Afghanistan: Ballot versus bullets

War-torn Afghanistan will elect a new president on Thursday, August 20. Members of the provincial council will also be elected in the election that is being conducted against the backdrop of......

Not a single Telangana MP in Team Modi

Telangana will have to wait a while before it finds a representation in the Narendra Modi cabinet. For now, three leaders  -- Venkaiah Naidu and Nirmala Sitharaman of the Bharatiya Janata......

Populist schemes galore in Andhra Pradesh

As the assembly elections loom large over Andhra Pradesh, a race of sorts has already begun among the political parties to offer sops and make populist promises. While the Congress, taking full......

Agricultural minister's silence on land bill strategic or tactical?

The fact that everyone but Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh is speaking on the issue only gives credence to the specious fears of farmers that this government is out to get them. Aditi......

Maruti crawls as Hyundai, GM race ahead in Jan

A steep drop in the sales of Maruti 800, and slow growth in the A2 segment (which includes Alto, Swift, Wagon R, Zen) has resulted in India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India growing by a......

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......

GST council clears proposal to remove tax exemptions on some items

The GST Council on Tuesday approved changes in tax rates on some goods and services while allowing states to issue an e-way bill for intra-state movement of gold and precious stones, officials......

GM, Chrysler fall may cost 250,000 jobs

Bankruptcies of automakers General Motors and Chrysler could cost as many as quarter million people their jobs over the next year and a half, a media report says. According to a report in......

Britain's Greatest Ever Moustache

Rock band Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury has walked away with the title of 'Britain's Greatest Ever Moustache' in a new poll. The poll of 3,000 men was carried by Remington to support the......

'I was known as Meow for the longest time'

Bubbly actress Genelia D'Souza is back to make her presence felt in Bollywood after having a string of hits in four languages in a single year -- Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na (Hindi), Sathya In......

Praggnanandhaa gears up for Asian Games glory

Focus on Praggnanandhaa as India begins campaign in chess at Asian Games IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 18, has long been seen as a possible successor to five-time World champion Viswanathan......

Ferrari rope in Fred Vasseur from Sauber as their GM

IMAGE: Frenchman Frederic Vasseur is appointed by Ferrari as its new principal. Photograph: Anton Vaganov/Reuters Ferrari appointed Frenchman Frederic Vasseur as Formula One team principal and......

Gukesh, 16, youngest to beat World champion Carlsen

IMAGE: Grandmaster D Gukesh beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen with white pieces in the ninth round of the preliminary phase of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament. Photograph: Lennart......

India's GM Gupta creates history at Hoogeveen International

Grandmaster and Commonwealth champion Abhijeet Gupta created history at the Hoogeveen International chess tournament by becoming the first player ever to win the title twice in a row in the FIDE......

Harika stays in race for GM norm

World junior girls' champion D Harika beat English Grandmaster David Howell while Abhijeet Gupta and K Sasikiran suffered setbacks in the tenth round of the Corus chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee,......