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What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......

'Jal Jungle Zameen Trumped Roti Beti Mati'

'Jairam Mahto's new party dented the NDA because he pulled a lot of the OBC vote.' IMAGE: Jairam Mahto of the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha campaigning in the Dumri assembly constituency......

'Voter Is Keeping Centre On Tenterhooks'

'If you want to win you need to perform.''Governments have found a way to buck anti-incumbency, but one policy intervention will not pay in all elections.' IMAGE: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader......

Women centric schemes proved to be game-changer in 2 states?

Women-centric schemes could have proved a game-changer in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand, as both states witnessed a surge in women voters in the recently held assembly polls as well as return of......

Renowned folk singer and Padma recipient Sharda Sinha dies at 72

Popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, known as 'Bihar Kokila' for her melodious rendition of Chhath and folk songs such as Kartik Maas Ijoriya, Suraj Bhaile Bihaan and Bollywood hits Taar Bijli and......

Reits seek 'equity' label, option to take loan from banks

Real estate investment trusts (Reits) are in talks with regulatory bodies — the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — to seek changes in......

Blackstone sells entire 23.5% stake in Embassy REIT for Rs 7,100 crore

Global investment firm Blackstone on Wednesday sold its entire 23.5 per cent stake in Embassy Office Parks REIT for around Rs 7,100 crore, according to sources. Photograph: Jeenah......

Hungry kya? MTR may have something for you

MTR re-positions its brand to cater early morning to the hungry urban young. It has launched a range of breakfast foods to pave the way for future product and brand transformation. One of......

Why FMCG brands are taking M&A route to conquer the south

National brands prefer the acquisition route since the southern market is culturally different, reports T E Narasimhan from Chennai. Entrepreneurs have realised that things have become more......

Infosys bets big on blockchain technology

Infosys said it is in discussion with over 10 institutions globally for deploying the solution Betting big on 'blockchain technology', software services major Infosys has launched a new framework......

Moviedom Mourns Sharda Sinha

'The great singer Shardaji took Bhojpuri music and singing to the national and international level with her singing!' IMAGE: Sharda Sinha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anurag Kashyap/Instagram Anurag......

10 Times Sunny Deol Meant Serious Business

What would Sunny Deol do without his menacing gaze, furious dialogues and booming threats? More than two decades later, he's still at it. In Gadar 2, a sequel to his 2001 blockbuster set against......

Raveena Visits Kashi On Maha Shivratri

Bollywood celebrates Maha Shivratri with prayers and pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raveena Tandon/Instagram Raveena Tandon, who is in Kashi, offers prayers to her late father Ravi Tandon on......

Have You Heard These Rakhi Songs?

In the days of Biswajeet, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, almost every film had a sister. And every screen sister sang a soul-stirring song about her brother, whether it was Nanda singing......

When Amitabh Was Kicked Out Of Rekha's Film

IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Saat Hindustani. It happens only in India, goes a Govinda song. And these words never seem truer than when applied to Bollywood. But, even by the unpredictable standards......

Sports Shorts: India record best-ever haul in World Para Athletics

IMAGE: India secured 13 qualifying spots at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India signed off the campaign at the World Para Athletics Championship with their biggest ever......

Sports Shorts: Russian athletics federation remains banned

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: A view shows the logo at the The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) headquarters in Monaco.......

Three Kazakh weightlifters stripped of gold medals from 2012 Olympics

Three Kazakh weightlifters have been stripped of the gold medals they won at the 2012 London Olympics after failing doping tests, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.The three were......

Double OIympic lifting champ Ilyin retests show he doped at 2012 Games

IMAGE: Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin poses with his gold medal of the men's 94Kg weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 4, 2012. Photograph: Dominic......

Kumble says Karnataka cricket progressed under him, slams Patel

Former India captain and Karnataka State Cricket Association president Anil Kumble on Wednesday said that the KSCA was able to work for the progress of cricket in the state because his team was......

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