'Art and culture being turned into commodities'

New Delhi: Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi's elevation in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board as General Secretary has drawn fire within the party. Party leader Vinay Katiyar said that Varun has been elevated because of his Gandhi surname.

The lives of the rich and the famous make headlines. The glamour world gets its share of media attention, but issues about marginalised communities most often remain unknown. Their plight goes unnoticed. Their lives and deaths remain meaningless.

DELHIRACECARD Slip Away, to be ridden by Dhanu Singh, is fancied to land the spoils in the Mysore Race Club Cup over 1000 metres, the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. 1. Tipu Sultan Plate (Div II) (terms)-- 1000M. 2.45 pm: 1. Bacardi ...

It was just a formality when BJP President Rajnath Singh went to meet party patriarch L.K. Advani, 85, early on March 31 before announcing his team of office-bearers. Even though the senior leader was not happy with the team, there was little he ...

JAMMU, Apr 9: Congress leaders from Trikuta Nagar today extended their gratitude to Minister for Housing Raman Bhalla for organising Baisakhi festival at JDA Park Trikuta Nagar on April 12. Trikuta Nagar Society of Jammu Cant Constituency said this ...

Life after retirement for many former bankers will continue to be quite busy, courtesy the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -initiated process for new banking licences after a decade. Banking aspirants are busy enlisting the services of former bankers ...

There's a new report out today describing how MF Global blew up, which is not to be confused with the other two reports describing how MF Global blew up, and really enough is enough. If youre interested in how MF Global blew up, basically Jon ...

As BJP president Rajnath Singh put together a new team to prepare the chief Opposition party for the 2014 general elections, he has taken care to accommodate sectional interests too. Respecting his predecessor Nitin Gadkari's wish list, the BJP ...

Young and new faces and the requirement of regional, social and political balances appear to have influenced the composition of Rajnath Singh's new team of office-bearers and national executive announced on Sunday. The first indication of bringing ...