Slain investigative journalist J Dey immortalised with chowk in Mumbai

  A city square where noted journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was shot dead over five years ago, was on Wednesday named after him. Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar unveiled the plaque for the 'J Dey Chowk'......

'Shahnaz believed what she wrote could make a difference'

'What I remember best is the vigour with which she threw herself into the job, the passion she had for issues, particularly those that affected the poor.' Kalpana Sharma remembers her friend, the......

How Israeli embassy had a plane full of supplies to Nepal ready in 12 hrs

Israel, which was among the first responders in providing assistance to Nepal after the earthquake, had its entire embassy staff in Delhi work with military precision to rush relief. Shubha Singh......

Why Modi's visit to Fiji Islands is timely

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be the second Indian prime minister to visit Fiji after Indira Gandhi, comes at a time when the islands are moving to consolidate the new democratic system,......

Star, Zee, Colors and Sony fight it out on weekends

TV channels have never hesitated to wage war when it comes to grabbing eyeballs. But this one seems unprecedented. The four major Hindi general entertainment channels -- STAR Plus, Sony, Colors and......

Death of the classical music industry

The ageless voice of vocalist Prabha Atre floats off the speakers at the head office of Ninaad Records. The niche music label is in the process of putting together a two-series album comprising......

Jagdeep's Most Memorable Roles

Jagdeep discovered the difference his eyes and voice could make early on in life.At the young age of nine, his two greatest assets caught B R Chopra's eye in his directorial debut Afsana, where......

Deepika weds Ranveer: All the details

Haven't been invited to the biggest wedding of the year? Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh enjoyed a fairy-tale wedding in Lake Como, Italy. The wedding was very......

Making India laugh... with NO abusive language!

The AIB Roast of Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh may not have gone down well with certain sections of people, but Bottoms Up's incisive social commentary, peppered with delightfully......

PIX: Vidya, Sonam, Lisa attend Femina awards

Some of the most glamorous ladies from Bollywood turned up at the Loreal Femina Women's Awards held at JW Marriott in Juhu, a western Mumbai suburb, on March 19. While Vidya Balan went au naturale......

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......

Records tumble as India crush SA in dominant Test win

IMAGE: Shubha Satheesh (13 not out) and Shafali Verma (24 not out) steered India comfortably to victory. Photograph: BCCI Women/X India were made to wait a tad longer for the winning moment......

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,......

India's women rewrite history; clinch 1st Test win vs Australia

IMAGE: Playing more than one Test at home for the first time since 1995, there was hardly a moment when the team put a foot wrong.Photograph: ICC/X It was a befitting end to India Women's first......

Historic! India women rout England by 347 runs in 1st Test

IMAGE: India women registered the biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of women's Test cricket. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Deepti Sharma wrecked havoc with the ball for the second time in......