Excise policy: ED attaches assets worth Rs 115 cr of 2 approvers

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth more than Rs 115 crore of two of its approvers -- Telugu Desam Party's Lok Sabha poll candidate Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy's businessman son......

Dharmendra Pradhan, Maneka Gandhi among key contestants in 6th phase

Voting for the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories, including all the seven seats in Delhi and the......

Phase 5: Rae Bareli, Amethi go to polls on Monday

Polling will be held on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections that will decide the electoral fate of several prominent......

HC admits CBI plea against acquittal of A Raja, 16 others in 2G scam case

The Delhi high court Friday admitted a Central Bureau of Investigation appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and 16 others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, paving......

Who will be India's new oil regulator?

Former oil secretary Tarun Kapoor, present and former chairmen of ONGC and a former director of IOC, are among over a dozen people who have applied for the top job at the oil and gas regulator,......

IIT prof among new members on NSE board

Naved Masood, former secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Sebi board member; TV Mohandas Pai, chairman of Manipal Global Education and Dinesh Kanabar, CEO, Dhruva Advisors have ceded......

21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020

At the bottom of the water index for 2016-17 are Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Haryana, which are major producers of paddy, wheat, along with a host of horticulture crops. A......

PIX: Nushrat watches Dream Girl with Ayushmann

It's time for another Ayushmann Khurrana release, and everyone -- including the film folk! -- is lining up to watch. Here's looking at those who attended the special screening of Dream Girl.  ......

PIX: Riteish-Genelia step out for a party

Film folk assembled for a mid-week party at a Mumbai restaurant, when Nikkhil Advani celebrated eight years of his production house Emmay Entertainment. The Batla House director has produced quite......

How talent management firms make stars

A clutch of professional talent management firms is changing the balance of demand and supply in India's entertainment industry, discovers Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Director Vikramaditya......

PIX: Varun, Kriti, Richa, Huma party

Happy birthday, Varun Sharma! Actor Varun Sharma invited friends from the film industry to his birthday party on February 4. And boy, does Varun, who turned 27, have a lot of friends!   Varun......

India Open: Mary Kom wins first bout, assured of medal

IMAGE: Mary will be up against fellow Indian Nikhat Zareen in a blockbuster semi-final. Photograph: PTI Six-time world champion Mary Kom made a successful return to 51kg category, overwhelming......

Celebrating 500th Test: India's most memorable wins at home

As India gets set to play its 500th Test, Rajneesh Gupta presents India's memorable Test victories at home. IMAGE: V V S Laxman, left, congratulated by Adam Gilchrist after scoring a double......

IPL draft: Dhoni, McCullum and Jadeja up for grabs

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Brendon McCullum of Chennai Super Kings during an Indian Premier League match. Photograph: BCCI India's limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, along......

Rain ruins Day 1 in Rajasthan-Bengal Ranji match at Eden

Rajasthan were treading cautiously at 102 for three before rain played spoilsport on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match against Bengal at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.......