West Bengal to be renamed 'Bangla' or 'Bongo', 'Bengal' in English

West Bengal may soon be renamed as "Bengal" as the state Cabinet on Tuesday took a decision to change the name of the state. State minister Partha Chatterjee said the Cabinet took up a proposal to......

Musharraf's Emergency call unconstitutional: SC

In a verdict having far-reaching implications, Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday declared as 'unconstitutional and illegal' the emergency imposed by former President Pervez Musharraf in 2007.A......

World's longest-serving ruler dies at 73

The world's longest-serving ruler, Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was being treated for an illness in a Spanish clinic, has died aged 73, a French government source said on Monday. Bongo,......

Check out these unusual greetings cards

When British expatriate Chris Page and Rwandan artist Gabriel Dusabe collaborated for a unique initiative in 2004, it came from their desire to help a poor community. Today over 300 orphaned......

Success story of an Indian animation firm

It has been an eventful five years for 32-year-old Rajiv Chilakalapudi ever since he began to nurture his Hyderabad-based animation company, Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd.The company that started......

Bollywood's WORST Dance Moves of 2017

We've seen some cool dance moves this year, says Sukanya Verma. And then, we've seen these! Alia Bhatt pulled off a dance number immortalised by Madhuri Dixit in Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Ranbir......

First look: Manoj Bajpayee, Big B in Sarkar 3

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma took to Twitter to announce the star cast of his upcoming film Sarkar 3. He unveiled Manoj......

Review: Fading Gigolo is a lovely, bittersweet film

Fading Gigolo is evidence that a movie doesn’t have to mumble to be modest, says Raja Sen. John Turturro is not a beautiful man. Which isn’t to say that he’s unsightly.......

Billa's music rocks!

If Shah Rukh Khan's effort at weaving magic with a remake of Don resulted in a glitzy, glamourous metrosexual villain-hero, it's now Ajith's turn, with director Vishnuvardhan at the helm, to burst......

'Will judge Mayank Agarwal after a year or so'

'The problem is we come to conclusions very quickly. With one hundred we will say he's your first-choice opener and so on. But with a couple of failures you would say otherwise,' says former India......

Gabonese quiet celebrations after sealing opening win

Gabon fans kept their celebrations in check and resisted the urge to party hard after the co-hosts won their opening African Nations Cup game on Monday. Gabon's capital Libreville showed few signs......

Images: Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers

Luke Pomersbach of the Kings XI Punjab is run out by Herschelle Gibbs of Deccan Chargers during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match in Johannesburg on Sunday. ...

Aboagye 'tricks' in Mahindra's big win

Mahindra United drove another nail into the coffin of Mohammedan Sporting, thrashing the trouble-torn Kolkata outfit 5-1 in an eighth National Football League match in Kolkata on Wednesday.Nigerian......

Mahindra beat Sporting to lift Fed Cup

Mumbai-based Mahindra United on Saturday registered their maiden title triumph in the Federation Cup football tournament beating Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in an exciting final in Kolkata.After being......