Comrade Sitaram Yechury, Lal Salaam!

Biman Basu, the senior-most Marxist leader in the country, pays homage to a comrade he has known and admired since the 1980s. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in......

'I'm Sure The Concept For INDIA Came From Him'

'In Parliament, he was the one person who stood for democracy and secularism even when the principal Opposition party was not very forthright in taking on the BJP and RSS.' IMAGE: Communist Party......

Atishi Marlena In Delhi's Hot Seat

The Delhi battlefield may not be a cakewalk for the Rhodes Scholar. IMAGE: Delhi chief minister-designate Atishi is a key face of the Aaam Aadmi Party as well as the government. Photograph: ANI......

On Ravana's Trail

There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction of Sita. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

No Sabre-rattling: HC rejects plea against Air India's Amadeus choice

Sabre moved the court in June after Air India selected Amadeus for its passenger services system and accused the national carrier of favouritism in the selection process. It further claimed that......

Inbound travel down 30%

War fears have taken their toll on the tourism industry, with inbound travel down by around 30 per cent in India. Tickets and hotel bookings are being cancelled from both the US and Europe. Travel......

Westbound leisure travel down 40%

Fear of a United States attack on Iraq and the cricket World Cup have cut Indians' leisure travel to the West by about 40 per cent. "There is a degree of uncertainty because of the war fear. The......

Weak rupee, Egypt crisis could mean rollicking time for Goa

This year, chartered flights to Goa are expected to be 34 per cent more than last winter, as the rupee's depreciation has made the Indian state an attractive holiday destination for......

Varun-Samantha Meet President Murmu

Varun Dhawan and Samantha met President Droupadi Murmu in Serbia on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Sharing pictures from the meeting, Varun took to Instagram to post, 'Team Citadel India had the......

'They say Ram should be my middle name'

'A very emotional connect has happened.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dulquer Salmaan/Instagram He may not have delivered a hit in Bollywood as yet, but his name is quite familiar to Hindi film......

Sita Ramam Review

Sita Ramam is a subtle reminder that, in a world where you can be anything, the best thing you can be is kind, observes Divya Nair. 'How far will you go for love?' is a theme often repeated in......

Flashback 2022: Pushpa Blooms

As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call Part 3: Malaika-Arjun's 'M'......

Mumbai's teenage racer selected for 'Girls on Track' project

Photographs: Aashi Hanspal/Twitter Mumbai's rising racing star Aashi Hanspal has been shortlisted for FIA's ambitious 'Girls on Track - Rising Stars Project', the Federation of Motor Sports Club......

After shock retirement at 23, Missy Franklin finds peace in Hinduism

'I think the most beautiful aspect of Hinduism is the idea of Karma and of being good to one another, doing good deeds and how that all comes back to you, how the universe works.' IMAGE: Missy......