Congress, SP watch as MLAs help BJP win extra RS seats

The Congress on Tuesday suffered a major upset in Himachal Pradesh at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha elections which were marred by cross-voting in all the three states......

List of VIPs invited for Ram temple Event

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar are among India's crme de la crme who have been invited as state guests for......

MP poll: BJP releases 5th list, drops Vijayvargiya's son

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released a fifth list of 92 candidates for the next month's MP assembly polls dropping sitting Indore-3 MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, son of the party stalwart......

Bhupendra Chaudhary made UP BJP chief; 3 state units have Jat heads

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday appointed Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary as the party's chief in the state. Photograph: Courtesy, Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary on......

Why India is unlikely to double farmers' income

Earlier this month, the Central government said in a reply in Parliament it had taken measures to double farmers’ income by the end of FY23 and the progress made so far indicated it was......

Rural spending has skyrocketed but defence hit badly

Free provision of food, cash transfers, and jobs in villages see enhanced flow of funds despite a precipitous fall in revenue. Till May, defence spend was nearly 30 per cent less than the previous......

Why inflation pain could get worse

Except for wheat and rice, for which we have huge inventories, overall commodity prices will remain high this year. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters As India looks to mend its Covid-battered economy,......

At 4.4%, farm sector's 2016-17 growth lower than expected

Crops including fruit, vegetables account for 60% of GDP in agriculture, forestry, fishing sector. The country's gross value added (GVA) for agriculture and allied sectors in 2016-17 is expected to......

Why Lataji Didn't Sing With Rafi, SD...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter When it came to doing the right thing, Lata Mangeshkar was next to no one in the Hindi film industry. There are innumerable instances of her......

Bollywood's Cricket Movies

This is as uncanny as it gets, but 2021 will end up with two back to back releases which are based on cricket -- '83 and Jersey. COVID ended up being a spanner in the plans for many film-makers and......

10 Memorable ROMANTIC Movies

Subhash K Jha list his 10 favourite romantic Hindi films.    Amar Prem IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna in Amar Prem. Shakti Samanta's timeless film featured my favourite......

'Only criteria to be in that dressing room is performance'

While Gambhir didn't spell out the playing eleven, there were enough indications that India might bring back Shubman Gill at number three.   IMAGE: Virat Kohli bats in the nets on Thursday,......

PIX: Dhoni, Gambhir, Babita cast votes

IMAGE: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the polling station in Ranchi on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Election Commission of India/X Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni......

How India Have Fared In World Cup Finals

A dominant India thrashed England by 68 runs in the second semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in Guyana on Thursday to set up an exciting final against South Africa.India and South Africa are the two......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Manager of 2007 World T20-winning team Sunil Dev dead

IMAGE: Manager Sunil Dev, right, with the victorious Indian team as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni presents an autographed bat to President Pratibha Patil after they were felicitated for winning the......