Chhattisgarh will be Maoist-free by Mar 2026: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre and the Chhattisgarh government were committed to eradicating the Maoist menace from the state before March 31, 2026. IMAGE: Union Home......

Allahabad Contest Is Battle Of The Scions

Allahabad has seen some interesting battles, such as the Congress's Amitabh Bachchan defeating H N Bahuguna in 1984 or the 1988 by-poll that marked V P Singh's emergence as the contender for the PM......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Gold loses shine as most liquid asset status goes

The concept of gold as an asset capable of getting anytime money is evaporating. Gold has traditionally been considered this country’s most liquid asset -- at any time, people were prepared......

Note ban comes as a deep cut for world's diamond polishing hub

In the third of a six-part series, Business Standard travels through diamond and textile units in Surat to assess the impact of demonetisation. It was the evening of November 8 and Surat-based......

Lata loved to sport jeans

Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs 50 as she came on the scene.Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's......

Chargesheet filed against Saif in hotel brawl case

Ten months after Saif Ali Khan allegedly assaulted a South-Africa based businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma and his father-in-law at a luxury hotel in Colaba, the Mumbai Police has filed a charge sheet......

Karan Patel, Ronit Roy, Deepika Singh: TV stars' REEL and REAL spouses!

Can you identify the real-life spouses of some of your favourite TV stars?If you are an active lover of Hindi TV shows, you probably have your own list of your favourite onscreen couples, who star......

Box Office: Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha flops

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's release Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha opened badly at the box office. Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser. Trade......

'Short break between IPL, T20 WC won't bother players'

IMAGE: India hasn't won the T20 World Cup since its triumph in the inaugural edition in 2007 under MS Dhoni. Photograph: BCCI Former opener WV Raman backed the selection of four spinners in......

Why India might opt for sporting pitches against Australia

IMAGE: India head coach Rahul Dravid checks out the pitch. Photograph: BCCI Fully aware of the current Indian batting line-up's issues against spinners on rank turners, the team management will do......

Who will be the new Chief Selector of Team India?

Mongia, Maninder, Das among notable names in contention for senior selectors' posts IMAGE: As the date of application for the new panel closed at 6 pm on Monday, it is understood that more than 50......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

Excitement around Umran Malik continues to build

Umran Malik will be in selection committee's radar Photograph: Kind courtesy IPL/BCCI Pace bowling sensation Umran Malik could be fast-tracked into the Indian team as early as June when it will......