Sukhbir Badal ordered to clean shoes at Golden Temple

Pronouncing 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders for the 'mistakes' committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, the Sikh......

Parkash Singh Badal cremated at ancestral village

Akali stalwart Parkash Singh Badal was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral village in Punjab's Muktsar district on Thursday with thousands of mourners and leaders across the political......

Modi, other prominent leaders pay tributes to Parkash Singh Badal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid floral tributes to Parkash Singh Badal at the Shiromani Akali Dal office in Chandigarh as scores of people and political leaders assembled to pay......

How The BJP Has Changed Under Modi-Shah

The BJP at 43 is a work in progress, with total ideological continuity and much substantive change in political method and style, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party Supremo......

Why is the UPA so unprepared for economic crisis?

The prime minister and Congress president have their work cut out for them in organising a new face for the Cabinet, one that might save Dr Singh's face, says T V R Shenoy. If the rumour mills of......

Cheap foreign footwear anyone?

Have you heard of shoe brands like Azaleia and Dijean? If you haven't, go to your neighbourhood Bata store and you'll probably find them there. They are Brazilian brands of ladies' sandals marketed......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

Nandrajog romps into third round

Gaurav Nandrajog and Cyril Kuhn of Chennai faced the same opponent and eased into the men's and the boys' under-19 third rounds respectively, in the 31st HSBC-Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open......

Parthiban, Sandhu enter main draw

India's Parthiban Ayappan and Harinder Pal Sandhu endured strong challenges before making it to the main draw, in the PSA Otters Open Squash Tournament 2006, at the Otters Club, Bandra on......

Malhotra extends Ritwik

Top junior Vikram Malhotra of Maharashtra was the cynosure of all eyes when he extendedtop seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi in an exciting men's pre-quarter-final, in the 53rd Senior National and......