Modi, Kangana in fray as India votes in final phase

In the seventh and final phase of the general election on Saturday, polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi......

What's Nirmalaji Queueing For?

Nearly 160 million voters queued up for voting in the second phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on Friday, April 26, 2024.   IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman waits in......

BJP's Sufi singer vs AAP's Punjabi actor: Faridkot LS race heats up

The Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab is set to see an interesting contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party fielding a prominent Sufi singer and Aam Aadmi Party naming a well-known Punjabi......

Will Modi Make India A Hindu Rashtra In 3rd Term?

Those who continue to think that the 2024 election will see the BJP pursuing a more militant line are being alarmist, argues Rajeev Mantri.The BJP, Mantri believes, is not about to shoot itself in......

Aranmanai 4 Review: Dull!

The Hindi dubbed (badly) version of the Tamil hit Aranmanai is out, and it turns out to be lengthy, noisy and mostly tedious, observes Deepa Gahlot. The Aranmanai (Palace) horror-comedy franchise......

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......

Where You Can Watch Shyam Benegal's Best Films

As Shyam Benegal turns 89 on December 14, Subhash K Jha takes a look at 10 of his best films and tells you where you can watch them.   Ankur (1974)Where to watch? YouTube Many film buffs,......

Is Shah Rukh's Life In Danger?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shah Rukh Khan/Instagram The Maharashtra police have provided Y+ security cover to Shah Rukh Khan in view of the 'imminent and probable threats' to his life, an official......

Struggling Shafali Verma dropped for Australia ODIs

IMAGE: Shafali Verma managed just 108 runs in six matches this year with 33 being the highest. Photograph: BCCI Top-order batter Shafali Verma was on Tuesday dropped from India's 16-member women's......

Mandhana, Harmanpreet among major retentions for WPL 2025

IMAGE: India's batting star Smriti Mandhana was among the 14 players retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for WPL 2025. Photograph: BCCI Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Shafali Verma, Meg......

No surprises as India pick experienced squad for women's T20 WC

Harmanpreet, Mandhana, Jemimah hold key to India's T20 World Cup campaign IMAGE: Shreyanka Patil celebrates with Jemimah Rodrigues. Shreyanka has been added to the squad subject to fitness.......

Richa, Radha lead India to series sweep over B'desh

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Women/X Radha Yadav (3/24) ran through Bangladesh's top-order after Richa Ghosh's quickfire unbeaten 28 off 17 balls, setting up India's 21–run win in the......

WPL Final: In-form DC look to topple RCB for title

IMAGE: Going into the final, they will definitely start as favourites, having never lost to RCB in four meetings. Photograph: WPL/X In-form Delhi Capitals, led by the inspirational Meg Lanning,......