Why BJP Is Focusing On These Seats

Some have been cherry-picked to assert the BJP's supremacy over its allies or, significantly, its leaders who charted an independent course in the recent past. IMAGE: Rekha Patra, the Bharatiya......

Hindus are majority in India: Kamal Nath on Hindu Rashtra demand

Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday asked whether it is needed to say separately that India is a 'Hindu Rashtra' given the fact that 82 per cent of Hindus live in the......

MP: Vijayvargiya, Prahlad Patel among 28 ministers sworn-in

As many as 28 legislators, including former Union minister Prahlad Patel and Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, were on Monday inducted into the Madhya Pradesh......

57 MLAs renominated in BJP's 4th list for MP polls

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will contest from his traditional Budhni seat, while his cabinet colleague Narottam Mishra will be in the fray from Datia as the Bharatiya Janata......

Who will be India's new finance minister?

Nine days after he took charge of the finance ministry after incumbent P Chidambaram was shifted to the home ministry following the terror attacks in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has......

Critical GoM meets deferred with ministers in poll

Scheduled meetings of various Groups of Ministers have been postponed for the foreseeable future as key ministers in the United Progressive Alliance government turn their attention to political......

Rs 3000 cr for plantation sector in 11th Plan

The Centre announced Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion)allocation for the plantation sector during the 11th Plan period, which is almost three times higher than the 10th Plan funding. Addressing a......

Business delegation sizes shrinking

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to the US and the UK without a business delegation in tow. Also, the closed-door business meeting during the recent India-EU roundtable at The Hague was a low-key......

Ranji Roundup: Mumbai in control; Karnataka on top

A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday Mumbai close in on win against Odisha IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the Punjab bowlers and picked a 5-wicket haul versus......

Sports Shorts: Jayaram, Sourabh to lead Indian charge at Chinese Taipei Open

IMAGE: India’s Ajay Jayaram will be in action in Chinese Taipei Open. Photographs: PTI Shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Sourabh Verma will look to make a mark when they spearhead India's......

A perfect comeback for Clijsters

With the silver trophy tucked under one arm and cradling her daughter Jada in the other, Kim Clijsters provided a huge lift for working mothers around the world as she was crowned US Open champion......

Ranji: Jagadeesan hoists TN; Sarfaraz misses double ton

Goa top table with unassailable 50 points to secure the lone knock-out berth from Plate Group. IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh batsman Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during his unbeaten 87 in the Ranji Trophy......

Ranji Roundup: Herwadkar, Iyer steer Mumbai to 6-wkt win over Railways

Set a stiff task of scoring 295 in a minimum 70 overs, the 40-time champions beat Services with six overs to spare. IMAGE: Mumbai’s Akhil Herwadkar, centre, is presented the man of the......