Congress left gasping as candidate pulls out in Maharashtra stronghold

The end of the process to withdraw nominations for Maharashtra assembly polls on Monday left the Congress in despair in Kolhapur North seat after its candidate Madhurima Raje Chhatrapati withdrew,......

Actress Pavithra was present at murder spot, beat victim with slippers: Police

Actor Pavithra Gowda, the prime accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, had beaten up the victim with her slippers, according to a recent remand note presented by the police in court, which......

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

First woman elephant mahout among 34 unsung heroes awarded Padma Shri

India's first woman elephant mahout Parbati Baruah famous as Hasti Kanya, tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima who runs Mizoram's largest orphanage and plastic surgeon......

'People who have bags full of black money, all that will be out now'

'It will cause problems for people who deal in small amounts of cash.''I hope it does not cause law and order problems.' Mumbaikars were divided over the government's demonitisation decision,......

10 Maruti union leaders get 7 days police custody

Ten office bearers of Maruti Suzuki Workers' Union (MSWU), including President Ram Meher and General Secretary Sarabjit Singh, who were arrested on Wednesday, have been sent to seven days police......

Dangerous review

Dangerous is a thriller that does not get you invested at all, especially when you know who the devil is, says Moumita Bhattacharjee. Thanks to the digital boom, content and calibre are getting......

The Aamir Khan Interview

'When I came into the industry, I was a lone ranger, trying to do films that I believed in.''I was constantly swimming against the tide. Now the tide has changed.' It has been three decades since......

Meet moms-to-be Shweta Tiwari, Teejay, Manasi

There's a baby boom in tinsel town! After Shahid-Mira and Harbhajan-Geeta, there's some more 'good news' coming up this year. Television actresses Shweta Tiwari, Manasi Parekh and Teejay......

PIX: Raveena Tandon, Dharmendra at an awards show

Dharmendra made his presence felt at the Entertainment Trade Awards Achievers 2016, an awards ceremony which was held in Mumbai on August 23. Raveena Tandon was also spotted at the do along......

Manpreet eyes unprecedented 5th Olympic appearance

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manpreet Singh/X He will be on the wrong side of 30s and maintaining fitness would be no stroll in the park but veteran Indian hockey mid-fielder Manpreet Singh foresees......

India can win hockey gold in Paris: Dhanraj Pillay

IMAGE: Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain 4-2 in shoot-out to enter the semi-finals and remain on course to win its second consecutive Olympic medal. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters......

'I am Dhanraj Pillay for this generation'

'I am playing with fourth generation in this team. Some were not even born when I started playing hockey. A few years back, players wanted to do it for Dhanraj Pillay. I am Dhanraj for this......

T20 WC lesson for hockey star Sreejesh: Never give up!

IMAGE: Experienced 'keeper PR Sreejesh will be playing his fourth Olympics. Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Playing in his fourth and probably last Olympics, veteran India hockey......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams second ton of season; Shaw hammers century on comeback

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara struck a 230-ball 110. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara slammed his second hundred of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, guiding Saurashtra to a......