India saw simultaneous elections 4 times: A timeline

As the Union Cabinet on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel's recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner after a......

'Impractical, cheap stunt': Oppn on one nation, one poll

As the Union cabinet approved the recommendations of the Ram Nath Kovind panel on 'one nation, one election' on Wednesday, opposition parties called the proposed move impractical and a 'cheap......

Will amend laws to ensure death to rapists: Mamata

Asserting that her government has zero tolerance for incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state......

'Jai Shri Ram, NEET-NEET': Slogans fly in Lok Sabha on Day 1

The Lok Sabha witnessed a display of linguistic diversity on Monday, with the newly-elected MPs taking their oaths in English and Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali,......

Govt to focus on 10-12 states to kick-start Make In India

Best practices followed in states with strong industries to be replicated in others In an effort to kick start its flagship campaign Make in India, the government has decided to focus on 10 to 12......

Corporate leaders whose moves will be most watched in 2015

Few leaders from India Inc that will make India proud in 2015. Arundhati Bhattacharya: New-age leader of SBI She is the first woman chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), where she has held a......

Ranji Trophy: Kerala take Day 1 honours; Siddharth's ton boosts Karnataka

Kerala take Day 1 honours, bowl out Bengal for 147 IMAGE: Bengal bowler Mohammad Shami celebrates with teammates after dismissing Kerala batsman KB Arun Karthik (not seen) during Ranji Trophy......

T20s: Dhawan flops again as Delhi lose, Mukund shines for TN

A round up of the Mushtaq Ali T20 group matches on Tuesday: Nadaun: Delhi lost their second game in a row after their star studded batting line-up, including the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Gautam......

Ranji round-up: Sehwag shines for new team Haryana on Day 1

FILE IMAGE: Virender Sehwag hits out. Photograph: Getty Images Virender Sehwag started the Ranji Trophy season for his new team Haryana in some style, smashing 92, while Himanshu Rana hit a......

Rajasthan shot out for 35! 2nd lowest score in Indian List 'A'

Rajasthan suffered the ignominy of being bowled out for a paltry 35 against Railways in a Central Zone leg match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Nagpur, on Tuesday. Railways needed just 5.3 overs,......