CBI busts racket selling governorships, RS seats for Rs 100 cr, arrests 4

The Central Bureau of Investigation has claimed to have busted a multi-state job racket where plum posts like governor of a state and member of Rajya Sabha were allegedly offered by a group of......

Did Savarkar Influence Godse on Women?

Godse's choice fitted with the Hindutva world view in which the assertion of masculinity, power and virility occupied the central position.His close association with Savarkar seems only to have......

Ambani bomb case: Fadnavis seeks arrest of cop Sachin Vaze

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday demanded the arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in connection with the mysterious death of auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran, the......

PHOTOS: Places of worship prep to reopen in Maha

Religious places in Maharashtra, which have been shut since a COVID-19 lockdown was imposed in March, are set to reopen from Monday during ongoing Diwali festival. As per the standard operating......

Subir Gokarn, a fierce proponent of RBI autonomy, is no more

Gokarn was the first Indian central banker who regularised warnings to the government, through the monetary policy statement, on the need to reduce fiscal deficit. Former Reserve Bank of India......

Mallya fails to appear before court; ED to initiate action

The agency will now proceed to attach Mallya's assets even as the court is expected to declare him a proclaimed offender after he skipped the court's summons. The Enforcement Directorate is......

Mallya asked to appear before a Mumbai court on July 29

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been asked to appear before a PMLA court here on July 29 in connection with its money laundering probe against him in an alleged bank loan fraud case with the special......

Fight against corruption: How ordinary people made a difference

The roots of the cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licences and coal blocks lie in two non-profit organisations - Common Cause and CPIL. In the late 1970s, phrases such as consumer protection......

Salaam Bombay review: 25 Years on, still brilliant!

Twenty five years since its release, Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay has aged well, writes Sukanya Verma.Inside the Chillar Home (children’s remand home), one of the boys tells our 10-year-old......

Alam Ara: A milestone in Indian cinema

Eighty years ago,Indian cinema achieved a landmark on this day when director Ardeshir Irani made Alam Ara, the first ever Indian film with sound. The film also marked the beginning of filmi......

'Life is back to routine after Nach Baliye'

Tina and Hussain dazzled audiences with their dancing abilities in Star One's television show Nach Baliye 2. No wonder, they won the dance competition by a large margin. When Tina chatted with......

FIH Hockey 5s: Indian men's team beats Switzerland, draw vs Pakistan

IMAGE: India and Pakistan players greet each other after the match. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter The Indian men's team began its campaign in the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s with a 4-3 win over......

Noted Mumbai coach Vasu Paranjape passes away

IMAGE: Vasu Paranjape with his son Jatin. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jatin Paranjape/Instagram Vasu Paranjape, a man synonymous with everything that is pristine about Mumbai cricket breathed his......

The First Great Indian Cricketer

One cricketer made all the difference when the first All India cricket team toured England in 1911.Baloo Palwankar startled the English with his guile and genius.A fascinating excerpt from Prashant......

Why Gavaskar is unhappy with Karthik

The former India captain is not impressed with Dinesh Karthik, whose ODI jersey name carries his initials 'DK' instead of his name. The legend has it that Sunil Gavaskar during his days as a young......

Mumbai@500: Maximum City's romance with cricket

Having produced the maximum number of international cricketers across three formats, even the staggering statistics will not be able to tell the kind of impact Mumbai has had on Indian cricket over......