SC takes note of Allahabad HC judge's remark at VHP event

Stepping in, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details from the Allahabad High Court on controversial remarks of its judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav at a Vishva Hindu Parishad event that drew flak from......

The Political Mystique Of Sitaram Yechury

Sitaram Yechury strived to have the country's Left movement shed its doctrinaire approach to India's socio-cultural complexities and stitch electoral and social alliances to fight the Sangh......

China issues 'stapled visas' to 3 Arunachal wushu players

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued 'stapled visas' by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi,......

Centre bans Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, once headed by Geelani

In a decisive step, the government on Sunday declared pro-Pakistan separatist group Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH), founded by late hardline separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, as a banned organisation for......

Now, CPI-M has a borrowed agenda

After its own political programmes like industrialisation had boomeranged in the Lok Sabha polls, the Communist Party of India Marxist is trying to borrow brownie points from the second United......

Air travel agents demand commission

Air travel agents from across the countrydemanded on Monday the government to direct airlines, including state-owned Air India, to reinstate commission paid to them, which has been abolished on the......

IT not immune to strikes: Left

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has asserted that the right to form trade unions and resort to collective bargaining should exist in the information technology sector, even as the government......

Review: Saala Khadoos is All Growl, No Punch!

Saala Khadoos fails to produce a spirit that stirs and soars in equal measure, feels Sukanya Verma. Sports dramas offer very little surprises. Stories about athletes, real or fictional, are......

'Karan Johar gave me confidence'

"Karan Johar had a vision for me long before I had one for myself," says Ayan Mukerji, who is making his debut as a director with a coming of age film Wake Up Sid. Having assisted Johar on several......

Ratan Tata: A lifelong champion of Indian sports

IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......

'Indian Olympic Association infighting should stop'

IOA infighting should stop, says secretary general Rajeev Mehta IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images A day after president Narinder......

Tension heats up in IOA

Batra's legal team says Bharat Sharma's allegations 'completely baseless, false and untenable' Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra's counsel has claimed that the allegations......

Pakistan backs India's Olympic bid

The recent thaw in the relations between New Delhi and Islamabad was on Friday carried on to the sporting field with the Pakistan Olympic Association announcing its support to India's bid to host......

Why India may miss out on hosting big-ticket events

IMAGE: France's Amina Zidani trains during her practice session ahead of the Women's World Championships in New Delhi (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Anushree......