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Will Odisha Show Faith In Naveen Patnaik Again?

The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......

Freedom of religion doesn't include right to convert: Gujarat in SC

The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that freedom of religion does not include the right to convert others, and requested the top court to vacate a high court stay on the provision of......

Varna and Jati Are Not Same

The relative ranking of castes can vary across regions and localities and depends on a number of factors including control over land, wealth, and political power.Castes have often tried to......

'Health of its citizens is not a priority for the Indian State'

'Political elites need to feel that these are our children dying, that this is a crisis for us, a tragedy for our community, we must take immediate action to save the lives of our people.' image:......

How best to remember George Fernandes?

'A fierce crusader against communalism, George joined hands with majoritarian forces, never to revisit or re-assess his saffron association.''He was a Union minister in 1998-2004, a time when......

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent......

Maggi noodles makes a comeback, in stores soon

 Popular instant noodles Maggi is back on the shelves in select markets from Monday, five months after it was banned for allegedly containing lead beyond the permissible limit, with Nestle......

'The image of Modi as a tough taskmaster is completely wrong'

  ‘Our intentions are clear. If I keep all the acquired land under the ownership of the government, why do you raise questions about my intentions?’ ‘One achievement of my......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Modi's sell-off drive thwarted; more spending cuts likely

Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters India will fall well short of its $9.5 billion privatisation target this year, despite a big stock market rally that has......

Thalaimai Seyalagam Review: Strained Cliffhanger

If you are looking for an average political thriller with good performances, Thalamai Seyalagam may interest you, suggests Divya Nair. Director Vasantha Balan, known for making films with a......

Why NaMo, Rahul, Kejri etc MUST watch Newton

'Will anything change for you after the election?' And the man said, 'Kuch nahin badlega.' And he had a smile on his face. He knew nothing was going to change. IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao in and as......

Meet Kaun Banega Crorepati's BIG Winners

Achin and Sarthak Narula join the list of KBC's crorepatis. The Narula brothers, Achin and Sarthak, have became the first ever contestants to win Kaun Banega Crorepari's highest prize of Rs 7......

Prem Naam Hai Mera... Prem Chopra

Main woh bala hoon jo sheeshe se pathar ko tod deta hoon.' This menacing dialogue was the trademark of one of Bollywood's biggest baddies. Still confused? Here's another unforgettable dialogue......

Gambhir gets suspended for four matches, says will abide by it

Veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was on Saturday handed a suspended four-match ban from first-class cricket for his ugly confrontation with Delhi Ranji coach KP Bhaskar earlier this year, a......

Ranji: Delhi beat Rajasthan; draw for Mumbai and Karnataka

IMAGE: File picture of Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images.  Delhi survived a mighty scare before their lower order, led by Nitish Rana and Sumit Narwal, saved the day......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......

I didn't have any nerves: Karun Nair, after record-breaking 310

Vinay Kumar (left) applauds after Karun Nair completes a triple hundred during their partnership in the Ranji Trophy final against Tamil Nadu at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.......

Pujara hits 306 as India 'A' push for victory over Windies

Skipper Cheteshwar Pujara scored his third triple hundred in first-class cricket as India gained a stranglehold over the West Indies ‘A’ in the third unofficial 'Test' in Hubli n......

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India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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