First-time CM Sharma to face challenges over BJP's poor show in Rajasthan

After the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's poor show in the Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan, the focus is now on first-time Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma who was chosen by the party high command to......

Tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai to be new Chhattisgarh CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday picked Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal leader, as the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh, ending the suspense over who will helm the state which the saffron......

Chhattisgarh Guv invites BJP's Vishnu Deo to form govt

Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on Sunday evening invited Bharatiya Janata Party legislative party leader Vishnu Deo Sai to form a government in the state and handed him a letter......

Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs to meet today as suspense over CM likely to end

A key meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Paty's newly-elected 54 MLAs in Chhattisgarh to pick the legislative party leader will be held in Raipur on Sunday which is likely to end the suspense over who......

Private insurers vs LIC

Private players in the life insurance business are growing at a scorching pace. Within three years of their inception, they have seized about 14 per cent of the market.Compare this to new......

LIC mops up Rs 5200 cr from Varishtha scheme

Life Insurance Corporation has mopped up over Rs 5,200 crore (Rs 52 billion) from Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana, but its market share from other products dipped further to 87.76 per cent till......

Pvt insurers eat into LIC pie

Life insurers in India registered a 22 per cent growth, collecting Rs 9,713 crore (Rs 97.13 billion) in premium income from new business till December, with private players gaining more ground from......

Insurers get to invest more in MF schemes

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has expanded the scope of investment by insurance companies in mutual funds. According to guidelines on mutual fund investments released by IRDA......

#RIP KK: 'Thank you for the music'

'In a super ambitious industry, you stood out for your unfilminess.''Thank you for giving my films your iconic voice.' Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram Singer KK passed into the ages after......

BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS From SRK's Life

What is Shah Rukh Khan's life like? What is it *really* like to be a superstar? What's it really like to be loved by millions of fans all over the world? Khan may try to keep it as natural as he......

'You guys mean the world to me'

Stars celebrate Father's Day with their kids. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dhanush/Instagram Dhanush shares a picture with sons Yatra and Lingaa and writes: 'Happy Father's day a child's first hero!!......

'He fought and fought until the last moment'

Irrfan Khan, one of India's finest actors, has passed into the ages.   Parvathy: For that persistent ever-curious artistic spirit that created worlds from scratch, for always including your......

CWG 2014: India's athletics squad pruned down; TT hopes rest on Sharath

The Athletics Federation of India on Tuesday pruned down the number of track and field participants for the upcoming 2014 Commonwealth Games from the original 41 to 32, leaving out young sprinter......

Joshna Chinappa, Ghoshal bag grand doubles

Tamil Nadu's Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa clinched a double crown each in the Indian Oil Open Squash tournament winning the men and Under-19 boys and women's and under-19 girls titles......

Chinappa in line for double

India's youngest national champion Joshna Chinappa of Tamil Nadu set herself up for a coveted double when she entered the Under-19 women's final on the penultimate day of the Indian Oil Open squash......