Sunita's village plans Diwali-like festivities for astronaut's return

With prayers on their lips, residents of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' ancestral village in Gujarat are waiting for her safe return to Earth with bated breath and planned Diwali-like festivities......

Holi Or Jumma? Bihar Politicos Heat Up Festival Time

IMAGE: Students of Patna Women's College applying colours ahead of Holi. All photographs: ANI Photo   Ahead of Holi, controversial statements by leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party......

If anyone dares to intimidate Muslims...: Ajit Pawar amid Aurangzeb row

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party Chief Ajit Pawar said that any attempts to intimidate the Muslim community or create communal discord would be met with strict......

India revels in Holi, Friday prayers held peacefully

Holi was celebrated with pomp and splendour around India on Friday, with people soaking in the festivities by smearing 'gulaal' on each other and exchanging greetings and sweets. IMAGE: Women......

Flight tickets to be cheaper this Holi

With only a few days to go before the country celebrates Holi, several airline companies offered discounts on fares on the occasion of the festival of colours. Photograph: ANI Photo While two......

Shoe pinches for most large footwear companies

Footwear companies were among the weakest performers in the consumer discretionary sector during the October-December quarter (Q3) of 2024-25. Photograph: Joseph Campbell/Reuters The combined......

Passenger vehicle sales crash 10% in Feb, 2Ws down 6%

The meltdown in Dalal Street that wiped out investor wealth to the tune of 44 trillion in 2025 also seems to be having a ripple effect on the country's vibrant automobile retail sales. Kindly note......

Gold demand in India saw 5% rise at 802.8 tonnes in 2024

Gold demand in India witnessed a 5 per cent on-year rise at 802.8 tonnes in 2024 supported by reduction in import duty, and purchases related to weddings and festivals, and going ahead consumption......

OTT Expands The Geography Of Storytelling

Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......

BAFTA: All We Imagine As Light Loses To Emilia Perez

IMAGE: Emilia Perez Actor Zoe Saldana shows off her award. Photograph: Kind courtesy Isabel Infantes/ Reuters Director Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light failed to win an award at the BAFTAs.......

A Complete Unknown Review: An Enigma Called Bob Dylan

Through Bob Dylan's music, lyrics, and Timothée Chalamet’s superb acting, we feel we have rubbed shoulders with greatness, even when it is full of flaws, self-doubts, warts and all,......

While India Celebrated with Champagne, Shami Did THIS

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's dignified exit from the champagne celebration quickly went viral on social media. Photograph: ICC/X   As Team India celebrated its historic Champions Trophy 2025......

Recognise This Cricket Legend?

IMAGE: LSG Coach Justin Langer has some Holi dhamaal. Photograph: LSG/X From Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran to Coach Justin Langer, everyone at Lucknow Super Giants soaked in the colours and......

'Illegal, un-Islamic': Cleric targets Shami again

A cleric who had claimed cricketer Mohammed Shami committed a sin by not fasting during Ramzan has described the Holi celebrations of the pacer's daughter as "illegal" and "against Shariat".......

How GM Chitambaram scripted history in Prague

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won the Prague Masters, his first major title, finishing ahead of established names like compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, in Prague on Friday.......

Is AICF Playing Spoilsport?

'The Asian Chess Championship will give great exposure for young chess players. But the AICF is curtailing the number of Indian players with a strange rule.' Kindly note the image has only been......