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Nearly 66% polling in Himachal as voters brave cold

Himachal Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of nearly 66 per cent on Saturday, the Election Commission said citing provisional polling figures till 5 pm for the assembly elections, a crucial test for......

Farmers step up agitation, block another highway

Scaling up their stir against the Centre's new farm laws, thousands of protesting farmers from Uttar Pradesh blocked National Highway-9 near the UP gate on Thursday while those from Punjab and......

Shaheen Bagh protest: A battle for the Idea of India

'Shaheen Bagh is no longer a mere ghetto of lower middle class Muslims.''Now, it is a metaphor for resistance, secularism and struggle,' notes Md. Zeeshan Ahmad. IMAGE: Republic Day being......

The forgotten heroes of Indian democracy

'A robust electoral democracy provides an institutional basis for the generation and regeneration of political hope.' IMAGE: Indians queue up to vote in a 1969 election. Photograph: Keystone/Getty......

2 women script history as they set foot in Sabarimala; protests erupt

Temple priest performed a 'purification' ritual for an hour before the doors were opened again. IMAGE: Bindu Ammini, 42, and Kanaka Durga, 44, are escorted by police after they attempted to enter......

No public funding in Adani's coal mine: Turnbull

Gautam Adani's plan to build one of the world's biggest coal mines in Australia has been hampered time and again. There is no public funding for Adani's $21.7 billion coal mine project,......

Accidents? Govt to spend Rs 11K crore for better roads

Gadkari urged people to adhere to traffic rules and expressed hope that Parliament will soon pass the Road Transport and Safety Bill. Concerned over alarmingly high number of road accidents......

Good news for Adani: Australia agrees to expand coal port near Barrier Reef

Adani has blamed opposition to its mine for delays in moving the $7 billion project to the construction phase Australia approved on Tuesday a controversial expansion of the Abbot Point coal......

Now a call centre for astrology in Bhopal

Basic telecom company Touchtel has launched a unique call centre in Madhya Pradesh.Contrary to the trend, the employees of this call centre are oldies, with little expertise in English and only......

Now, dial a horoscope

Help is now literally at your finger tips if you need any astrological advice on match-making, janam-patri consultation or on the future course of action to succeed in love or in......

Does Pankaj Tripathi look like Vajpayee? VOTE!

Thrice the prime minister of India. A poet. A writer. A mesmerising speaker. If a movie were to be made on him, who would you cast as Atal Bihari Vajpayee? Ravi Jadhav -- who has helmed......

Dulquer To Mammootty: 'You are our everything'

'I'm still just a boy cherishing the time he gets when his father has a day off from work.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dulquer Salmaan/Instagram Dulquer Salmaan wrote a heartfelt post for his......

Twinkle, Twinkle, Red Star!

Click on the images to find out which stars Photographer Pradeep Bandekar ran into on Saturday: IMAGE: Twinkle Khanna, outside a salon.Did she do something to her lovely red locks?......

Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan Review

Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan is a good respite from the dark, violent films we have seen in recent times, observes Divya Nair. Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan was meant to be the first film to be......

What are Bigg Boss winners up to?

Ever since Bigg Boss began in 2006, it has arguably become the most popular reality show in India. It's had 14 seasons so far, each one enjoying various degrees of success. The success has also......

Images: Europe and Asia sweep medals on day of upsets

Shani Davis and Lindsey Vonn, two of the performers who helped rescue the Vancouver Olympics from a slew of bad publicity, were relegated to bit-part roles on a day of upsets and drama at the......

Winter Olympics: Golden day for US athletes

Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn and Shani Davis all struck gold on Wednesday as the United States transformed a bleak Vancouver Olympics into their own winter wonderland with a dazzling show of......

Wariner, Lagat, Gay headline US team

An experienced athletics team featuring seven current world champions and a host of medals favourites will represent the United States in next month's Beijing Olympics, USA Track & Field announced......

Japanese skates into history

Shizuka Arakawa skated into the history books on Thursday, winning Japan's first ever Winter Olympics figure skating gold medal with a step-perfect performance.While her main rivals tumbled,......

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