'Ahmed Bhai's political intellect was very high'

'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.' IMAGE: Congress Treasurer Ahmed......

In 18 months Modi spent 2.5 months out of India

Do Modi's foreign visits actually serve India or they nothing more than expensive tools for domestic positioning and image-building, asks Shehzad Poonawalla. George Walker Bush, the 43rd President......

PM's 'media handler' starts attending office

Jagdish Thakkar, retired officer of the Gujarat information service, has started attending the South Block office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The order to appoint him in the media department......

India 2012: Swearing-in of a President, swearing at him

Metres away from the pomp and regalia of Parliament's Central Hall, at the time the 13th President of the republic was being sworn-in, a bunch of battle-weary protestors were girding up to take on......

Quick punishment could curb corruption: Swamy

"Today, corruption in India is worse than the spread of the AIDS virus. It (corruption) has a multi-dimensional effect on the nation: it weakens the moral standards of citizens, it lowers the......

IIMs for talks with govt, SC defers hearing

The Indian Institutes of Management at Ahmedabad and Bangalore on Friday submitted before the Supreme Court that they would carry on with the old fee structure of charging Rs 150,000 for the time......

SC issues notice to IIMs on fee-cut

Giving a new twist to the fee-cut controversy, the Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to all the six Indian Institutes of Management, but made it clear that it would examine locus standi of......

Uncertainty looms over match telecast

Confusion still prevails over whether cricket fans in India will be able to watch live on television the one-day cricket match between India and Pakistan to be played in Rawalpindi on......

National squash: Smooth sailing for men's seeds

The top 16 seeds in the men's section, including Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi, sailed into the second round, evens as the women side saw a few upsets in the 55th Senior ICL National......