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Sorry state of affairs: SC slams Uttarakhand for forest fires

Slamming the Uttarakhand government for its "lackadaisical" approach to controlling forest fires, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the state's chief secretary to personally present himself......

Vinod Mehta, in an eloquent and exclusive interview

'To Sanjay Gandhi, the means were not as important as the end...' 'The appeal that someone like Narendra Modi holds is precisely this -- that he gets things done. Don't ask too many questions......

BJP leaders, ministers attend wedding of Amit Shah's son

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and ministers were in Ahmedabad to attend the wedding of party president Amit Shah's son Jay, even as the Delhi poll results trickled in. Those present at the wedding......

'Sonia and Rajiv had no role in the Emergency'

‘I do not think Rajiv Gandhi at that stage had any influence on his mother. Indira Gandhi relied totally on Sanjay and she looked upon him as a dependable son’ ‘What really......

Why Modi's Cabinet needs talent from the outside

'Modi has the ideas for a new, hopeful India, and an idiom in which to sell optimism to voters.''But he doesn't yet have the team for it, and soon enough, questions will begin to be asked by an......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

It's diamond rush online

Diamonds are a women's best friend. No wonder, they are the most purchased product online, and the majority of the purchases being done by men.And niche portals like Jewelsnext.com, Caratlane.com......

Infosys could be the fastest growing IT company this FY

A key positive in the results is the increasing management confidence on the road ahead. Contrary to the weak show posted by larger peer, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys put up robust......

Rise of Satyam still to impress investors

A year ago, there was panic selling in shares of Satyam Computers after a major accounting scandal at the company. In the 12 months that followed, the stock has travelled a long distance. From a......

Post Covid, 2-wheeler EV firms see steady growth

EV players suggest a reduction in the goods and services tax on batteries from 18 to 5 per cent as it would help push demand. IMAGE: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and NITI Aayog CEO......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Young girls as middle-aged wives

Thanks to the time leaps in scripts, most actors on Indian television have to be adept at playing characters that are at least double their age.Take Vaishnavi (Meera of Ek Ladki Anjaani Si) for......

Naseer: In a league of his own

Director Stephen Norrington's The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which pits one of our best actors Naseeruddin Shah against international superstar Sean Connery, releases in India on September......

Kaushik resigns, videographer sacked

Indian women's hockey coach M K Kaushik resigned on Wednesday in the wake of the sex scandal that has rocked Indian hockey. Hockey India secretary-general Narinder Batra told reporters that Kaushik......

Salman as India's Rio Olympics ambassador: Right or wrong?

IMAGE: Bollywood actor Salman Khan, centre, with boxer M C Mary Kom, right, and India hockey captain Sardar Singh during a function where he was named Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent......

Kalmadi re-elected IOA president

In whatturned out to be a formality, the Indian Olympic Association elections returned the same office-bearers, with Suresh Kalmadi as president for a fourth consecutive term. The long list of......

Cricket Buzz: Ready for IPL-style women's T20?

Top Indian and foreign players for one-off women's T20 IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur walks off. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters The Board of Control for Cricket in India sanctioned women's T20......

Ranji Trophy: Rohit Sharma gives Mumbai vital lead

Rohit Sharma held the Mumbai innings together with an unbeaten 94, as the defending champions took a vital 61-run lead after scoring 248 for eight in their first essay, on the second day of their......

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