With new hq, Congress leaves behind more than an address

If walls could talk, 24 Akbar Road would write itself a book -- of the days of the Raj, of the Burma of the 1960s and mostly of the dramatic ups and downs of the Congress that headquartered itself......

PIX: People across country celebrate Diwali with pomp

Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

'Yahan Rehna Bada Mushkil Hai'

'Ajit Doval said, "They are threatening us now".' A revealing excerpt from former RA&W chief A S Dulat's A Life in the Shadows: A Memoir. IMAGE: Two Taliban officials watch the hijacked Indian......

Protests Hit Retail Ahead of Durga Puja

West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver. IMAGE: People perform a street play during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee......

Madurai boy Anand Selvakesari is breaking the mould at Citigroup

A career Citibanker, 'Selva' came into the spotlight as the person who rewired the financial behemoth's Indian retail operations. IMAGE: Anand Selvakesari, CEO-designate, Citigroup's global......

'It Has Been A Box Of Surprises'

'My journey has just been so different. Each character has been so different.' IMAGE: Shalini Pandey. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shalini Pandey/Instagram After making her presence felt in the......

'Determination Not To Bend Before Aurangzeb'

'...despite all his horses, elephants, tanks and swords.''A determination to hold fast to Sambhaji Maharaj's father, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's thoughts, ideals, and principles.' IMAGE: Vineet......

'Why Can't Women Be Crazy In Love?'

'It's always the men who are going crazy, barbaad. They never show a woman going crazy like that.''A woman has to be very proper, sitting on a swing, crying.' hotograph: Kind courtesy Anjali......

'Aise Toh Hona Hi Hai'

'When they took my name, I went numb.''Before I went on stage, my dress got caught in my shoe!''I said, stay calm.''Then I started walking and was like, okay, now think of what you're going to say,......

Gukesh hails Anand, India's chess boom

Unfazed by the evolving chess landscape, reigning world champion D Gukesh is open to compete in all formats but asserted that while freestyle chess brings excitement, the classical chess, with its......

'It's a dream come true moment for me'

  IMAGE: Gukesh is hounoured with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Photograph: Kind Courtesy President of India /X India's sporting heroes were over the moon after being conferred the......

Paddy Shivalkar: Man who accepted his fate with smile

'It was career of a small man. Till you don't get that stamp (Test cap), you are a small man.' IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that......

World Champ Gukesh, Pragg, Anand Dance!

SEE: Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa show their dance moves alongside Viswanathan Anand. Video: Kind Courtesy Vidit Gujrathi/Instagram   The festive spirit of Pongal filled the......

CM Stalin lauds Gukesh, announces major chess initiative

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin felicitates World Chess Champion D Gukesh in Chennai. Photograph: CMO Tamil Nadu / X World's youngest chess champion D Gukesh was felicitated by Tamil Nadu Chief......