Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

In Haryana, Khattar's problems stretch beyond farmers' protest

Apart from the second pandemic upsurge in Haryana which devastated its cities and villages, in most districts panchayats stopped inviting BJP-JJP leaders to social gatherings, while a few announced......

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the......

Amit Shah wins his next gamble

Amit Shah is the man of the moment. The architect of the BJP’s stunning transformation in the Hindi heartland during the Lok Sabha elections has emerged as the CEO of Modi’s political......

SBI`s OP Bhatt is BS Banker of the Year

Describing its choice as a "vote for the future", a distinguished four-member jury selected State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Om Prakash Bhatt as Business Standard's Banker of the Year for......

SBI mulls firm for private banking biz

State Bank of India (SBI) is considering setting up a separate company for its private banking initiative, as part of a plan to garner a larger share of business from the country's burgeoning......

Bank of Baroda wins best bank award

Leading public sector lender Bank of Baroda has been awarded the best bank of 2010, instituted by a business magazine. Receiving the award, instituted by the Business India magazine from Union......

'Banks will need $100 bn in 10 years'

Banks in India will need about $100 billion (Rs 5 lakh crore) of capital over the next decade as the system grows to meet credit requirements of an expanding economy, Om Prakash Bhatt, chairman of......

Why Mala Sinha Almost Said No To Pyaasa

'My character Meena seemed like a selfish, cold, heartless woman, who abandons her lover because he is moneyless.' IMAGE: Mala Sinha in Pyaasa. Mala Sinha, who turned 86 on November 11, is the......

'I'm okay with skin show'

She's only 23 years old but comes across as a very matured young lady. Shahana Goswami, the promising actress who played Arjun Rampal's level-headed wife in Rock On!!, has won over many fans. Some......

'I would play a submissive woman if...'

'I feel eyebrows change the expressions on a face.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi as Esan Daulat in The Empire. Shabana Azmi is among the finest actresses in Indian cinema. Her range of performances and the......

'We'll never know her full story'

Parveen Babi may have died on Friday, but as far as the film industry was concerned, she died a long time ago after she was reportedly diagnosed as schizophrenic. In recent years, one seldom heard......