Ram Lalla's 'Surya Tilak' done at Ayodhya temple on Ram Navami

A beam of sunlight fell directly on Ram Lalla's idol at the new temple in Ayodhya on noon Wednesday, marking the 'Surya Tilak' of the idol on the first Ram Navami since its consecration. Devotees......

Ayodhya set for Ram Lalla's Surya tilak on first Ram Navami post-consecration

At noon on Ram Navami Wednesday, the Sun's rays will fall on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses.......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Why are these Karnataka ministers hesitant to contest LS polls?

The reluctance of some ministers and lawmakers in Karnataka to contest the Lok Sabha polls seems to have put the Congress scouting for 'winnable' candidates in a spot of bother in finalising......

Needed Quickly! Semiconductor Experts

Semiconductor makers need thousands of engineers and technicians, and though India has one of the largest pool of engineers in the world, they do not have experience in the semiconductor......

How Meta Is Supersizing WhatsApp

WhatsApp's advantage is that it is the first app millions of Indian check first thing in the morning and innumerable times during the day and night. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

Aptech CEO Anil Pant passes away

Aptech managing director and CEO Anil Pant died on Tuesday, the company informed in a regulatory filing. Photograph: Anil Pant/Twitter "The company regrets to inform about the sad demise of Dr.......

Why Did Kiran Rao Struggle?

'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.''But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.''I was......

'Funky' advice: How Dhoni shaped Ashwin's bowling

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin’s journey under the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni is particularly intriguing. Photograph: BCCI The name Ravichandran Ashwin is synonymous with spin bowling......

T20 WC: 'Afghanistan fully prepared and ready for India'

IMAGE: Afghanistan head into the Super 8 stage, high on confidence, having won three of their four group games including one against New Zealand. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/X......

T20 WC: England's bowling faces Aussie firepower

IMAGE: All eyes will be on Jofra Archer. Photograph: Kind courtesy England Cricket/X Defending champions England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify......

Cummins boasts peak T20 form heading into World Cup

IMAGE: Pat Cummins feels confident going into yet another World Cup campaign. Photograph: Cricket.com.au/X Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins arrived at the ICC T20 World Cup brimming with......

Gavaskar hails Siraj's 'never-say-die attitude'

'Every time you see Mohammed Siraj you know that he's going to give his heart out.' SCORECARD IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj turned in sizzling figures of 2 for 9 from his two overs in the Powerplay to......