Ram Mandir: Kalyan Singh's last wish remains unfulfilled

And his last wish, he said, was to live till the temple comes up. Photograph: Nand Kumar/PTI Photo   The defining moment in Kalyan Singh’s life was the fall of Babri Masjid on December......

Meet the men behind Akhilesh's UP election charge

For the first time, Akhilesh is leading the Samajwadi Party almost single-handed into a major election, but he is not the only one running the show. Shikha Shalini reports. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party......

Nitish cabinet gets 17 new members, Shahnawaz among those from BJP quota

The much awaited expansion of the Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar took place on Tuesday with the induction of 17 members, including Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, the high-profile Muslim face of the......

BJP or JD-U: Who's behind the breakup of Paswan's LJP?

Both the BJP and the JD-U abetted the LJP split but interestingly, independently. And there hangs a tale of conflicting interests, gamesmanship, subterfuge, and retribution, reports Radhika......

40 years ago... and now: Birlas - A family that hit the headlines over a will

A contested will of a widow, a long-serving family confidant turned antagonist, the fierce litigious fight for little-known Birla Corporation marked the first major controversy for this storied and......

Review: Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela is a mess!

According to Raja Sen, Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela is an overplotted, bloody mess.Begone, pretenders. Why must Bollywood try to claw vainly at the works of The Bard? Or, to be fair, why must......

Bigg Boss 11: Sleepy Salman, boring contestants

The new season looks super dreary, warns Sukanya Verma. Every year a group of small-time and self-proclaimed celebrities tussle for prominence under the watchful eye of Bigg Boss. His looming......

How Irrfan celebrated his birthday

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Irrfan Khan, who is shooting for Anup Singh’s The Song of Scorpions, celebrated his 49th birthday on the sets. He......

Would Pahlaj Nihalani approve of these scenes today?

People change. But filmmaker-turned-Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification Pahlaj Nihalani is an altogether different man. Nowadays, he’s up in arms about all things sex and......

Will Vijender defend his WBO middleweight title on Saturday?

Confident but not complacent ahead of his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title defence this Saturday, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh has been working with a strength coach -- John Joyce --......

Ranji Trophy: Rahul's unbeaten ton hoists Karnataka

Lokesh Rahul extended his good run of form with an unbeaten 150 as Karnataka took the first day’s honours in their Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at the M Chinnaswamy......