The war on corruption has become the political flavour of the season with the Congress and the BJP intensifying their attacks against each other on the issue. While the Congress plans to puncture the BJP’s corruption plank by targeting saffron chief ministers to demolish the BJP’s Generation Next leaders, the main Opposition has virtually put the Centre in the dock on the issue.

When Arjun Rampal went ahead and signed Heroine, he left many questioning his move Because not only is Heroine a woman-centric film, it’s also being helmed by Madhur Bhandarkar who has proved himself a champion in handling such subjects.

In arguably the most shocking evidence of brutality by the Bihar police, revealed on Saturday, a teenager hit by a bullet and lying immobile, but alive, on the ground was kicked repeatedly

For 70-year-old novelist Dr Kusum Ansal, writing is like a prayer, a way of life that flows towards finding a harmonious identity of her own real being, and to reach fulfilment. In 1941, born to an affluent family in Aligarh, Kusum was brought up in a sprawling haveli where Ismat Chughtai was a regular visitor. But it was a cruel twist of

Former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam case, failed to obtain any relief, with a special CBI court on Friday dismissed his bail application, observing that the accused may influence the witnesses if released on bail.

Failing to reach an agreement with the government, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday decided to continue with his proposed fast unto death beginning Saturday till all his demands are met.

The Congress has deferred plans to hold its chintan shivir (brainstorming session) in view of the developments inside and outside the UPA and corruption becoming a major issue.

The government, which wants to prevent Baba Ramdev from going ahead with his fast on Saturday, said late Friday night that it is considering substantially increasing the maximum punishment for corruption.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi appeared visibly happy when she heard that women through self-help groups (SHGs) ensured that registrar’s offices agreed to their demand of no sale deeds of land by men without the nod of their respective spouses. “We were shocked when the husband of one of the members of the SHG sold land

Congress MLA Sabina Yasmin touches the feet of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after taking oath as a minister at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday. PHOTO Abhijit Mukherjee