Yunus expands interim Bangladesh govt, inducts 4 more advisers

The interim government in Bangladesh led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus was expanded on Friday with four more advisers joining his team of civil society figures, academics, NGOs and rights......

Manipur needs power-sharing pact for communal unity: Bose's grand-nephew

Describing the situation in Manipur as 'tragic', Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand-nephew Prof Sugata Bose called for working out a 'just power-sharing arrangement' in the northeastern state in......

Hyderabad prof moves SC for quashing of proceedings, summons by Manipur court

A Hyderabad university professor on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against him in which summons were also issued for his personal......

Padma Vibhushan for Gen Rawat, Kalyan Singh; Padma Bhushan for Azad

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh, India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West......

Now, Bihar to monitor PDS through laptop

The state of Bihar will now monitor the public distribution system (PDS) through laptops to check corruption and to provide help to those living below poverty line (BPL), to get their monthly quota......

Mad pursuit of money starts to slow in India

The global economic slowdown is rapidly changing the aspirations of India's most talented graduates, leading many to reassess what they want in life. Fat pay cheques and a job with a foreign bank......

Anti-aging gel, blue cheese from IIT!

Question: What is common to the following?A chemical to prolong shelf life of fruits.A gel that reducing the process of aging.Sweet tea for diabetics.Blue cheese.Answer: Indian Institute of......

Can India produce billion-dollar innovations?

India has made rapid strides in the world of research and development in the last few years, but are its innovations world-beaters? In an era that has been dominated by American innovations, can......

Badhaai Do Is A Giant Step Forward for Hindi Cinema

Two men smiling, eyeing each other as they briefly let their guard down, with no care of what the world around them is thinking, that has almost never been shown in a Bollywood film, notes Aseem......

Akshay-Twinkle's fantastic France holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in.We bring you their travels in a special series. Television actress Hina Khan showed us what Spain looks......

Relive India's first ever Test match... against England in 1932!

Ahead of the Indian cricket team's upcoming Test series against England, Rajneesh Gupta looks back in time on the 184-day trip in Blighty during which the team played 38 matches, including a......

Many awards named after Dhyanchand, defends Shukla

BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla was busy defending the government's decision to confer Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar ahead of Major Dhyanchand. -Kailash Kher's Sachin anthem -Deepika Padukone......

Name India-England series after Pataudi: Sharmila

Actress Sharmila Tagore has written to Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan expressing displeasure over the Board's reluctance to officially name the upcoming India-England......

Decision on number of matches in IPL-4 on Friday

A decision on the number of matches to be played in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will top the agenda of the Twenty20 League's Governing Council meeting in Mumbai, on Friday.......

IT authorities issue summons to BCCI on IPL

The Income Tax department has issued summons to the BCCI seeking complete details of the eight original Indian Premier League franchises. "Day before yesterday they had asked for details only about......