Mamata: Change agent in chappals

A pair ofslippers does a good a job of saving Mamata Banerjee's soles from thorns, while her Santro runs as efficiently as a siren-blowing Safari. Navneet Anand on the West Bengal chief minister's......

Oh, this poor, befuddled Indian middle class!

The desperation of the middle class in heralding Anna Hazare as the Second Gandhi is symptomatic of a typical Indian mindset, says Navneet Anand While it may be flaunted by many as an historic......

Praful Patel, Bhujbal among NCP's 18 LS nominees from Maha

Union Minister Praful Patel and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who is the Nationalist Congress Party’s OBC face, are among 18 candidates announced by the party on Thursday for the Lok......

Naxal attack: 42 of 76 CRPF jawans hailed from UP

Of the 76 Central Reserve Police Force personnel who died in the Naxal attack in the Mukrana forests in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, 42 of them hailed from Uttar Pradesh. Bodies of 25 jawans hailing......

PSUs are biggest wealth destroyers in last 6 years: MF veterans

The government has been pressing citizens to pay taxes and be compliant, but they have very little to show regarding improved efficiencies in the companies they themselves own, the fund managers......

Experts laud Raghuram Rajan's appointment as next RBI guv

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday, approved the appointment of Raghuram Rajan, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a......

Volatility is the new normal for Indian equities

Risk-off sentiment to make a comeback, impacting foreign money flows into emerging markets like India Market experts expect increased volatility this week on account of the aftermath of Brexit.......

Markets in bear hug? This is what you can do

The Indian economy is in doldrums; rupee had touched an all-time low this week, and the stock markets have turned extremely volatile. What should the investors do under the circumstances? In an......

When Big B, Aamir Khan goofed up!

We asked readers to send us their favourite and funniest Bollywood bloopers they spotted. Reader Sachin Dewhare shares with us not one but several hilarious bloopers he has spotted over the years.......

First Look: Ekta Kapoor's new soap

For a change, Ekta Kapoor's new soap is not a saas-bahu drama. Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka has a more 'Jassi' feel to it. The central character -- played by newcomer Sanjeeda -- is a clumsy girl who is......

The Rajmouli-NTR Jr winning combination

S S Rajamouli, one of the few directors to have a high success quotient at the box office, returned to the marquee with Yamadonga on August 15. This time,he has teamed up with NTR Jr and introduced......

T20 WC: WI aims for solid start against PNG; USA open against Canada

IMAGE: West Indies will take on Papua New Guinea in their opener. Photograph: Windies Cricket/X More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second......

Aspiring pilot Navneet misses entrance exam but bags CWG silver

'I recently got my commercial pilot license and I have an exam tomorrow but I can't reach there. Now that we finally have a medal, it is okay' IMAGE: Navneet Singh is the youngest member of the......

Sandhu awarded Khel Ratna

Indian world champion trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu was bestowed with the country's highest sports award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, on Wednesday. The 30-year-old shooter won the title last......

Khel Ratna for shooter Manavjit

Acetrap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu has been chosen for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2006, an official announcement said on Thursday night. He became only the second Indian......

'I also strive to have chess-free days'

After ruling the chess world for nearly 20 years now, Viswanathan Anand is rightly regarded as one of the greats of the 64-squares game.In the last few years, he has captured almost every title......