'UP's love jihad law legalises criminal intimidation, regressive attitudes'

'Whom do I want to marry and what decisions I make for marrying the person I love are totally personal decisions, in which neither the State nor the courts have any right to interfere.'......

Cong cries foul over Modi radio talk, complains to EC

Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it accused him of "misusing state machinery" and "abusing authority" over the broadcast of his 'Mann ki......

Mamata vs PM's Bangladesh visit

It seems as if the government is spending more time fighting its allies than the opposition. In particular, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has become a big headache for the Congress-led......

Won't withdraw Lokpal bill from Parliament: Cong

The Congress core committee has rejected the demand made by Team Anna to withdraw the Lokpal bill from Parliament and replace it with the Jan Lokpal bill. At a meeting of the core committee,......

Bharti Airtel vs Reliance Jio: How the two stack up

  Bharti Group Chairman Sunil Mittal has taken an early-mover advantage in fourth-generation (4G) segment, with Bharti Airtel on Thursday announcing a commercial launch of these services in......

E-commerce vs kirana: And the winner is. . .

The growing presence of retail networks is hard to miss, in the (also) growing number of shopping malls and elsewhere, rues T N Ninan A young woman was setting up house in Mumbai recently. About 85......

7 steady-rise stocks to buy

The Indian stock market, spooked for more than a year, got a shot in its arm when the Congress and its allies won the general elections. Then came the Union Budget that belied hopes and the......

Mobile subscribers to exceed 771mn in 4 years

With telecom operators focussing more on the rural market, the mobile subscriber base in the country is set to exceed 771 million by 2013, a study said. The mobile market penetration......

Flop show continues to dog Bollywood

Of last week's releases,Princefared better than the other two --The Japanese Wifeand Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai . Prince had afair openingat single screens while the going wasaverage at......

Dismal show at the box office continues

Last week's releases Tum Milo Toh Sahi and Sadiyaan fared poorly at the box office.Pankh and The Great Indian Butterfly too could not draw enough patrons mandatory to hold a show at most places.......

Bollywood's dismal show at the box office

All the five releases this week -- Hum Tum Aur Ghost, Well Done Abba, Mittal v/s Mittal, Prem Ka Game and My Friend Ganesha 3 -- have shown poor results at the box office with many shows cancelled......

Review: Mittal Vs Mittal is best avoided

No, it certainly isn't Kramer Versus Kramer. Neither is this film about divorce. It's about marital rape and a woman's right to her own body. One would have thought the director deserves acclaim......

Sports Shorts: Zverev, Tsitsipas roll into Beijing quarters

IMAGE: Zverev has struggled with his serve for most of the season but looked in complete control against Canadian Auger-Aliassime, winning 25 of his 27 first-serve points. Photograph: Sergio......

India's schedule at the Asian Games: Day 5

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the fifth day of the Asian Games. IMAGE: PV Sindhu of India competes. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images ARCHERY - Starts 8:30 AM Men's......