'Body parts of many people were blown away '

A woman, who lost her parents in the explosion and blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town, said the tragedy was bound to happen and such a unit should not have been operated......

How will India handle Pakistan's next attack?

'Offensive operations to capture objectives across the LoC to eliminate terrorist launch pads and deny the use of the most dangerous routes of infiltration, are likely to be limited to......

A morning with the first Indian in space

The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.The retired cosmonaut and test pilot tells Archana Masih why he doesn't......

Loud boom and a fireball towards me: Brussels airport blast victim recounts the horror

Brussels airport blast survivor Nidhi Chaphekar recalled her experience of how she survived the horrible attack and her determination and courage not to give up when things were falling apart.......

'It was like a little boy's dream come true!'

'We felt like we were a part of something bigger than just a film.' IMAGE: With Sunil Gavaskar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tahir Raj Bhasin/Instagram Tahir Raj Bhasin got his big break in Mardaani,......

Review: Pompeii is cheesy, masala fare

Pompeii is one of those rare films for which I am glad that a 3D format was used. If cheesy, overdone, masala flicks are your kind of fare, this is your kind of film. For the rest of us,......

Yeh kya hua, kaise hua, kyun hua...

To understand Rajesh Khanna's maniacal craze, one needed to have been born in the 1960s. What you see today in television re-runs is a mere rewind into shredded fading memories. It was sheer......

How a determined father put Sankar on World C'ships podium

IMAGE: Chennai lad Sankar Muthusamy in the past week, has been a national champion at U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels and gave an ample display of his prowess as he dismantled some of the......

Asiad, Day 13: India sails past hockey heartbreak, equals best medal haul

IMAGE: Silver medal winning Indian women’s hockey team celebrate. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI A golden dream unfulfilled for over 30 years remained just that in women's hockey but India......

PHOTOS: Bolt sprinkles star-dust as athletics goes Hollywood

'I've never handed (a baton) over to a girl. For me that was exciting.' IMAGE: Usain Bolt competes in the mixed 4x100 metre relay during the Nitro Athletics event at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne,......

Clemens, a fierce competitor with blazing fastball

Roger Clemens was a fierce competitor with a blazing fastball and knee-buckling curve whose long All-Star pitching career seemed to stamp him as a sure-fire member of the Hall of Fame. Given the......