Nizamuddin Markaz reopens for two days for Shab-e-Barat prayers

Two years after it was shut due to alleged violation of Covid norms, the Nizamuddin Markaz in New Delhi reopened on Thursday for two days to allow devotees to offer prayers on Shab-e-Barat. IMAGE:......

'I couldn't convince Rakesh Tikait'

'There is no animosity among us. We are one family.' IMAGE: Tara Gandhi Bhattacharya, Mahatma Gandhi's grand-daughter, with Rakesh Tikait at the farmers protest site in Ghazipur, Feburary 13,......

Pune civic polls: Kalmadi calling the shots from Tihar?

Behind bars for the Commonwealth Games mess, Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi may be down but does not seem to be out of Pune civic politics, allegedly calling shots from his cell in Tihar jail. A fresh......

Art of Living faces land-grabbing charge

A month after the alleged shooting at its Bengaluru ashram, the Art of Living Foundation now confronts charges of land grabbing. The allegation comes a day after AoL stated it had received......

Budget may bring good news for the salaried class

Experts say Finance Minister may increase income-tax exemption limit by Rs 50,000 to Rs 3 lakh Every year when the Union finance minister presents the Budget speech, the 'aam aadmi' looks up to......

Sensex tanks 280 points ahead of UP election results

The markets slumped nearly a per cent in trades on Monday, over political uncertainty ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results, scheduled to be announced tomorrow. The BSE Sensex slipped......

RBI may go for moderate rate hike

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to squeeze money supply and make borrowings costlier further in its monetary policy on Tuesday to tame inflation which has come close to ten per cent, say......

Greater Noida sees a major price spiral

Over the last 12 months, residential plot development in Greater Noida have appreciated by 80-120 per cent and the price hike in group housing projects over the last eight months is approximately......

'Emperor Akbar was Jodha's father-in-law'

A former minister in the Chandrashekhar government in the early 1990s, Lokendra Singh Kalvi, 54,has a new agenda. He has now taken up the issue of the distortion of history in Ashutosh Gowarikar's......

Did Jodhabai really exist?

Even as director Ashutosh Gowarikar is all set to release his film, Jodhaa Akbar, controversies dog the leading character. It is claimed by some historians that Jodha was not Akbar's wife, as is......

Protests against Jodhaa Akbar in Rajasthan

Activists belonging to an outfit calling itself the Sri Rajput Karni Sena haveprotested against the screening of Jodhaa Akbar in Rajasthan. "We shall not allow the filmmaker to distort history,"......

Gautam Ghosh-Scapgnini tie-up

Bengali director Gautam Ghosh will soon direct the first Indo-Italian co-production based on the first novel of a well-known Italian producer Sergio Scapagnini. The film Story Of Lala will go on......

'India should look at another wicket-keeper'

IMAGE: K S Bharat has scored just 221 runs in seven Tests at an average of 20, without a single half-century in 12 innings since making his debut in Feburary last year. Photographs: BCCI  ......

PIX: Fans throw toys on field for children affected by earthquake

IMAGE: Thousands of teddy bears and other stuffed toys were thrown on to the pitch during a match between Besiktas and Antalyaspor in Istanbul on Sunday, as a donation to Turkey's children......

Can Australia end India's home domination?

IMAGE: Australia's players warm up ahead of their training session at the Vidarbha Cricket Association in Nagpur on Tuesday. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Australia's blockbuster......

Why India might opt for sporting pitches against Australia

IMAGE: India head coach Rahul Dravid checks out the pitch. Photograph: BCCI Fully aware of the current Indian batting line-up's issues against spinners on rank turners, the team management will do......

How India plans to become a sporting superpower...

'As we strive to make India a sporting superpower, one of the things we have to ensure is that sports becomes a viable career option for youngsters.' IMAGE: Harmilan Bains of Punjab University won......