How India celebrated its first Republic Day in 1950

Huge tri-colour-themed banners have been put up along the Kartavya Path while the theme for this year's tableaux that would roll down the boulevard where the annual Republic Day celebrations take......

Toughest Voyage Ahead For Lady Sailors!

Lieutenant Commanders Roopa A and Dilna K have completed 3 months at sea and have embarked on the longest and toughest leg of the voyage. IMAGE: Lieutenant Commanders Roopa A, left, and Dilna K......

Get Ready To Laugh Out Loud!

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has crowned its funniest photographer of the year. Milko Marchetti's side-splitting shot of a 'Stuck Squirrel' took the top prize at the Oxo Gallery in......

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches ISRO's communication satellite

The country's latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was successfully launched by billionaire Elon Musk-founded SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the United States, ISRO's commercial arm NSIL has......

In export push, govt steps in to raise container capacity

Concerned over the fallout of the Red Sea crisis and severe shortage of containers against the backdrop of a steep decline in merchandise exports in August, the Union government is pulling out all......

Meet Our December Divas

Film folk sure ended the year on a very stylish note. Namrata Thakker takes a look at the high street December fashion.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Rebecca Corbin-Murray/Instagram Priyanka......

Wicked Review: The Witches Rock!

At 160 minutes, Wicked is too long, and knowing the undercurrents running through the plot, the candyfloss cheeriness gets too much after a point.Still, it is a worthwhile page-to-stage-to screen......

Shekhar Home Review: Riveting Watch

Six episodes are not enough, applauds Deepa Gahlot.  Sherlock Holmes is reportedly the most portrayed fictional character in films and television, and the appeal of the eccentric......

'Vignesh needs to start from ball one again'

IMAGE: The process of preparing the 24-year-old spinner from Kerala for big games had started much ahead of the IPL. Photograph: BCCI Mahela Jayawardene was delighted with Vignesh Puthur's instant......

Gujarat Titans give players a lot of freedom: Rabada

IMAGE: Kagiso Rabada is excited to team up with Rashid Khan at Gujarat Titans. Photograph: BCCI He has played for Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings but Kagiso Rabada feels at home in his new......

Could not sleep because of happiness: MI debutant's parents

  IMAGE: Mumbai Indians' Vignesh Puthur impressed on his IPL debut with a three-wicket haul against CSK on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI A pat on the shoulders and a few words of appreciation......

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer

'Eddie has been a protagonist of an era of F1 and he will be deeply missed.' IMAGE: Eddie Jordan, whose team gave Michael Schumacher a Formula One debut in 1991, competed in motor racing's junior......

China's World Cup dream collapses, Iran qualifies

China's World Cup dream on life support after Australia loss IMAGE: China coach Branko Ivankovic said China's mission in their June matches against Indonesia and Bahrain was......