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Indian priest elevated as cardinal by Pope Francis

In a grand consistory held in the Vatican on Saturday, 51-year-old Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. IMAGE: The red hat, or biretta, being......

'Unfortunate' to refer to Gyanvapi as mosque: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said it is "unfortunate" to refer to Gyanvapi as a mosque and called Gyanvapi an "embodiment of Lord Vishwanath himself". IMAGE: Uttar......

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams set to fly into space again

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is ready to fly into space for the third time on Tuesday as the pilot aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in its the first crewed test flight. IMAGE:......

Disquiet Over Agnipath In Military Village

'There is uncertainty regarding job opportunities for our children after they serve for just four years under the Agnipath scheme.' IMAGE: The first batch of recruited soldiers under the Agnipath......

Prez invokes Ram temple, Art 370 in Parl speech

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the centuries-old desire to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya has now become reality as she listed the achievements of the Modi government over the past 10......

Air India will increase its global coverage: CEO Wilson

Air India has covered a lot of ground since privatisation and its global coverage will further increase in the years ahead, the airline's chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday. Photograph: Toby......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies. Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

India@Oscars: 'We Are Choosing The Wrong Films'

'Unfortunately, we live in a 'Mainstream Bollywood' bubble, where we cannot look beyond films that we ourselves find entertaining.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel in Laapataa Ladies. Hansal Mehta and......

Aishwarya, Shah Rukh Dazzle At IIFA

Bollywood looked gorgeous as they stepped out on the red carpet at the IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards in Abu Dhabi. The two-day event includes the IIFA Utsavam where stalwarts from......

Shah Rukh Gets Mobbed As He Flies Out For IIFA

Photograph: ANI Photo Shah Rukh Khan was mobbed by a throng of enthusiastic fans at Mumbai airport early on Thursday morning as he departed for Abu Dhabi to host the IIFA Awards. Accompanied by......

'You Go Through A Lot More Besides Winning & Losing'

'It's very heartening because it's a kind of underdog story and you know, we're not a big film, we're not with big people, we have not been able to plaster ourselves all over the place to make......

15-year-old Kartik stuns golf world, makes Asian Tour history

Indian amateur Kartik Singh made history, becoming the youngest player from the subcontinent to make the cut in an Asian Tour event at the International Series India in Gurugram on Saturday.......

Watch Out For Maaya Rajeshwaran In Tennis!

'Maaya's greatest strengths is her fearlessness.''Regardless of her opponent, she never backs down.' 'Even when she was eight years old, she fought for every point, never giving up.' IMAGE: Maaya......

Satish-Aadya: Climbing rankings while embracing trials

Just 18 months after pairing up, the young mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath rise to World No 33. IMAGE: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath......

Indian Open: Heartbreak for Lakshya, Prannoy; Tanisha-Ashwini shine

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen was knocked out. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lakshya Sen/Instagram Former national champion Anupama Upadhyaya advanced to the second round, but India's men's singles campaign......

Usual suspects advance on mixed day for Indian shuttlers

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action during her win over world No. 24 Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy BAI......

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