Jitan Manjhi's son resigns from Nitish cabinet

In a sudden move, Bihar minister Santosh Suman resigned from the state cabinet on Tuesday alleging "pressure" to merge his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata......

Chhattisgarh journalist arrested for WhatsApp dig at cop

A journalist from insurgency-hit Dantewada district has been arrested for allegedly posting objectionable comments on social media, the police said on Wednesday. In view of the scribe's arrest, the......

'This government is LYING to the common man'

The global crisis has presented India with a historic opportunity to grow faster, but according to Pratap Bhanu Mehta, head of a leading independent think tank, the country is unable to capitalise......

'Grave mental trauma' from accused drove Mahant Giri to suicide: CBI

Mahant Narendra Giri, the deceased president of Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad, was under such 'grave mental trauma' from his estranged disciple Anand Giri, priest Adhya Prasad Tiwari and his son......

'Bankers must be careful on IPO pricing'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is keeping a close tab on the pricing of initial public offers to avoid any possibility of market manipulation. In an interview with Santosh Tiwari, Sebi......

Black money amnesty has pros and cons

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has announced number of income taxpayer-friendly steps in the Budget for 2011-12. Chairman of the Central Board of Direct TaxesSudhir Chandra says the idea is to......

Why cash transfer of subsidies is not helping the poor

As the government gets ready to roll out its ambitious cash transfer of subsidies scheme on January 1, Veenu Sandhu, Santosh Tiwari & Indulekha Aravind get on the ground to investigate how the......

Pulok Chatterjee: Man who has PM's ear and Sonia's faith

Pulok Chatterjee, perceived as being close to Sonia Gandhi, has joined the Prime Minister's Office. His brief is to get things moving. Santosh Tiwari on the PM's new principal secretary. On......

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......

What is Priyanka missing?

SRK on KKR... Madhuri on SRK... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra posts a throwback pic with Nick Jonas and gushes, 'Miss you so much my love'.  ......

Review: Pizza is the spook-fest that delivers

There is more to this inventive Pizza than meets the eye, says Nishi TiwariThe horror genre in Hindi films has had quite the patchy past. So when I first heard that the rights of Pizza -- one of......

'Hawa': Tabu is the sole saving grace

"I can't understand what's happening," the doctor tells Tabu when she discusses her problem with him, midway through the film."I can't understand it either," she replies emotionally."We can't......

Felix retained as captain for Santosh Trophy

Sporting Clube de Goa Keeper, who led Goa to Victory last year in the Santosh Trophy will lead a 20-member squad that will play for the ongoing Santosh Trophy to be held in Kolkata. Goa, who won......

Tiwary, Dinda steer East Zone to Deodhar title

East Zone's Manoj Tiwary plays a shot during his knock of 75 against West Zone in the Deodhar Trophy final at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Photograph: Santosh Hirlekar/PTI Manoj......

Parimarjan Negi clinches National chess title

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi of PSPB clinched the National title after settling for a quick draw against Grandmaster Tejas Bakre in the final round of the REC National Premier Chess Championship in......

Anisha, Sureka set new records

CRPF's Anisha Vijayan and Tamil Nadu's V S Sureka hogged the limelight creating two meet records on the opening day of the 12th Federation Cup National Athletics Championship in New Delhi on......