A house for Mr Modi

Life inside the prime minister's official residence is highly regulated, but it comes with its perks, says Veenu SandhuThe prime minister's official residence for the last 30 years, 7 Race Course......

Questions raised about Andhra HC building

The historic building of Andhra Pradesh High Court building still wears a forlorn look, ten days after it suffered serious damage in a massive fire. With some structural engineers and......

Thousands witness rare celestial spectacle

Thousands of skywatchers burst into an applause as darkness descended soon after sunrise as the moon came in between the earth and the sun during the total solar eclipse this morning. Share your......

Take a stroll at this prison turned park

Bangalore is never short of ideas and innovation. In a unique move, the state government has turned the erstwhile Central Jail to a park, where people can take a stroll. It is in a way a look......

Bankers resort to 'Gandhigiri' to recover dues from wilful defaulters

United Bank of India and Andhra Bank employees start organising silent protests outside houses and work places of defaulters. Bankers are resorting to 'Gandhigiri' – made famous by Rajkumar......

Bankers resort to 'Gandhigiri' to recover dues from wilful defaulters

United Bank of India and Andhra Bank employees start organising silent protests outside houses and work places of defaulters. Bankers are resorting to 'Gandhigiri' – made famous by Rajkumar......

Sunderbans: Where the sun shines on climate change

The Sunderbans boast the highest concentration of solar home panels in India thanks to the efforts of a former government scientific officer. Sustainable technology may be the next big thing for......

India must regain higher growth: FM

India must return to the higher growth path at the earliest, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. The economy grew at 6.7 per cent in 2008-09, which is a sharp downward......

The Special December Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. In this December-born special quiz, all you have to do is identify the movie from the options listed below. You have......

Meet Raju Hirani, Bollywood's 10 Billion Man

Five movies and almost Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) to his name already. That's the blockbuster run Rajkumar Hirani has been enjoying at the box office ever since he made his directorial debut......

10 Songs That Make Us So Proud Of India

'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.' IMAGE: Shantanu Moitra makes music with singer Papon. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shantanu Moitra/Instagram From......

'It's like asking Harsha Bhogle to bat'

'The common ground between a film-maker and a film critic is a mad masochistic love for the movie.' IMAGE: Raja Sen on the sets of Chup: Revenge of the Artist. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raja......

Images: England survive, Argentina and Brazil win

Substitute Jermain Defoe struck twice after the break to spare the blushes of England's defenders and earn Fabio Capello's side a 2-2 draw in a friendly with the Netherlands on Wednesday. England......

For this 15-year-old, diving is a 'Daley' routine

While diver Tom Daley is already something of a celebrity, neither he nor his coach expected him to be world 10-metre platform champion at the age of 15. To his visible disbelief the pint-sized......