Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

The BJP, Congress and the Shiv Sena won one Lok Sabha seat each, while assembly segments threw up a similar mixed bag with results favouring ruling parties in several states as votes were counted......

HC dismisses Nalini's plea on early release

The Madras high court on Thursday dismissed Nalini Sriharan's plea seeking premature release of seven convicts, including herself, in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. She had petitioned the......

The safest countries in the world

The Antipodean islands have long been regarded as one of the best places to live. New Zealand has always been near the top of the Global Peace Index. The 2009 Global Peace Index ranks New Zealand......

Security forces on alert as Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest

The Tamil chief minister suffered a heart attack on Sunday evening. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was said to be critical late on Sunday night after she suffered a cardiac arrest in the......

Swiss bank money: India's approach is all wrong

It was a slap on the face for the Indian government when it was told by the Swiss banks that India was not welcome on a 'name-fishing' expedition. According to various studies that have been......

What an Idea sir

For a long time, only those who spent hours in front of the television set, gorging junk snack food, qualified as couch potatoes. It was an unhealthy lifestyle, a sure recipe for disaster.......

Economy: BJP, Cong, Left promise the moon

BJP's plans a low-tax, low-interest regime For the Bharatiya Janata Party, the first 100 days would see its government initiating measures to bring back Indian money stashed away in secret tax......

Industry leaders set agenda for India @ 75

India needs to focus on sustainable development and work towards improving the lot of its people at the bottom of the pyramid apart from its thrust on a higher GDP growth to be in the top league of......

PIX: Mary Kom packs a punch for Mumbai moms

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Olympian Mary Kom, who was in Mumbai attending press conferences and endorsing initiatives before heading home, proceeded to Bandra Fort in......

Box Office: Neerja set to become a hit!

The hits and misses of the week. Sonam Kapoor's well-reviewed film Neerja has fared well at the box office on its opening weekend. After raking in decent money on its first day, the......

PIX: Chiranjeevi pays respect to actor Ranganath

Noted Telugu actor Ranganath passed away in his rented house in Kavadiguda, Hyderabad, on Saturday, December 19. He was 66. The actor ended his life by hanging from a hook in the ceiling of the......

PIX: The Hottest Southern Heroines - Part II

You came up with the list of the hottest Southern actresses and we saw quite a few of them in yesterday's part one of the series. Here, we bring you the second batch of names......

'New challenge' for former hockey captain Sardar

'All these years I served as a player now I got the opportunity to serve from the other side of the table.' IMAGE: Sardar Singh was forced to quit after a disappointing Asian Games campaign last......

Hockey India lifts ban on Gurbaj Singh

Hockey India (HI) has lifted the nine-month ban on Gurbaj Singh with immediate effect in the wake of Punjab and Haryana High Court's order that termed the suspension of the senior player "illegal".......

Gurbaj suspended for 9 months for 'disciplinary issues'

Gurbaj Singh in action during the match between Australia and India on Day 3 of the International Superseries at Perth Hockey Stadium on October 22, 2011 in Perth, Australia. Photograph: Paul......

Indian Paralympic athletes book London berth

Indian para athletes clinched five medals, including one gold, at the second Kuwait International Open Athletics Championship and so far booked four Paralympic quota places. Para athletes Jagseer......

Indian men lose Aus hockey tour opener

The Indian men's hockey team's trip Down Under began with a 1-4 defeat to Australia 'A' in the first international friendly, in Rockingham, on Monday. At the Rockingham club ground, some 50kms from......