Maha portfolio allocation: Fadnavis gets Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Fadnavis gets home, finance; BJP bags key portfolios in Maha cabinet

Five days after the induction of 18 ministers into his cabinet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday distributed portfolios, with the Bharatiya Janata Party getting several key......

Maha govt to derecognise madrasas not teaching formal subjects

In a controversial move, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Maharashtra today decided to de-recognise madrasas which give students education only on religion without imparting formal......

U'khand CM Dhami allots portfolios, keeps over 2 dozen depts for himself

Nearly a week after being sworn in, ministers in the Uttarakhand government have been allotted the charge of various departments. Photograph: @pushkardhami/Twitter An announcement about assigning......

Douglas Baillie: A Lever lifer

Hindustan Lever Limited, which has traditionally been the cradle for nourishing talent and supplying CEOs to parent Unilever's various outfits across the globe, is getting an expat CEO after 34......

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......

Trouble for Pune varsity's UAE campus

In a first, an Indian state university-- University of Pune -- which went international two years ago, may have to relocate or rework its international strategy. Following a relatively muted......

Showcasing Gujarat, abroad

Rajiv Shah's appointment as Barack Obama's Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics reminds us that there isn't any comprehensive study of the Gujarati diaspora. Though Shah's news......

'I never felt I was 'somebody''

'Most of the time I did not have anything to do in a film, even though I was in it throughout.'Saurabh Shukla, one of our finest character actors, shines yet again in his new film Jolly LLB 2. Did......

Agassi hopes to make a generational change in India...

'What I hope to do is provide a vehicle for that scale and growth in literacy and English as a second language here.' IMAGE: Tennis taught me how to navigate a very intense environment and......

Pakistan cricketer slammed for wiping sweat with dollar note

IMAGE: Pakistan cricketer Azam Khan wipes the sweat on his forehead using the US dollar note. Photograph: Screengrab/X Young Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan has landed himself in......

Afghan female soccer players reach Pakistan; will seek asylum

IMAGE: Some 81 people, including female players of several youth teams, their coaches and family members reached Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing. Photograph: Punjab Sports......

Sports Ministry wants to make doping a criminal offence

Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday said the government has strengthened its resolve to make doping a criminal offence in order to instill fear in the minds of sportsperson who indulge in such......

Hockey legend Charanjit Singh no more

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter Captain of India's 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team, Charanjit Singh, died on Thursday at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh after......