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The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

Mamata walks 9 km during two roadshows in Kolkata, Dum Dum

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held two road shows in support of Trinamool Congress candidates in Dum Dum and Kolkata, walking nearly nine kilometres in a day. IMAGE: West......

2 die as Cyclone Remal tears through Bengal, heavy rain to continue

At least two persons died in West Bengal and its coastal areas suffered extensive damage to infrastructure and property, as Cyclone Remal tore through the state and neighbouring Bangladesh with......

BJP MP: 'Raj Thackeray has become a Hindu for selfish interest'

'Raj Thackeray's political outfit will soon fold up in Maharashtra.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray meets with party supporters outside his residence Shivtirth in Mumbai,......

Manoj Sinha's ambitious plans for J&K

'For far too long, people in J&K have felt the government doesn't exist for them.''My first priority is to make them feel that not only does it exist, it is there to work for them,' the J&K LG......

Global economy returning to normalcy: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday the global economic downturn which had affected Indian economy as well, is now coming to an end with slow return to normalcy. "We have been through a......

Accept pay cut to avoid jobloss, Air India to staff

Faced with a grim scenario, Air India management has asked its employees to consider the financial crisis facing the company and accept proposals to cut wages and other costs in order to avoid job......

McChowmein? He made it a reality

The man who wants to create a McDonald's-style chain of Indian-Chinese food insists there's a subtle difference between improvising and massacring a cuisine. A little over four years ago, when......

Left unions' nationwide strike hits normal life

Claiming that Thursday's general was a near total success in left-ruled West Bengal, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) declared that the agitation would not send any wrong message to prospective......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......

'I Am Not So Bad In My Real Life'

'My mother puts up with me beating everybody up through the film but before the film comes to an end, she stops it.''She is like, "I know what's happening next, I don't want to watch".'......

'Bollywood can definitely be a better place'

'Discussions of favouritism and the #MeToo movement really unearthed a lot.' 'I really hope that these movements force people to look inwards and be nicer to each other.' 'But it's definitely not......

Deepika Padukone: 31 years in 31 pictures!

Happy birthday, Deepika! One of Bollywood's prettiest actresses Deepika Padukone celebrates her birthday on January 5. We've seen Dips in so many avatars, and they've all been so stunning. On her......

Farah Khan goes to Maldives

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Farah Khan, who recently finished shooting for her celebrity cookery show Farah Ki Daawat, is vacationing in Maldives with her......

Sonam Kapoor accepts her Ghanta trophy

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. With the awards season currently dominated by awards that honour stars for excellence in cinema, the Ghanta Awards dishes out......

'There was Plan A. There was Plan B. There was Plan C... and then there was Rishabh's Plan'

Bandon Mein Tha Dum is about a team that hits rock-bottom, loses key players, has its global reputation shrink overnight, but despite all the setbacks, pulls off one of the greatest comeback......

Bangladesh cricketer fined for overstaying in India

IMAGE: Saif Hassan travelled with the Bangladesh team as a back-up opener for the Test series which they lost 0-2 against hosts India.. Photograph: Bangladesh Cricket/Twitter Bangladesh cricketer......

All about midnight drama and more in ISL 4

'First we are told that it won't be 8'o clock it would be 8.30pm, then it changed to 8.45, 9.15 and so on... It was a hard day at the office' 'Within the prevailing circumstances and causes that......

Pele returns to rousing welcome in Kolkata

IMAGE: Pele waves to fans after his arrival at the Netaji Airport in Kolkata. Photograph: Abhiroop Dey Sarkar Frenzied scenes were witnessed at the airport this morning when......

Tendulkar's farewell series: Team India arrive in Kolkata

There was no Diwali break for the Indian cricketers ahead of their series against the West Indies as 11 team members including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived on Sunday afternoon. Four Test......

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