Pak violates LoC ceasefire, Indian Army retaliates with heavy casualties

Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting......

5 students held for brutal ragging at Kerala nursing college

Five third-year students have been arrested for allegedly ragging first-year students at the Government Nursing College in Kerala's Kottayam, the police said on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo A......

'Abduction' of ex-minister's son turns out to be 'secret' Bangkok trip

A day after high drama over the 'kidnapping' of ex-Maharashtra minister Tanaji Sawant's son, traced on a Bangkok-bound chartered flight which was diverted to Pune, the Sawant junior claimed he kept......

Protesters set afire Mujibur Rahman's home in Dhaka during Hasina's address

A large group of protesters on Wednesday vandalised and set on fire Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka during a live online address of his daughter and deposed prime......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

Rekhachithram Review: Alternate History Saves The Day

Rekhachitram is the latest in an assembly line of films that use the allure of the past to drive home the suspense of relatively straightforward genre stories, notes Arjun Menon. What If this......

'He was always very indulgent towards me, a bit like a father to a wayward son'

'Satyadev Dubey left without writing the dialogues for the end of Mandi. So there would be brainstorming sessions before every scene.' 'One particular scene needed a dramatic opening line and no......

Champions Trophy: Here's what happened at the India nets

Having recently made his international comeback against England in both T20Is and ODIs, the stretchable knee caps did not go unnoticed as Mohammed Shami first tried to get a feel of the conditions......

'Stop Crying' banner backfires: Vinicius stuns City

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates their second goal scored by Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Some Manchester City fans took a not-so-subtle dig at......

BMP monitor an 'X factor' at Freestyle Chess

'This introduction that has now been in place for sometime could well give that additional flavour for the chess players as they will be able to guess the pressure that a certain player is feeling......

Japan knock out India from Asia Mixed Team C'ship

IMAGE: Malvika Bansod struggled to match the control and consistency of her younger opponent, Tomoka Miyazaki. Photograph: Kind courtesy The Khel India/X HS Prannoy fought valiantly, but India......

Mary Kom, Paes, Saina on panel to groom future Olympians

The government has constituted a committee to be headed by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya with three Olympic medallists as members to advise on identification and grooming of talent, ensure fair......