' lives

Cheap milk prices, rising fodder cost and the difficulties in buying new cattle and selling old ones on account of cow vigilantism have cast a triple shadow on this sunshine sector in Indian......

Jaitley's fifth is a please-all Budget, almost

Jaitley said a 10 per cent tax long on capital gains exceeding Rs 1 lakh made from the sale of shares has been introduced but those made till January 31 would be grandfathered.  A 10 per cent......

Lights, camera... CUT!

With the arrest of the film censor board's CEO on charges of demanding bribes to clear films, the regulatory role of the panel is in focus once again. Days after assuming office in January, Rakesh......

Aanachandam is watchable

It seems unlikely that Malayalam filmmakers will ever run out of rural themes that want to infuse city dwellers with nostalgia and guilt for losing their agrarian roots. The latest addition in this......

More controversy for Rang De Basanti

Rang De Basanti seems to be courting controversy as much as it has courted movie buffs. The first controversy was sparked off when the Animal Welfare Board's protestation led to a week's delay in......

Aamir on horseback gets the scissors

After the recent controversy with the Indian Air Force, Aamir Khan's Rang De Basanti has met with resistance from the Animal Welfare Board. But while the IAF cleared the film after three suggested......