Andhra cabinet reconstituted, 25 ministers sworn-in

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday reconstituted the state cabinet, inducting 13 new faces and re-inducting 11 from his first team. IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y......

Delhi fire: NDMC orders survey in all zones, seeks building plan approval

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Saturday sought from the Narela Zone authorities a detailed report, including the type of area and tentative year of construction, of the building in Mundka......

Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'An exclusive excerpt from Changing Skylines: The Shapoorji Pallonji Sesquicentennial 1865-2015. Illustration: Dominic......

New farm laws an attack on soul of every farmer: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on the central government over the recently enacted farm laws, and said these are a blatant attack on the soul of every farmer and......

Lessons for the govt on building smart cities

Smart cities are really about clustering smart people and institutions, explains Sanjeev Sanyal. Around the world, there is a lot of discussion these days about smart cities. The Indian government,......

Natural gas availability in India to rise 52%

Availability of natural gas, including imported LNG, is likely to increase in the country by over 52 per cent to 271.92 million cubic meters a day by 2013-14, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on......

Funskool plans range of movie-based toys

Funskool is planning to introduce a range of movie-based toysto tap an estimated Rs 1,250-crore (Rs 12.5 billion)Indian toy market. "Advancement in technology and demand for new variety in toys is......

Chinese toys: Are our kids safe?

World's largest toymaker Mattel Inc has recalled millions of toys on Tuesday due to hazards from small, powerful magnets and lead paint. These toys were made in China. The plastic toys recalled are......

PIX: Karanvir Bohra's Holi party for his twins

Karanvir Bohra and wife Teejay Sidhu hosted the Nickelodeon Slime-tastic Holi party for their twins, Bella and Vienna.   Karanvir Bohra, his wife Teejay Siddhu and twins Bella and Vienna......

Alia, Varun, Ranveer at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

The kids have picked their favourites and we're not surprised! When the awards are by the kids, their favourite celebrities have to grace the event! A number of celebrities walked the orange carpet......

Your favourite absurd filmi lyrics? TELL US!

When it comes to lyrics in Hindi film songs, we aren't exactly the most articulate bunch, save for a few exceptions.Tusshar Kapoor and Ritiesh Deshmukh-starrer Kya Sooper Kool Hain Hum is the......

Review: Devaraya is uninteresting

Radhika Rajamani says Telugu film Devaraya is lacklustre and ordinary. Devaraya is badly made, illogical and unsatisfactory. Nani Krishna has done a disservice to Krishna Devaraya, who is a regal......

WTT C'Ships: Manika Batra stars in India's win over Hungary

IMAGE: Manika Batra pulled off a stellar comeback as Indian women’s team picked up a win over Hungary. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Manika Batra won both her singles matches as the Indian......

World Cup Hero Martinez Delights Kolkata

IMAGE: Emiliano Martinez is greeted by Mohun Bagan officials at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport in Kolkata, July 3, 2023. Photograph: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club/Twitter Argentina's World......

World TT: Manika in quarters of women's, mixed doubles

IMAGE: India’s Manika Batra is one win away from a historic medal after making it to the quarter-finals in the mixed and women's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships, in Houston,......

Manika-Sathiyan make winning return with Budapest title

IMAGE: Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran outplayed Hungary's Dora Madarasz and Nandor Ecseki 3-1 to win the mixed doubles title. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's Manika Batra and......

IWF will be extra cautious: Dora

The Indian Weightlifting Federation, embarrassed by the Athens dope fiasco, has decided to impose stringent and exemplary sanctions on those weightlifters and coaches caught for doping offence in......