President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......
Magsaysay Award winner and teacher extraordinaire Sonam Wangchuk tells Claude Arpi about his journey, his fights, his hopes and how he became an inspiration for the Bollywood blockbuster.A......
It wasn't exactly a happy day for sportspersons as 3 former India captains Mohammed Azharuddin, Bhaichung Bhutia and Dilip Tirkey suffered heavy defeats with Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan......
'My vision for India is a clean and corruption-free country. The youth need to be actively involved in politics and policy making. It is easy to complain, but tough to make a positive difference,'......
Uday Shankar’s biggest contribution was that he managed to take years of resentment about Star’s foreign origins and turn that around. Most people now think of Star as an Indian......
Image: RMSI is India’s best company to work for. Photograph, courtesy: RMSI Companies come in all kinds. There are some who keep a hawkish eye over its employees, banning......
You walk into Wankhede stadium in Mumbai to watch -- what else? -- a cricket match, and a liveried attendant ushers you in. He walks you to your seat and offers you chilled beer. There are other......
In summer's blockbuster Chak De! India, protagonist Kabir Khan, played by Shah Rukh Khan, announces his plans of quitting as coach of the Indian national women's hockey team. As a farewell gesture,......
I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two.Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life. IMAGE: Dilip......
'I started learning to pull a rickshaw from two regular rickshaw-pullers.' 'Once I stopped at a roadside tea-stall to have a cup of tea.''It was early morning and two elderly customers were......
Love Charger (or Charzerr) exploded on the scene last year, and has become somewhat of a cult now – the chubby arms raised high in the air, the falsetto that nearly knocks you out, the......
Yeh Khula Aasman is preachy and predictable, writes Preeti Arora.Over the last few years, we have had two really successful sports films Iqbal and Chak! De India. So there was the fervent hope that......
IMAGE: Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh and his team with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandviya during their felicitation on their arrival from the Paris Olympics, on Saturday. Photograph: Hockey......
IMAGE: The Indian boxing team on their arrival in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games. Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Instagram Some would be carrying a huge burden of expectations, some......
'I was not able to watch that 19th over bowled by Arshdeep.''My son and daughter were watching the match and my eyes were closed.''When they used to shout 'Dot ball', I used to open my eyes, that......
IMAGE: Action from men's hockey match played between Belgium and India in Antwerp, on Saturday. Photograph: Hockey India/X The Indian men's hockey team produced a vastly improved performance......
IMAGE: All teams are playing with their best sides in the Pro League. It is important for us to play against them, analyse and play smartly before Olympics. It's a good opportunity for us to get......