BSP MLAs joining SP an illusion: Mayawati

A day after reports of some suspended Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs meeting with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav surfaced, BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said it is an illusion. In a series of......

Suspended BSP MLAs meet Akhilesh, may join SP

At least five MLAs suspended by the Bahujan Samaj Party last year met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday, triggering speculation that they may join his party. Handia legislator......

CBI probe ordered against Nitish Kumar in shelter home case

A court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur on Saturday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the role of chief minister Nitish Kumar and several senior bureaucrats in the release of funds......

Haryana goes to polls in high stakes multi-cornered fight

The fate of 1,351 candidates will be sealed by 1.63 crore voters in high-stakes multi-cornered contest in Haryana which goes to polls on Wednesday with top guns including the kin of the three......

PIX: Rakul parties with Salman, Sonakshi

Bollywood loves a fancy party, and one can never be enough. Producer Ramesh Taurani knows this only too well. After he threw a lavish Diwali party for his friends in the fraternity, he followed it......

PIX: DeepVeer and other couples at Priyanka's reception

Meet all the interesting couples on a grand evening.Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar It was raining stars at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel as Bollywood folk attended Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's......

PIX: Parineeti, Raveena shine

Yet another awards show, but Bollywood isn't complaining! Even as film folk head for Padmaavat screenings, and talk about it, the rest of Bollywood are attending awards shows. The stars looked......

PIX: Alia, Kajol, Sidharth win style awards

Cool red carpet fashion, right here. If you believe Bollywood is the bastion of style, think again. The Marathi film industry too celebrates its style statement. The Lokmat Maharashtra's Most......

Indian defender breaks auction record in HIL

Udita attracts highest bid in first half of HIL women's auction IMAGE: Udita Duhan emerged as the costliest buy. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Udita Duhan/Instagram Indian defender Udita Duhan......

Gulveer breaks 30-yr-old record, Services bag 4 medals

IMAGE: Gulveer Singh broke the National Meet Record previously set by Bahadur Singh in 1994. Photograph: SAI / X National record holder Gulveer Singh erased a 30-year-old meet record to win the......

Change of guard in women's hockey team: Salima replaces Savita as skipper

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India Mid-fielder Salima Tete on Thursday replaced veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia as captain of the 24-strong Indian women's hockey squad for the Belgium and......

Asian Games: One big target for women's hockey team...

IMAGE: The Indian women's hockey team will open their campaign against Singapore on September 27. Photograph: Hockey India The India women's hockey team is aiming to qualify for the Paris Olympics......

Asian Games hockey: Lalit returns; Savita to lead women's team

IMAGE: Forward Lalit Upadhyay makes his way back into the Indian team. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lalit Upadhyay/Twitter Veteran striker Akashdeep Singh and young Karthi Selvam have been dropped......