UP court orders Rahul Gandhi to appear on July 2

An MP-MLA court in Sultanpur on Wednesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on July 2 in a defamation case filed against him for alleged objectionable remarks against......

Sahu's amazing journey from Chhattisgarh panchayat to Union council

Tokhan Sahu, a first-time member of Parliament and a surprise addition to Narendra Modi's new cabinet, has been active in politics for the past three decades, though he has maintained a low profile......

Key contests to watch for, from Rae Bareli to Thiruvananthapuram

All eyes will be on the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday with a number of high-profile electoral battles, starring veterans and debutants, formidable opponents and unlikely contestants.......

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial Ramayan, from Meerut,......

PM forms 2 Cabinet panels to spur growth, create jobs

Economy has become a major cause of concern for the new government with GDP dropping to 5.8 per cent in the last quarter of the 2018-19. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Redif.com With the spectre of......

Now, Swachh Bharat seeks global facelift

The focus on Swachh Bharat has sharpened with Prime Minister Modi asking ministers to show the outcomes of schemes launched since the NDA government came to power Swachh Bharat, which was ranked......

What makes Big B the Shahenshah of brands

While Hindi movies got their next change in theme -- from romantic movies to crime and thrillers -- with Zanjeer (1973), when Bachchan distilled the angst of his generation as the Angry Young Man,......

NSEL sacks CEO Anjani Sinha, pays only Rs 92 cr to investors

Crisis-ridden National Spot Exchange on Tuesday sacked its Managing Director and CEO Anjani Sinha and six other top executives on a day it failed to meet the first scheduled repayment to investors.......

Love Family Dramas? There's So Much To Choose From!

Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......

PIX: Looking at Prithviraj's superstar life

Happy birthday, Prithviraj! One of Malayalam cinema's most successful actors Prithviraj Sukumaran turns 34 on October 16. Here's looking at pictures from his superstar life.   IMAGE:......

10 historical performances!

Some historical performances here! India’s heritage brims in rich history and heroes. Bollywood has often attempted to tap its grand potential on celluloid too. The result is some of Hindi......

Spotted: Chunkey Pandey at Mumbai airport

Reader Santosh Motwani met Chunkey Pandey at Mumbai airport....

19 arrested in IPL betting raids

In a crackdown on cricket betting following the IPL spot-fixing scandal, police arrested 19 more people, including some bookies, in West Bengal, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The arrests were made......

Santosh Trophy: Punjab beat Manipur 3-0

Punjab thrashed Manipur 3-0 to start their campaign in the quarter-final league of the 67th Santosh Trophy National Football Tournament on a winning note in Kollam on Saturday. In another match at......

Kaustabh Pawar's ton hoists Mumbai

Opener Kaustabh Pawar struck an unbeaten 122 as Mumbai amassed 311 for 3 against hosts Orissa in their fourth round Ranji Trophy Elite Group A encounter in Cuttack on Tuesday. The 21-year-old hit......

Delhi beat Chhattisgarh 6-5, enter quarters

Delhi had to sweat it out to get the better of a resilient Chhattisgarh 6-5 (2-2) in the penalty shootout to advance into the quarter-final league of the64th National Football Championship for......

Ranji Trophy: Agarkar, Salvi rattle Hyderabad

Ajit Agarkar and Aavishkar Salvi claimedfive wickets between themselves as defending champions Mumbai reduced Hyderabad to 223 for 7 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A......