Bihar govt transfers over 100 bureaucrats amid political turmoil

The Bihar government on Friday transferred 22 IAS, 79 IPS and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers. IMAGE: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar......

Cong strikes caste balance with Madhya Pradesh unit rejig

The Congress on Saturday appointed 50-year-old Jitu Patwari, who belongs to the Other Backward Classes, as president of the party's Madhya Pradesh unit replacing veteran Kamal Nath. IMAGE: Madhya......

MP: Vijayvargiya, Prahlad Patel among 28 ministers sworn-in

As many as 28 legislators, including former Union minister Prahlad Patel and Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, were on Monday inducted into the Madhya Pradesh......

Despite BJP sweep, 12 Shivraj ministers lose, including Narottam Mishra

As the Bharatiya Janata Party shone brightly in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday registering a huge win in the assembly elections, victory eluded 12 ministers of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet,......

'India requires 38 million affordable homes'

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) will start a consultative process with Union Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath in first week of May, CREDAI......

Comedian Rajendra Nath no more

Yesteryear actor Rajendra Nath passed away in Mumbai on February 13 after prolonged illness. He was 76. The popular actorhad been suffering from breathing problems for the last several days. His......

Reader's Choice: Bollywood's greatest comic actor

Once again, dear readers, very well done. We asked you to name Bollywood's greatest comic actor, and, with characteristic thoughtfulness, you picked names from both present-day and classic......

Looking at the GRAND Kapoor Weddings

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor sealed their relationship of five years with a registered marriage on October 16, away from the media glare and in the presence of their families. Unlike Kareena's......

Review: Akshay Kumar dazzles, Singh is Bliing does not!

Singh is Bliing proves all that glitters is not gold, says Sukanya Verma. As conflicting as it sounds, a lousy movie can say a lot about an actor’s capabilities. Like for how long Akshay......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

Reservations in cricket: Not a bad idea

'We should be open to looking at Ramdas Athavale's suggestion of reservations in the cricket team.''India will not be unique if it chooses to do this,' says Aakar Patel. Two recent events have......

Ganguly in four-member BCCI panel to study Lodha verdict

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday named former captain Sourav Ganguly in the four-member panel to study the Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha committee verdict on the Indian Premier......