How Priyanka's call to Akhilesh clinched Cong-SP alliance

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spoke with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over phone on Wednesday to break the deadlock on seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar......

'PDA' can defeat NDA in 2024 LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the BJP-led NDA will be defeated in the next year's general elections by "PDA", which he defined as a "Pichde (backward classes), Dalit and......

The Punjabis Are Fleeing

There's an entire gurdwara dedicated to immigration.People present tiny airliner models here in the hope that Waheguru will soon give them a ticket, passport and visa to leave, reveals Shekhar......

PIX: 8L earthen lamps illuminate banks of Ganga in Varanasi on Dev Deepawali

Lakhs of earthen lamps lit up the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi on Monday as people celebrated Dev Deepawali to mark Kartik Purnima. IMAGE: Priests perform Ganga aarti at Sheetla Ghat on the......

A day in the life of Manmohan

On Tuesday, frenzied mobs of party workers almost tore down the briefing room at the 24 Akbar Road Congress office roaring, "Sonia nahin to sarkar nahin (No Sonia, no government)." On Thursday, the......

Box Office: Pihu, Mohalla Assi fare poorly

The hits and misses of the week. Mohalla Assi and Pihu fail to draw in the audiences. Aamir Khan's Diwali release, Thugs Of Hindostan, flops at the box office. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly......

Mohalla Assi Review: All sound, no fury

'Philosophy, politics and practicality cross paths in Mohalla Assi's ambitious premise.''Except it is directed in such an unwieldy fashion that instead of rich satire, what emerges is a lumbering......

Court restrains release of controversial movie Mohalla Assi

The release of Bollywood film 'Mohalla Assi' has been halted throughout the country by a Delhi court which today prima facie found it hurting religious sentiments and said it should not hit......

Which book-to-screen is YOUR fave? VOTE!

In Parineeti Chopra's upcoming Netflix release The Girl On The Train, the actress goes against type to play an alcoholic, whose obsession around a happily married couple lands her in the middle of......

India's equestrian team misses gold by a whisker

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ITPF Winning the country's first ever bronze medal at the Tent Pegging World Cup in South Africa was a historic feat for the Indian riders, but instead of rejoicing the......

Ronaldinho free to return to Brazil after five months

IMAGE: Ronaldinho Gaucho, who helped Brazil win the 2002 World Cup, was arrested on March 6 along with his brother and business manager Roberto Assis when they tried to enter Paraguay with......

Ronaldinho facing money laundering charges in Paraguay?

Investigators hope the phone records will shed light on why Ronaldinho wanted a Paraguayan passport and how he expected to use it. IMAGE: Ronaldinho leaves Paraguay's Supreme Court after......

Ronaldinho adapting to jail with usual smile, says prison warden

IMAGE: Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Asis handcuffed and escorted by police at the Supreme Court of Paraguay. Photograph: Jorge Adorno/Reuters Former Brazil and Barcelona player Ronaldinho......

Judge rules Ronaldinho must remain in Paraguayan jail

IMAGE: Ex-Barcelona forward Ronaldinho handcuffed and being escorted by police at the Supreme Court of Paraguay. Photograph: Jorge Adorno/Reuters Former Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gaucho......