The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

2 killed after being hit by car in Brij Bhushan's son's convoy

Two cousins were killed and a woman was injured after being hit by an SUV that was allegedly part of the cavalcade of Bharatiya Janata Party's Kaiserganj candidate Karan Bhushan Singh here on......

2024 May Witness More Natural Disasters

'The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.' 'This is an issue often neglected, alerts Claude Arpi: "Prolonged summers,......

More than 2000 killed, hundreds hurt as 6.3 magnitude tremor hits Afghanistan

The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025, Pajhwok News reported on Sunday.. Image used for representational purpose only.......

Budget 2024: What hotel, travel industries want from Sitharaman

Hospitality and travel sector players on Tuesday demanded infrastructure status for the hotel industry besides measures such as tax exemption on LTA annually to boost domestic tourism ahead of the......

Shoppers need not stop: Dynamics of in-store payments is being rewritten

In March this year, Worldline India launched Vabox (Voice Alert Box): merchants will now get instant audio alerts on the settlement of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments via QR codes in......

COVID-19 opening new doors to fintech companies

The coronavirus pandemic has changed how businesses look at payments. Earlier, fintech companies said when they were talking to merchants, they were not interested in digitisation. Illustration:......

Costlier green crackers may just dampen Delhi's Diwali spirits

Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world’s most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the......

Dil Dosti Dilemma Review: Sweet

Dil Dosti Dilemma is a coming-of-age series without profanity, and that by itself breaks the current mould, observes Deepa Gahlot. They are all Daddy's Darlings, spoiled, privileged brats, but......

Heard These Ram Bhajans?

Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of. Ab To Aao Dhanush Ke DhariBajrangbali (1976)Singer:......

Kangana Becomes First Woman To...

Photograph: ANI Photo Kangana Ranaut continues to try doing what no other woman has done before. She attended Delhi's largest Ramlila, organised annually at the Red Fort grounds by the Lav Kush......

'I Played Sita Not Once, But Thrice!'

'One cannot play a Goddess as deep and resonant as Sita Maa without being affected.' IMAGE: Jaya Prada as Sita in Sita Kalyanam.   The beautiful Jaya Prada has played Sita not once, but......

Could Kush Maini become India's next F1 driver?

IMAGE: Kush Maini's consistency with the BWT Alpine F1 team car in testing has made him a top contender for the reserved seat for the Enstone-based team. Photograph: Kush Maini/Instagram India's......

F2 disaster: Indian driver walks away from deadly crash

IMAGE: Kush Maini managed to walk away unscathed following a crash in the Formula 2 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kush Maini / X Indian F2 driver Kush Maini survives scary crash......

Pant, Ishant to light up Delhi Premier League

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI India team's stalwarts Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma are gearing up to amaze fans with their impeccable skills as Purani Dilli 6 gets ready to fire in the inaugural......

India's Kush Maini wins maiden F2 Sprint race

IMAGE: India's Kish Maini is currently enjoying his career-best season with five podiums, including a race win under his belt in Formula 2. Photograph: Kush Maini / Twitter India's Kush Maini won......

'Shame that interest in motorsport has gone down in India'

IMAGE: The Indian F1 Grand Prix went off the calendar after three editions from 2011, largely due to the serious financial problems faced by promoter Jaypee Group and the red tape around the......