Lok Sabha elections as good as rigged: Jean Dreze

Development economist Jean Dreze said the Indian democracy is currently navigating a crisis that is not only limited to the 'recent wave of authoritarianism' but also suppression of opposition......

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world.Indian cyclists are now returning multiple......

NYT hails India's space programme as 'counterweight' to China

Lauding India's ambitious space programme, The New York Times has said the country, currently witnessing an 'explosive' growth in space-tech start-ups, is set to 'transform the planet's connection......

Chhattisgarh boy, who fell in borewell, rescued after 104 hours

It was a remarkable display of grit and survival instinct by a differently-abled boy who endured five days of ordeal after falling into a borewell in Chhattisgarh but never gave up hope as he was......

Covid's unexpected fallout: Indians take to bicycles in big way

Since the Covid pandemic, bicycle sales have surged, orders are pouring in, and stores are already feeling a shortage. 'I have not seen this kind of excitement around bicycles and you are talking......

India's Hero Cycles revives Britain's Viking Cycles

A century-old European bicycle brand gets a makeover under its new Indian owner. But is there room for yet another premium commuter bike? Three years after bicycle maker Hero Cycles acquired the......

'For every litre of petrol/diesel you have a huge state tax'

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal: 'I hope the Congress governments and other states like West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Telangana will support our effort to bring petrol and diesel into the......

7 money lessons your children must learn

This Children's Day, groom your child to be financially responsible, says Arun Thukral, MD & CEO, Axis Securities. From a young age, we lay stress on sharpening our children's social, academic and......

2018's TOP 15 Indian films

Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies. 2018 was really good for the Indian film industry with a number of important films in Hindi and other regional languages. My work as......

Why Akshay wore pink panties with sanitary pads

'We should celebrate when a girl hits puberty, just the way we celebrate New Year, Holi, Diwali.' IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor in PadMan. Looking fit as always, Akshay Kumar walks into the......

Freddie Mercury, 25 years after the candle went out

Remembering The Great Showman of Rock music. Have 25 years passed since Freddie Mercury left us? Why, it seems like yesterday. Freddie was just 45 when AIDS snuffed out his incandescent existence......

Lessons from Bollywood: How to cycle!

When Bollywood stars opted for bicycles. Feroz Khan busted a brand new Mercedes in Qurbani and Rohit Shetty cannot resist tossing jeeps and trucks in mid-air but Bollywood’s love for the......

Beaugrand claims triathlon gold as Seine passes test

IMAGE: Cassandre Beaugrand of France reacts after crossing the line to win the gold medal. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters France's Cassandre Beaugrand won gold in the women's......

Euro 2024: A look at the figures from the Group Phase

IMAGE: Germany's Jamal Musiala celebrates scoring to take his personal tally up to three goals in Euro '24. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters With eight teams left in the tournament the......

PIX: Manchester City win record fourth successive EPL title

Manchester City celebrate unprecedented fourth successive league title Photograph: Kind Courtesy Manchester City/X.com Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title......

PIX: Man City, Chelsea win big; PSG held after own goal

Erling Haaland has been directly involved in 41 goals in his last 23 home appearances at club level, with 35 goals and six assists. A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.......

PIX: Chelsea thrash Juventus; United, Bayern win

Barcelona, who were held goalless by Benfica, face a daunting task in the last group match when they travel to Germany to take on Bayern Munich, who have a perfect winning record so far. Images......