Digvijaya, MP Congress chief booked for poll code breach

Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday booked Congress MP Digvijaya Singh, state unit chief Jitu Patwari and the party's nominee for Vijaypur assembly seat bypoll for alleged violation of model code.......

33 first-timers among Modi's council of ministers

Thirty-three first-timers have found place in the third Modi government sworn in on Sunday and at least six of them hail from well-known political families. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu and......

About 50% of newly elected MPs face criminal cases, highest so far: ADR

As many as 251 (46 percent) of the 543 newly elected Lok Sabha members have criminal cases registered against them and 27 of them have been convicted, according to an analysis by poll rights body......

Dharmendra Pradhan, Maneka Gandhi among key contestants in 6th phase

Voting for the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories, including all the seven seats in Delhi and the......

Budget 2023-24: T V Somanathan to Ajay Seth, meet the FM's crack squad

The Modi government will present its last full Budget on February 1 as the 2024 Budget will be a vote on account because the nation will be heading for the hustings from April next year. Arup......

Businesses hope for consumption uptick in poll run-up

Typically, about four to six weeks ahead of the polls, activity in the property market picks up as politicians begin to pull out their money parked in real estate. But this time, it’s all......

DTC: LTC scrapped; wealth tax exemption raised

Salaried taxpayers may have less kitty for holidays from April 2012, with the government proposing to scrap tax incentives on leave travel allowance in the new direct tax regime DTC. The Direct......

Poll code halts release of consumer index numbers

The Model Code of Conduct for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections has come in the way of release of routine economic data like the consumer price indices. The government is yet to get any response to......

'Everything I prayed for...'

Parineeti Chopra got engaged to Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday, May 13. Pari and Raghav exchanged rings in the presence of family, friends and guests at Kapurthala House, New Delhi.......

Box office: Student of the Year 2 is average

The hits and misses of the week. After his Kalank failed at the box office, Karan Johar's Student of the Year 2 remains average. Sunday collections were affected to some extent by the IPL final and......

Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir, Kareena... vote!

Bollywood stars stepped out to cast their vote in the Lok Sabha election.     Shah Rukh Khan gets clicked at the polling booth with son AbRam and wife Gauri.      Deepika......

PIX: Sanjay Dutt, Maanyata celebrate Diwali with Jacqueline!

After Arpita Khan Sharma, Shah Rukh Khan, Shabana Azmi and producers Ramesh Taurani and Ekta Kapoor's Diwali parties, Sanjay Dutt and his wife Maanyata Dutt hosted a Diwali party at their home in......

Gambhir Team India's Next Head Coach

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir is the only candidate to have applied for the coach's post of the Indian team. Photograph: BCCI Gautam Gambhir is all set to take over as the new head coach of Team India......

AAI slams government, calls de-recognition illegal

The Archery Association of India (AAI) hit out at the Government for derecognizing the body, calling the decision "unconstitutional and arbitrary." Questioning the decision, AAI president Vijay......

IPL to adjust schedule for elections

The Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament committee said it will reschedule the matches that coincides with the Lok Sabha elections. The dates for the general elections were announced on Monday......

Ganguly to be presented with golden bat

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will felicitate Sourav Ganguly on January 18 and present the former India captain with a golden bat which will have his cricketing records embossed on it.......

IHF accepts Jothikumaran's resignation

The Indian Hockey Federation,on Tuesday,accepted the resignation of its secretary-general K Jothikumaran. Jothikumaran had quitafter a television channel aired video clips ofhim accepting a bribe......