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Runaway siblings set up tea stall at Maha Kumbh

A video of Maha Kumbh showing people earning handsome profits, a Rs 10,000 loan from a kind friend, and the grandeur of the largest human gathering on Earth have lured four siblings from Gorakhpur......

US removes restrictions on 3 Indian nuclear entities

In a significant move, the United States on Wednesday removed restrictions on three Indian nuclear entities, over a week after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced that Washington was......

China to build world's largest dam near India border

China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border,......

'Life sprouts in space': ISRO successfully germinates cowpea seeds

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said the cowpea seeds it had sent to space onboard the PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform have germinated under microgravity conditions within four......

Modi keeps promises: PM assures Kashmiris on statehood

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that he would keep promises he had made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, a statement seen as an oblique reference to the demand for restoration of......

The India Story: 90% Work In Progress

From highways connecting once-remote regions to aviation networks carrying millions, India's infrastructure story is one of transformation. IMAGE: Union Minister of Roads, Transport and Highways......

Coming Soon! The Bullet Train!

With land acquisition completed and infrastructure work streamlined, India's bullet train dreams are slowly, but finally, inching closer to reality. IMAGE: A passenger train moves past the......

India set to launch first-ever offshore mineral auction in Q1 FY24

In a step towards diversifying its resource base and securing green energy minerals, India is poised to launch its first-ever offshore mineral auction in the first quarter of 2024, announced Union......

Aditya-L1 fires up funding prospects for pvt space cos

The successful launch of Aditya-L1 — the country’s maiden mission to study the Sun — is expected to garner increased investor interest in the Indian space sector and trigger more......

'Saddest' One Direction Reunion At Liam's Funeral

IMAGE: Tributes are laid in a park in Liam Payne's hometown Wolverhampton, UK. Photograph: Phil Noble/ Reuters Just over a month after Liam Payne's death, mourners gathered on Wednesday for a......

Yudhra Review: When Style Meets Stereotype

There are so many loopholes in this lazily scribbled plot, it could be a different movie and still as crummy, observes Sukanya Verma. Voiceover openings by a mortally wounded protagonist sinking......

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Review: BAD!

Forget comic chops, you'll not find an ounce of camaraderie between Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff as they go about firing ammo and flexing abs at a zombie-like army for nearly three excruciating......

'I was the highest paid actress'

'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.' IMAGE: Jeetendra and Mumtaz in Roop Tera Mastana. Jeetendra and Mumtaz were both excellent dancers, so it was......

'Every song is born with a destiny'

'There was this music director who approached me for a song. He called me to his house for practice.''I took my mother with me and I felt he did not like that.''It took me a while to gauge his......

Will India Include Kuldeep For Kanpur Test?

IMAGE: India have never lost to Bangladesh in a Test match and the perfect record look set to continue in the second Test in Kanpur, starting on Friday. Photograph: BCCI India took their......

Salah's late penalty earns Liverpool draw with Man Utd

IMAGE: Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring Liverpool's second goal from the penalty spot late in the Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Photograph: Carl......

PIX: Rune battles past Fritz to set up Medvedev showdown at Indian Wells

IMAGE: Holger Rune (DEN) celebrates at match point defeating Taylor Fritz. Photograph: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Holger Rune rallied from a set down and saved a match point to......

How mum's belief shaped Akash's career despite adversity

'If his father and brother were alive today, they would be brimming with joy. This is the life's most memorable day and only few are lucky to see it. I'm the proudest mom on this earth.' IMAGE:......

All roads lead to Paris in 2024

IMAGE: Paris is will continue to be dogged by the usual gripes about staging the greatest show on earth. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentesi/Reuters All sporting roads lead to Paris next year with......

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