UP, Bihar, Maharashtra bag most ministerial berths

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar appear to have got the maximum representation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new council of ministers, while assembly poll-bound Maharashtra also found a significant......

Modi sworn in as PM for 3rd time; 42 ministers from OBC, SC/STs

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while......

Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday evening, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers. Here is the complete list of ministers in Modi 3.0 and their portfolios:  ......

Hindi heartland rebuffs BJP, no southern comfort too

The Bharatiya Janata Party suffered stunning losses in three Hindi heartland states, partial poll results showed Tuesday, forcing the party to rely on allies to form the government after a bitter......

Lost lustre: 1,200 Gitanjali's gems SEZ workers lose jobs

'We want the government to provide job security for all these workers,' says E S N Reddy, district general secretary of CITU. It took a week for the voices of 1,200 Hyderabad Gems SEZ workers from......

Telangana stir evens out Andhra realty

Real estate prices in Hyderabad have fallen by 20-30 per cent, while those in Visakhapatnam have risen in the same range.The real estate sector in Andhra Pradesh is stabilising. The Telangana......

Parking lot for retired bureaucrats shrinks

This won't be pleasant for retired or retiring bureaucrats. One of the most sought after overseas postings, that of an executive director at the International Monetary Fund, might just slip away......

SHG women use laptops for e-bookkeeping

Over 35,000 women from villages across Andhra Pradesh are now using laptops to record financial activities of their self-help groups (SHGs). Making this possible is the Society for Elimination of......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

PIX: Mamta Mohandas's SUPERSTAR life in pictures

Happy birthday, Mamta! Mamta Mohandas turns 31 on November 14. The actress, who has mostly worked in Malayalam movies, has starred opposite the biggest superstars like Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh......

The 5 WORST Telugu Films

Ramcharan's Bruce Lee, The Fighter leads the list. Among the numerous Telugu film releases of 2015, many failed to live up to expectations. The ones listed below are the worst of the lot: ......

Soukhyam, Memu, Jata Kalisey: Telugu releases this Christmas!

Christmas, this year, seems to be a gala time for Telugu film releases. With a long weekend ahead, quite a few movies are releasing on December 24 and 25. Take a look! Soukhyam Cast: Gopichand,......

Why am I not in national camp? asks Kashyap

Photograph: Kind courtesy Parupalli Kashyap/Twitter Former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap, on Tuesday, questioned his omission from the ongoing national badminton camp in Hyderabad,......

Saina resumes training with husband Kashyap

'Saina has just joined. She will probably start training at the Gopichand academy in a couple of weeks. She wants to get fitter and reach a decent level.' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal is one of the eight......

Sindhu, Praneeth & Sikki resume training

World champion P V Sindhu, along with B Sai Praneeth and N Sikki Reddy, hit the courts for training on Friday under strict safety protocols at the SAI Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in......

Why Sindhu decided to play on at All England despite COVID-19 threat

IMAGE: PV Sindhu entered the quarterfinals where she eventually lost to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara at the  All England Championships. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images P V Sindhu was......

Here's what went wrong for India in badminton team event

'They spilt the doubles combination, which was probably a mistake' IMAGE: Ashwini Ponnappa of India competes. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty Images India should not have split their regular......