Marandi's popularity faces a tough test within Jharkhand BJP

Marandi returned to the BJP after 14 years and the party now wants him to lead the state unit. But a generation of new leaders isn't familiar with him, explains Radhika Ramaseshan.  IMAGE:......

Has the sun set on BJP's Chouhan, Vasundhara and Raman Singh?

Could the defeat of Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Raman Singh in last year’s polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, respectively, augur a transition in the......

Pawar, Gehlot, Smriti... biggies cast their votes

Seventy-two seats across nine states are voting in the fourth phase of 2019 general elections on Monday. This phase will see the end of polling in Maharashtra and Odisha, while the process will......

PHOTOS: States celebrate Independence Day with fervour

IMAGE: Women contigent of Indian Reserve police at the march past during the celebration of 70th Independence day at Bakhshi stadium in Srinagar on Monday. Photograph: S Irfan/PTI Photo The......

Heads of mineral-rich states to meet President

Chief ministers of five mineral-rich states, including Chhattisgarh, will meet Home Minister Shivraj Patil in New Delhi tomorrow to demand rejection of the recommendations of the Hooda Committee on......

Ambani, Bajaj for Davos WEF meet

Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, will lead India's presence at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to be held between January 26 and......

PM to inaugurate CII meet

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 11th Partnership Summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry to be held in Kolkata from January 12-14. Sixty speakers from 27 countries are......

Govt's reforms act excellent, says CII

The Confederation of Indian Industry rated the performance of the NDA government on the economic front "excellent" even though the reforms agenda was unfinished. The industry chamber is awaiting......

Getting groovy with Abhishek Bachchan!

From Refugee to Ludo, Abhishek Bachchan has played quite a few earthy characters. But when it comes to rocking a hip chartbuster high on sass, style and spunk, the actor can be quite a picture of......

Monsoon Wedding Revisited

'What guides Monsoon Wedding through and through is Mira Nair's openness as a film-maker,' observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Shefali Shetty (now Shefali Shah) in Monsoon Wedding He walks through the......

What I find compelling about masala movies...

'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life.'A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian. IMAGE: Gracy Singh and......

'You will be missed Kalpanaji'

''I will miss her camaraderie, her humour, love for food and passion for film.' IMAGE: Sanjay Suri, Raveena Tandon, Kalpana Lajmi on the sets of Daman. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raveena......

Coming days will decide how we shape up as Test unit: Kohli

IMAGE: India’s Test captain Virat Kohli in Bengaluru. Photograph: BCCI. With the Indian cricket team geared up for their busiest Test season, comprising 17 five-day games, skipper Virat......

Team India's bonding session: Dhoni, Rahane turn percussionists

IMAGE: India's ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni tries his hand at some drum beating. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Newly-appointed coach Anil Kumble has brought a refreshing change in Indian cricket......