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Ayodhya set for Ram Lalla's Surya tilak on first Ram Navami post-consecration

At noon on Ram Navami Wednesday, the Sun's rays will fall on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses.......

'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.' IMAGE: Chaityabhumi in Dadar, north central Mumbai, on December 6, observed every year as......

'Proud moment for India at G20': Tharoor hails India's G20 Sherpa

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday hailed India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant for the 'Delhi Declaration' consensus, and said it was a "proud moment for India at G20". IMAGE: India's G20......

200 hours, 300 meetings: How India achieved G20 consensus

It took over 200 hours of non-stop negotiations by a team of Indian diplomats to deliver a consensus on the G20 declaration that was adopted at the Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, India's G20 Sherpa......

Karnataka BJP snubs 7 MLAs in 2nd list, no Shettar

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its second list of 23 candidates for the May 10 assembly polls in Karnataka, denying tickets to seven sitting MLAs, including Madal Virupakshappa,......

'The crisis we are facing now is lack of demand'

'There is lack of demand because people have no jobs, and no income.' 'Lakhs of people have lost their jobs and they have no income which has led to no demand in the market.' IMAGE: A salesman......

Fundamentals of Indian economy strong, has capacity to bounce back: Modi

At the pre-Budget meeting at Niti Aayog, Modi called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of $5 trillion economy. The participants urged the government to......

Paris climate talks: Why it's trouble for the world - and India

COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space The world has used up two-thirds of its carbon space for a 2-degrees-Celsius temperature rise, consumed 35 per......

Qualcomm to invest $150 mn for Indian start-ups

Qualcomm has been playing a key role driving India's wireless revolution In an effort to push Digital India initiative, Silicon Valley-based tech giant Qualcomm on Sunday said it will invest $150......

Ratan Tata appointed board member of Boao Forum

Ratan Tata was on Friday inducted as a member of the Board of Boao Forum for Asia, a rare distinction for an Indian in the Chinese government-backed influential body. "This is the first time a......

'You Need Patience To Be An Actor'

'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.''I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.''He said he didn't understand.''I explained that you have to keep......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'I Don't Think I've Made It'

'It's taken me very long to get my foot into the door. But the kind of work or central roles that I want are still few.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kritika Kamra/Instagram People have been noticing......

'Mirzapur 3 Is So Conflicted'

'There's deep-seated revenge and at the same time, longing.' IMAGE: Vijay Varma in Mirzapur 3. Vijay Varma admits that he has arrived at a new level of recognition in the last couple of years. "It......

'Oh My God! We've Done Something Great'

'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.''I am looking forward to that change.' IMAGE: Chhaya Kadam in Cannes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chhaya Kadam/Instagram It's a......

India go down to Pakistan in U-19 Asia Cup

IMAGE: Pakistan players celebrate after defeating India in their Asia Cup Under-19 match in Dubai on Saturday. Photograph: AsianCricketCouncil/X Teen prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi's struggles......

Tennis Roundup: Vardhan bags 2nd title, Paes loses

IMAGE: (File pic) Leander Paes with Vishnu Vardhan during the Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie, in February 2017, Pune. Photograph: PTI Vishnu Vardhan won his second Challenger level title of......

Sports Shorts: Chitra Magimairaj wins World women's senior snooker

Chitra Magimairaj made light of an early exit from the World Snooker Championships to pocket the Senior snooker title on her first appearance in the event, in Leeds, on Tuesday. Competing against......

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