Nitish to take oath as Bihar CM on February 22

Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar will take oath as chief minister of Bihar on February 22, ending weeks of political uncertainty in the state. Kumar, who held half an-hour long meeting with......

Left faces desertion in poll bound Bihar

As the crisis of the Communist Party of India-Marxist and CPI deepens in West Bengal, they are fast losing their grip over poll-bound Bihar. Three top leaders of the two biggest constituents of......

'CBI boss Jaiswal won't buckle under pressure'

'In Maharashtra he didn't buckle under pressure.''We expect him to do the same as the CBI Director.' IMAGE: Then Maharashtra director general of police Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, right, with state......

Bhagalpur, Nalanda bypolls peaceful

The bypoll to Bihar's Bhagalpur and Nalanda parliamentary constituencies passed off peacefully on Monday, amidst tight security with an estimated 35-40 percent voters exercising their franchise. No......

Plea against Subrata Roy in 2G case maintainable: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday held that the plea against Subrata Roy for allegedly interfering with the probe in 2G scam is maintainable, in more trouble to Sahara Chief who is facing the heat of the......

Why West Bengal is lagging behind other states

For the Bengal government, there is no alternative to revising user charges and also creating a strong industrial base, rues Ashok Lahiri In March 2014, before the Lok Sabha elections, Professors......

IOC to colour cylinders to curb LPG misuse

To contain misuse of LPG cylinders in markets, Indian Oil Corporation will soon bring out a system by which cylinder refills for domestic use will be coloured differently from those for commercial......

Indian art's millionaire club swells at Sotheby's

The orgy of escalating prices for Indian art continued in New York where Sotheby's auctioned a record 148 modern and contemporary works (and, in an additional session, 30 miniature paintings,......

What Shahid Finds 'Really Tough'

IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Shahid Kapoor packs in a lot of blood and gore in his new film, Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Tiger Zinda Hai,......

Hazare Trophy: Gaikwad, Venkatesh, Taide hit hundreds

A summary of Thursday's matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy limited-overs' tournament.  IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 143-ball 154 as Maharashtra beat Chhattisgarh by eight wickets......

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: K'taka maul Delhi; Bengal, Vidarbha win

IMAGE: Karnataka’s Karun Nair. Photograph: BCCI A formidable Karnataka continued their winning streak in the Super League stages of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy after they trounced......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

Bhutia among probables for Indo-Pak soccer series

Veteran striker Bhaichung Bhutia is set to make a return to the Indian football squad having been named among the 32 probables for the three-match series against arch-rivals Pakistan in England......

Mushtaq Ali T20: Irfan, Parthiv steal the limelight

IMAGE: Skipper Parthiv Patel blasted the Bengal attack as Gujarat won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match in 11.5 overs. Photograph: PTI Skipper Irfan Pathan led from the front with an unbeaten......