'Statue of Unity' gets finishing touches as unveiling nears

The ‘Statue of Unity’ dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which is touted to be the tallest statue in the world, is being given final touches as it is set to be unveiled by Prime......

BJP slams JD-U for betrayal, calls for Bihar bandh on Tuesday

Accusing the Janata Dal-United of betrayal, Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday said it had walked out of National Democratic Alliance despite repeated assurances that it would be consulted......

The Fault in Mamata Banerjee's Stars

'Bengal will win Bollywood one day and the world of entertainment will come over here,' Mamata Banerjee declared in Kolkata on Tuesday, July 24.'Mamata's fascination with stars is so deep-rooted......

Why Gujarat model won't work in Delhi

While a centralised approach to running things expedited decision-making in Gujarat, it may become the very thing that decelerates policies in the Centre, opines Nilmadhab Mohanty. After......

MSI introduces F-Series laptops in India

Taiwan-based laptop manufacturer Micro Star Internationalintroduced on Tuesday a new line-up, the F-Series priced between Rs 37,000 and Rs 53,000 a piece, in the Indian market. The new line-up --......

Vivo V1 Max: A stylish phone with great features

V1Max runs Vivo's FunTouch 2.1 operating system, which is based on Android 5.0 Lollipop.   If you want a great deal in an incredibly slim smartphone, you could place your bets on Chinese......

Grameen Bank's proposed split sparks criticism

A Bangladeshi commission has proposed the government takeover or split the Nobel-award-winning Grameen Bank into 19 parts, sparking criticism with several analysts fearing it to be a systematic......

B'desh SC adjourns hearing on Yunus plea

Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for two weeks the hearing on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus's appeal petition against his removal from the Grameen Bank as 26 US Congressmen asked Prime......

Now, Slumdog's Rubina's home razed

Even as Slumdog Millionaire's Ayush Mahesh Khedekar is holidaying at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, his co-star Rubina Ali is facing the harsh realities of life back home. Rubina's house in......

Review: Eega is brilliant cinema

Radhika Rajamani says S S Rajamouli's Eega, sans superstars is technically brilliant and entertaining to watch. Eega is a reincarnation tale crafted on a grandiose scale with spectacular visual......

Red-hot Britney plans to chill out

Child star on Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. Teen sensation of hit songs Hit Me Baby One More Time and Lucky. Six full-length releases and 85 million albums sold worldwide. International icon and......

'Praying for all affected in the Chennai floods'

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Chennai has been crippled by the heavy rains and several celebrities took to Twitter to pray for everyone's......

How Chandrakant Pandit shaped MP's Ranji triumph

SCORECARD: Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh captain Aditya Shrivastava and head coach Chandrakant Pandit kiss the Ranji Trophy after victory over Mumbai in the final at the M......

Virat Kohli, new star of Indian cricket!

Unlike his peers, and even his seniors, Virat Kohli has single-mindedly worked on his temperament to augment his obvious cricketing skills. He now seems a more complete star Sunil Gavaskar thinks......

President, Maradona urge Messi to stay with Argentina

IMAGE: Lionel Messi with Diego Maradona. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters. Argentina president Mauricio Macri has personally contacted star striker Lionel Messi and urged him not......

German Boateng gets support after being targeted by anti-migrant party

Germany's main anti-immigrant party triggered outrage on Sunday when its vice-chairman said people would not want German black soccer star Jerome Boateng as their neighbour. Bayern Munich defender......

'I do not own any ISL team,' clarifies Salman Khan

Bollywood star Salman Khan used micro-blogging site Twitter to deny reports of him investing in Indian Super League team FC Pune City. The actor, who was believed to be the co-owner of the Pune......