President, CJI, CEC: Famous faces at polling booths

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and several other famous faces were seen at polling......

Is There Really No Alternative To Modi?

Are we so ready to believe that in this country whose virtues we constantly shout from the rooftops, there is no single person -- other than Modi -- in a minimum of 272 elected MPs with the talent......

'Adipurush' makers under fire over 'tapori' language

Several parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT), on Saturday criticised filmmaker Om Raut's Adipurush for hurting the sentiments of the people with the......

Rains, thunderstorm bring temp down in Delhi; air, road traffic hit

Heavy rains and thunderstorm on Monday brought Delhiites a much-needed respite from the lengthy spell of sweltering heat, but it also affected road and air traffic during the morning rush hours,......

Ram, Sita, Laxman Invited To Ayodhya

IMAGE: Sunil Lahiri, Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia address a press conference in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo Arun Govil, Sunil Lahiri and Deepika Chikhlia, known for Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan,......

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career.''My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by......

'How can Hanuman speak like this?'

''They must have thought that this kind of tapori language would please the common man, but they don't suit Hanumanji.' IMAGE: Devdatta Nage in Adipurush. Moti Sagar, whose father Ramanand Sagar......

'We should get royalty for Ramayan'

'There was little money back then. Now when the series has had a successful re-run, some royalty seems right. Why not?' Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan fetched no substantial monetary rewards for the......

Ranji: Iyer's double ton gives Mumbai huge lead over Punjab

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer of Mumbai celebrates after scoring a double hundred during the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at Wankhede Stadium. Photograph: PTI Shreyas Iyer scored a magnificent,......

Ranji Trophy: New skipper Tare puts Mumbai in strong position

Skipper Aditya Tare struck an unbeaten century before Mumbai shot out Baroda for 184 and took a big first innings lead on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match in Vadodara on Friday. Tare, who......

Ranji Trophy: Five-star VRV ends J&K's dream run, puts Punjab in semis

Seamer VRV Singh returned with a five-wicket haul and helped Punjab book a semi-final spot beating Jammu and Kashmir by 100 on the fourth day of their last-eight stage match of their Ranji Trophy......

Ranji Trophy: Harbhajan rescues Punjab with a vital 92

Punjab captain Harbhajan Singh made a superb return to competitive cricket, smashing 92 off only 80 balls, to rescue his team from a precarious position against an impressive Jammu and Kashmir......