'It was a people's election'

'There was a strong undercurrent of deprivation, and also frustration against misuse of power and authority.' 'This election was an opportunity for the manifestation of this discontentment.'......

'Modi-Yogi Rift Seems Only A Bogey'

'There might be some internal tussles that can be expected between any two persons in any party.''But I do not see any tussle which might weaken the possibility of dictatorship.' IMAGE: Senior......

Saturday wraps up longest LS polls since 1951-52; Modi among contestants

Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday that include Varanasi, from where......

Why BJP Is Focusing On These Seats

Some have been cherry-picked to assert the BJP's supremacy over its allies or, significantly, its leaders who charted an independent course in the recent past. IMAGE: Rekha Patra, the Bharatiya......

Oscar Winners On OTT This Week

Crime, climate change and cool Oscar winners dominate the OTT menu this week. Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.   Everything Everywhere All At OnceWhere to watch?......

PIX: Mouni Roy, Pooja Hegde cheer for Irrfan

Homi Adajania's Angrezi Medium brings Irrfan Khan back to the marquee this week. The film also stars Radhika Madan and Deepak Dobriyal along with Kareena Kapoor Khan in a cameo. A special......

Bollywood's Most Successful Horror Films

Whatever Bhoot Part One - The Haunted Ship's box office collections may be, the horror genre has not been tested enough in Bollywood. Ram Gopal Varma and Vikram Bhatt may have tried their hand at......

PIX: Bhumi, Sunny, Vidya turn calendar girls

Bhumi Pednekar makes a bold debut on Dabboo Ratnani's annual star calendar in its 21st year. The other new entries in the calendar are Vicky Kaushal and Ananya Panday. The ace lensman, who has......

AFI adds 3 more athletes to Asian Games team

IMAGE: Priti Lamba was added to the squad for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priti Lamba/Instagram Haryana's 3000m steeplechaser Priti Lamba was on Monday added to the......

BCCI against Railways fielding employees' kids in U-19 team

'We have received complaints that Railways employees' kids are playing Under-19 Nationals. This was not the idea.' 'An institutional unit taking part in any BCCI tournament (age-group to senior......

Why panels like Lodha are needed for all National Sports Federation

‘It will only help increase the accountability and transparency of the associations’ IMAGE: Wrestler Sushil Kumar, right, shares a light moment with boxer Mary Kom and footballer......

Desperate Mumbai players help in drying outfield at Railways ground

The second day of the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Railways had the visiting team players, led by their skipper Suryakumar Yadav, doing the duty of groundsmen as the cricketers tried to......

Balbir, Sita retained in HI selection panel

Former India captain Col. Balbir Singh and Arjuna awardee Sita Gusain Mehta have been retained in the newly-constituted 10-member selection committee announced by Hockey India, in Delhi, on......