NCP turns down MoS post, awaits cabinet berth

The Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday turned down the Bharatiya Janata Party's offer to accommodate Praful Patel as a minister of state with independent charge in the new National Democratic......

Will TDP, JD-U Toe BJP Line On Hindutva?

The TDP and JD-U will have a lot to answer inside Parliament, day after day, session after session, notes N Sathiya Moorthy, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader......

Want a J-K where violence is history, stand by statehood promise: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government has made a "solemn promise" for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and will stand by it, adding the Centre was working very hard to......

How Modi-Shah Defeated The Stone-Pelters In Kashmir

'Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power we had the same police force, same army, same CRPF and the same BSF.''India needed a mahasevak who could take on the terror elements working in......

Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy dies of cardiorespiratory arrest

Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy passed away on Tuesday due to a cardiorespiratory arrest after a prolonged illness, a company statement said. He was 75. Having created a huge business empire across......

Aim to double every 4 years: HDFC Bank MD after merger

Having successfully executed the merger with parent HDFC, HDFC Bank's managing director and chief executive Sashidhar Jagdishan on Saturday said the country's largest lender aims to double every......

Fraternity, prosperity and polarisation

Economic stagnation is the advance payment for polarisation, which extracts a terrible price. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com One of the most heartening and fraternal features of......

Kingfisher Airlines: IDBI Bank GM conspired with Mallya

A senior IDBI Bank official allegedly conspired with businessman Vijay Mallya for sanction and disbursement of loan to the latter's Kingfisher Airlines, the Central Bureau of Investigation said in......

10 Times Ranbir Proved He's A Risk-Taker

Ranbir Kapoor's natural born talent and chartbuster karma are open secrets. What distinguishes RK from his contemporaries is his willingness to take chances in his career. If anything, The Animal......

Ghoomer Review: Winner With A Lot Of Heart

Ghoomer is an efficient crowd-pleaser that puts a lump in the throat, a tear in the eyes, and a smile on the face, all at the same time, applauds Mayur Sanap. The down-and-out player, the crusty......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

Thai Massage Review: Mixed Bag

Gajraj Rao sparkles in a muddled coming-of-age drama, notes Mayur Sanap. In writer-director Mangesh Hadawale's Thai Massage, the protagonist is a conservative middle-class 70-year-old widower,......

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Canada for third year in a row

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Canadian Grand Prix. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters Red Bull's triple World champion Max Verstappen completed a Canadian Grand......

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole at home Grand Prix

  IMAGE: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix in Circuit de Monaco, Monaco, on Saturday. Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters......

McLaren's Norris wins Miami Grand Prix for first F1 win

IMAGE: McLaren's Lando Norris is thrown in the air by his team as he celebrates winning the Miami Grand Prix. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters McLaren's Lando Norris capitalised on a bit of......

'Waiting My Whole Life': Lewis Hamilton goes wild over Arsenal

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lewis Hamilton/Instagram Seven-time Formula One champion and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team driver Lewis Hamilton revealed he is a big Arsenal fan and 'has been waiting......

Verstappen wins first sprint race of the F1 season

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during qualifying. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One......