Amid BJP's historic win, 8 Haryana ministers, speaker lose

Eight out of 10 ministers under the Nayab Singh Saini government faced defeat in the Haryana assembly polls. IMAGE: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini with his cabinet colleagues, on March......

Was Ram Rahim BJP's trump card in Haryana?

Was Ram Rahim's release on parole for the 10th time since his conviction in 2017 timed to coincide with the Haryana assembly elections? It does seem so when one considers he has been released......

Haryana records 67.90% voter turnout

Haryana has recorded a voter turnout of 67.90 per cent with Ellenabad assembly seat in Sirsa district witnessing the highest polling percentage at over 80 per cent, according to the updated figures......

Haryana Polls Promise Thrilling Contests

The BJP has fielded as many as 10 turncoats, including those who joined the party from the JJP in recent weeks. IMAGE: Haryana's senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nayab Singh Saini addresses an......

Predictions of normal monsoon boost prospects for domestic agrochem firms

With a normal monsoon predicted in India this year by private weather forecasting agency Skymet and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), prospects for domestic agrochemical or agri-input......

Why India's airlines are plagued by glitches

The recent spate of technical glitches in aircraft has prompted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue an order on July 18, making aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs) with......

Chanda Kochhar's termination case: HC seeks RBI's reply

Her petition claimed that her termination on January 30, 2019, came months after the bank approved her voluntary resignation on October 5, 2018 and therefore it is 'illegal, untenable, and......

Ajay Singh: The man leading SpiceJet's rescue plan

In 2008, Ajay Singh, ex promoter, SpiceJet had convinced Wilbur Ross of the US to pump in $80 million into the airline. Art connoisseur Ajay Singh may’ve had a mixed entrepreneurial record......

Junior Mehmood Passes Away

IMAGE: Dev Anand, Junior Mehmood and Rajendranath Malhotra in Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Veteran actor Junior Mehmood, who was battling with stage four cancer, passed away in Mumbai on Friday,......

When are the BIG movies releasing?

The floodgates seem to have opened for Bollywood at the theatres. After Yash Raj Films announced its slate of films for 2021, many other film-makers went ahead and confirmed the release dates for......

Vat 69 to Coke: What Bollywood drinks in the movies

'In the early years of this century, barely 10 years after liberalisation, drinking Coke was still cool,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta. Contemplating a future in crime -- to be more specific, smuggling......

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Review: The Five-Star Classic

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is one of the best and most uncompromised films of Indian cinema, says Sukanya Verma. This story was first published in November 2012. IMAGE: Ravi Baswani, Satish Shah and......

#MeToo allegations hit Indian football

AIFF secretary Kushal Das molested employees at work place, alleges former owner of I-League team Minerva Punjab. IMAGE: AIFF's General Secretary Kushal Das in his defence said that no such......

Dravid gets notice, Dada says 'God help Indian cricket'

'New fashion in indian cricket .....conflict of interest ....Best way to remain in news ...god help indian cricket ......Dravid Gets Conflict of Interest Notice from BCCI Ethics Officer' IMAGE:......

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Kynan Chenai shot two perfect rounds of 25 to move atop the list at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Photograph: Kenan......

Ranji round-up: Mumbai gain huge lead on Day 3

FILE IMAGE: Mumbai's players celebrate a wicket. Photograph: PTI Young pacer Tushar Deshpande recorded his career-best figures of six for 70 to help Mumbai earn a sizeable first innings lead......

Jharkhand gain upper-hand, bowl out Odisha for 152

Spinners Shahbaz Nadeem (4/31) and Sunny Gupta (3/56) wreaked havoc as Jharkhand bundled out Odisha for 152 on the first day of the last group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy in Thumba,......