BJP banks on 'Modi magic' to tide over Rajput ire

Facing protests from a section of the Rajput community over Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh -- a Rajput-dominated seat -- is hoping......

New 68-member Himachal assembly will have just one woman MLA

The new 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly will have just one woman MLA. IMAGE: BJP legislator Reena Kashyap (second from right). Photograph: ANI Photo In the November 12 assembly polls, the......

Gujarat, Himachal: BJP Faces AAP Challenge

AAP's presence in both states has complicated the contests for the BJP and its Congress rival. IMAGE: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Photograph: ANI Photo The chief minister of......

PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Bollywood's BEST Queen? VOTE!

Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite! Warrior queens, scheming queens, fictional queens, filmi queens... we have witnessed a wide variety of female......

'I am alive because of Amitabh Bachchan'

'One day, I interviewed Aruna Irani. Afterwards, Mehmood called me and said, ‘What did you ask Aruna and what did she say? People are flocking around wherever I go and they are upset with......

Discus thrower Kumari gets four-year ban for dope flunk

Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari has been slapped with a four-year ban by Athletics Integrity Unit for flunking a dope test, nearly two years after her sample was deemed clean by the NDTL. The......

Neeraj, Hima shine but dope shame hits Indian athletics in 2018

20-year-old Neeraj Chopra emerged as a serious Olympic medal contender with a series of impressive throws which fetched him a gold each in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. IMAGE: Neeraj......

India at Asiad: Women shuttlers handed tough draw in team event

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Indian women's team, led by Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu, will have to punch above its weight to salvage any hopes......

Check out India's athletics squad for Asian Games

Tintu Luka gets Asian Games lifeline IMAGE: India’s Tintu Luka in action. Photograph: PTI Middle-distance runner Tintu Luka, who has not competed this year, got a chance to make cut for......

Bajrang, Babita qualify for World Wrestling Championship

Star grapplers Bajrang and Babita Kumari qualified for next month's World Wrestling Championship after emerging victorious in their respective weight categories in the final selection trials at the......