Vaishno Devi survivors blame 'mismanagement' for stampede

A sudden rush of devotees at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra to mark the beginning of the New Year triggered the stampede that resulted in the death of 12 people, some of the survivors said,......

10 things you need to know about Mahashweta Devi

Writer and activist Mahashweta Devi, who passed away after a prolonged illness on Thursday, authored more than a 100 novels and 20 collections of short stories. She was not only a celebrated writer......

Mahasweta Devi - a voice of the oppressed

The 91-year-old, who died on Thursday, went beyond her role as a writer to help tribals in organising themselves in groups so that they could take up development activities in their own areas. A......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

10 Women Achievers You Must Watch On OTT

Kangana Ranaut plays an Indian Air Force pilot in Tejas, joining an increasing list of films and shows centered around women playing significant roles. Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web shows and......

Is that Huma Qureshi or Rabri Devi?

Looking at the first teaser of SonyLiv's forthcoming political drama Maharani, it is clear that the series is based on Rabri Devi's ascent to the Bihar chief minister's chair after her husband......

Maharani review

Huma Qureshi makes this predictable yet engaging political drama binge-watch worthy, notes Namrata Thakker. Set in Bihar, Maharani -- created by Jolly LLB director Subhash Kapoor and directed by......

Laloo sees nothing wrong in villainous Sadhu

A week ago, director Prakash Jha's Gangaajal was released all over the country,but banned in Patna.The reason: the villain, played by Mohan Joshi, is called Sadhu Yadav. And Sadhu Yadav is the name......

Archery Nationals: Deepika, Atanau win individual title

Top ranked women recurve archer Deepika Kumari (Jharkhand) retained the individual title, while in the men's section Atanau Das (PSPB) emerged winner in the Individual Olympic Round of the 34th......

Amritpal, Shobha best

Punjab Police were crowned overall champions while long jumper Amritpal Singh of Punjab and J J Shobha of Andhra Pradesh were adjudged best men's and women's athletes respectively in the 10th......