Calling spouse bhoot, pishach not cruelty: HC

The Patna high court has observed that the use of 'filthy language' by an estranged couple, who call each other names like 'bhoot' (ghost) and 'pishach' (vampire), does not tantamount to 'cruelty'.......

'Nitish-BJP Friendship Will Last Till 2024 Election'

'BJP's ultimate ambition is to control Bihar independently.' IMAGE: Nitish Kumar with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar after taking the oath as Bihar's chief minister for the 9th time at Raj......

What's CJI Telling The Mantris?

Glimpses from the At Home reception hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Republic Day.     IMAGE: Chief Justice of India Justice Dr D Y Chandrachud appears to have......

Tripura records over 81% voter turnout till 4 pm, number likely to go up

Tripura recorded over 81 per cent polling till 4 pm in the one-day election to the 60-member Tripura assembly on Thursday, a senior EC official said. IMAGE: Voters show their identification cards......

For India Inc, conserving cash is the mantra

India's harsh lockdown has left companies grappling with temporary closure, chaotic supply chains and depressed demand. Consequently, business plans have been modified. Illustration: Dominic......

Who will be the next SBI chief?

B Sriram, the senior-most managing director at SBI, along with fellow MDs Rajnish Kumar, P K Gupta, and Dinesh Kumar Khara had been interviewed for the post State Bank of India chief Arundhati......

Despite low-cost talent pool India not leveraging R&D

Advantages are not being leveraged fully mainly because of lack of funds, say experts. India enjoys a huge advantage of a great talent pool that comes at a low cost. However, experts from Samsung,......

How India paid the price for 'EPW types'

Had it not been for the intellectual dominance and political legitimacy of the Leftist philosophy since 1970, would EPW have become what it did? After all, there were other more established......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

''I'm producing Comedy Central's first Diwali movie'

'Hot Mess Holiday airs on December 11 -- it's a really fun story.' IMAGE: Kal Penn on the cover of his memoir, You Can't Be Serious. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kal Penn/Instagram Kal Penn discusses......

12 Films When The Lovers Eloped

A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.   Q. What is eloping? A. It is the act......

The GOOD, BAD and UGLY DOLLS of Bollywood

Dolls epitomise cuteness and childhood. Children seek them for comfort and play. Grownups collect them as work of art. In movies, they characterise both innocence and immaturity and, sometimes, a......

World Record! Mumbai rout Uttarakhand by 725 runs

IMAGE: 41-time Ranji Trophy winners Mumbai crushed minnows Uttarakhand by a staggering 725 runs to break New South Wales' 92-year-old Sheffield Shield record. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter......

Ranji roundup: UP down Karnataka; Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Captain Karan Sharma and Priyam Garg hit half-centuries as Uttar Pradesh outclassed Karnataka by five wickets to advance to the Ranji Trophy semi-finals, on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI......

Pro Kabaddi League goes biannual after early success

- 'A second league gives us more options, it will bring in more players and more fans.' IMAGE: Players from UMumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers in action during the Pro Kabaddi League match in 2014.......

Tainted IOA official Bhanot set to contest Asian Athletics Association polls

Former Indian Olympic Association secretary general Lalit Bhanot is set to contest for the post of vice-president of the Asian Athletics Association when the elections for the continental body are......