EC to designate Sachin Tendulkar as 'national icon'

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar will on Wednesday be designated as a "national icon" of the Election Commission (EC) to encourage greater voter participation in the electoral process.......

'People are still dying and the wounds run deep'

'You can still hear gunshots, and this time even children know they are not normal.' IMAGE: Lin Laishram protests at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lin Laishram/Instagram......

'Busy with Karnataka, BJP did not pay heed to Manipur'

'As soon as the violence broke out, they should have stepped in and sent a message that the state is there to stop this violence.''Had they done it right there, the situation would not have gone......

How Randeep Hooda Met His Bride Lin

IMAGE: Lin Laishram and Randeep Hooda seek blessings in a temple before their wedding. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lin Laishram/Instagram Randeep Hooda is all set to get married to girlfriend Lin......

Shah Rukh Joins Bollywood's BALD and BEAUTIFUL

Hair is elemental in a Bollywood movie star's beauty. From songs dedicated to reshmi zulfein to entry scenes full of dreamily flying silky tresses, the fixation is loud and clear. In such a limited......

Kerala Story: Adah Sharma Enters The Big League

Adah Sharma is officially in the big league. For an actress who made her big screen debut in 2008 with the hit horror film, 1920, it's about time she gets her due. Her latest film The Kerala Story......

When Mary Met Bholaa

IMAGE: Mary Kom looks pleased meeting Ajay Devgn on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy MC Mary Kom/Facebook There was a sprinkling of warmth and respect when former World boxing champion MC Mary......

I have a voice, but they don't listen: Mary Kom on IOA

IMAGE: Mary Kom in action. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Boxing great M C Mary Kom, who is also the chairperson of IOA's athletes' commission, says she has stopped giving suggestions to......

'Want to discuss Indian boxing with sports minister'

IMAGE: India's boxing campaign came to a medal-less end after Tokyo edition bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) bowed out in quarterfinals. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Like any Indian......

Weight management is athlete's responsibility: Mary Kom

'I am saying this in my case only. If I do not cut the weight properly then how will I play? I am there to win a medal and that is what I think.' IMAGE: Olympic boxer Mary Kom at a press......

Army unveils comprehensive roadmap for 2036 Olympics

2036 Oly vision: Army hosts sports conclave to align efforts IMAGE: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Union Minister of Labour and Employment & Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh......

'Chaplus Must Be Thrown Out'

'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the......