Zohra Sehgal, doyenne of Indian theatre, dies at 102
Zohra Sehgal, a quintessential Bollywood diva who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning over seven decades in both theatre and cinema, died in New Delhi on Thursday. She was 102. A Padma Vibhushan awardee, Sehgal breathed her last at Max hospital in New Delhi at around 4.30... read more »
Mizoram Governor Vakkom Purushothaman resigns
Mr. Purushothaman, who announced his decision here this morning, said his secretary had sent across the resignation letter to the Rashtrapati Bhavan from Aizwal a little earlier. Mr. Purushothaman’s resignation comes in the wake of his transfer to Nagaland. Coming down heavily on the NDA... read more »
Union Budget 2014-15 : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Full text of spe...
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday presented his maiden budget. Here is the text of the full speech. Click here for the full text of speech of Union Finance Minister Arun... read more »
Budget 2014: Achche din aane wale hain, but terms and conditions apply
This disclaimer is required because there are many Indians who feel the achche din (good days) will come immediately. They will not, as the promise is only that achche din ‘aane wale hain’ which translates to ‘are coming’. There has been no specific date attached to the... read more »
Ab Ki Baar, Modi Sarkaar : BJP Sweeps, Narendra Modi Wins Both Seats
New Delhi – The BJP and its allies will form the next government under Narendra Modi, who is headed to the Prime Minister’s residence at 7 Race Course Road, Delhi. They now have... read more »
AAP, Congress leading in 4 seats each in Punjab, Amarinder Singh leading in Amritsar
New Delhi – The counting begins for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab on Friday and all arrangements have been made for counting of votes registered in the EVMs. During the polling, 71... read more »
Election Results 2014: Delhi rejects AAP completely as the sweepers get swept away in Lok ...
Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party had made a lot of noise about a party full on independent candidates which did pose as a genuine ray of hope but after their 49 days stint and... read more »
Congress Party Admits Defeat, but Shields Rahul Gandhi from Blame
New Delhi – The incumbent Congress has accepted that it has been trounced by the opposition BJP in the national election, but predictably, the party offered cover to frontman Rahul... read more »
Election Results 2014: BJP Leads in All 7 Seats in Delhi
New Delhi: As the Narendra Modi-led BJP looked set to form India’s next government shortly after the counting of votes began on Friday, the party took an early lead in all seven parliamentary... read more »
