Why Maurya remains important to SP despite Ramcharitmanas row

Espousing an aggressive pro-backward and Dalit stance synchronising with the Maurya controversy, the SP has thrown down the gauntlet with Akhilesh upping the ante on the burning topic, reports......

When Yoga Guru Swami Sivananda did pranam to Modi

On Monday night, when President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma awards at a civil investiture ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the loudest applause was reserved for Swami......

Court may summon Asaram Bapu in defamation case

A Bihar court has taken cognisance of a defamation case lodged against self-styled spiritual guru Asaram Bapu and two others by the administrator of the Bihar State Religious Trust Board. Judicial......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Farmer's suicide may strangle land Bill

The Opposition is closing ranks to put the government on the mat A farmer’s suicide at Jantar Mantar, a stone’s throw away from Parliament, has queered the pitch for Prime Minister......