INDIA vs NDA: Results for 7 assembly bypolls today

The results for bypolls to seven assembly seats in six states will be declared on Friday in what is being seen as a major test for the opposition's Indian National Developmental......

First round of NDA vs INDIA poll results out on Friday

The results for bypolls to seven assembly seats in six states will be declared on Friday in what is being seen as a major test for the opposition INDIA parties against the Bharatiya Janata......

Writer Mridula Koshy wins 2009 Shakti Bhatt award

Mridula Koshy's If It is Sweet, a collection of short stories, has bagged the 2009 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. The New Delhi-based author will get Rs 1 lakh and a citation which will be......

Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize shortlist announced

The Shakti Bhatt Foundation announces the 2009 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize shortlist: If It is Sweet, Mridula Koshy (Westland-Tranquebar) Arzee the Dwarf, Chandrahas Choudhury (HarperCollins)......

Expect worst drought in Asia, India may be hit

Dozens of farmers have already committed suicide in India after damage from unseasonal rains this year. Now if the summer rains are below normal, rural discontent will deepen. In 2009, the El Nino......

Rajasthan: No recognition for NREGA workers' union

The registrar of trade unions in Rajasthan has refused permission to National Employment Guarantee Schemeworkers to form a union, on the grounds that they do not qualify as workmen. When the......

Adi Godrej: Parmeshwar's life is a big triumph

A rare interview in which Adi Godrej talks about his wife, Parmeshwar, whom he married in 1965.Parmeshwar Godrej, designer, fashion icon and philanthropist, passed into the ages on October 11.This......

'Lataji was sakshaat Saraswati'

'I tell the next generation of singers to take a leaf out of Lataji's book.''Be it Kavita or Alka, every time I give a song to a singer, I tell them, 'Dhyaan se suno, listen attentively, phir......

10 Amazing Nadeem-Shravan songs

Shravan Rathod was the less flamboyant face of the popular composer duo Nadeem-Shravan who churned out many hit numbers in the 1990s. Shravan, who was admitted to the S L Raheja Hospital in Mumbai......

Tribhanga review

Tribhanga is mostly a platform for some of our solid actresses to flex their acting chops, notes Sukanya Verma. The first 15 minutes of Tribhanga are devoted to Kajol cursing like a sailor. High......

Tribhanga trailer: Watch out for Kajol!

Tribhanga promises to have a lot of drama, expects Moumita Bhattacharjee. Kajol, Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Parker star in Tribhanga, about three women and their way of life. Don't get fooled by its......

Cricket Buzz: Azhar files nomination for HCA president job

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has filed his nomination for the president's post in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) which will hold its elections on September 27. Azharuddin,......

Tintu Luka shines in Asian All-Star athletics

Legendary P T Usha's protege Tintu Luka stole the limelight on the first day of the Asian All-Star Athletics meet with a personal best timing to win the gold medal in women's 800 metres, in Delhi,......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

Anju to spearhead athletics challenge

Ace long jumper Anju Bobby George and sprinter Pinki Pramanik will spearhead India's challenge in track and field at the 15th Asian Games in Doha. The Athletics Federation of India on Wednesday......

Anju, Antil to lead India in Asian GP

A large athletics contingent, led by world number four long jumper Anju Bobby George and Commonwealth Games discus throw silver medallist Seema Antil, will represent India at the three Asian Grand......