2 dead, over 130 injured during Rath Yatra in Odisha

At least two persons died and over 130 were injured in two different incidents during Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra in Odisha, officials said on Monday. IMAGE: A sea of devotees participate in the......

Ram devotees across the globe celebrate Ayodhya consecration

Joyous Ram devotees and members of the Indian diaspora around the world came together, including at the iconic Times Square in New York, for prayers, car rallies, cultural and other religious......

Are MNS, Shinde's Sena coming together?

'Rajsaheb and I are trying to fill the backlog of the last ten years.' IMAGE: From left, Veer Daudale Saat Director Mahesh Waman Manjrekar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Veer Daudale......

Kharge vs Tharoor: 96% turnout in Cong prez polls, all eyes on Oct 19 results

More than 9,500 Congress delegates across the country on Monday voted to elect the party's first non-Gandhi president in 24 years, choosing between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi......

Re-inventing Khadi, the independent label way

The appeal of the natural fabric, which now comes in a variety of beautiful colours has seen an upsurge Khadi is attracting small upcoming fashion labels who are exploring possibilities to reinvent......

40 years ago and now: Rasna fights to keep the love affair going

From aggressive competition to a slowing category, the brand is still battling on, rue Sayantani Kar and Sohini Das Rasna is poised to leap from its ready-to-mix antecedents to being an......

Is the Modi miracle overrated?

On an important governance measure, there is a Nitish Kumar effect, a Naveen Patnaik effect, but no Modi effect, says Arvind Subramanian.Robert Solow, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, once......

Aamir's ads to be off air for his TV debut -- Report

STAR India and Aamir Khan are pulling out all stops to make Satyamev Jayate, which hit the small screens on May 6, an instant hit. The actor, who makes his TV debut with the show, has requested the......

Alia to Zeenat: Bollywood's A to Z Of Head Turners

Bollywood has a history of making heads turn -- theirs and everybody else's -- in shiny hair accessory. Sukanya Verma picks some exquisite head jewellery to explain what we mean.   Deepika......

'I am an Asha Bhosle discovery'

'Asha atya remains down-to-earth and frank.''If she likes something, she will tell you to your face.''Ditto, if she doesn't.''She is full of life and energy, I have never seen her brood.' IMAGE:......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

'Kiara told me she wanted to join films'

'I introduced her around.''Her first audition was for Heropanti, but she did not get it.''Now she is doing movies regularly.''After her movie releases, she always calls me to ask if I have seen the......

India Open: Saina, Chetan reach pre-quarters

Top seeds Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand cruised to the pre-quarterfinals even as three other top Indian shuttlers bite the dust at the India Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournamentin Chennai on......

National champ Bhat ousted by qualifier

National men's singles champion Arvind Bhat of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board was knocked out by a qualifier in the opening round of the second Tata Open All India Badminton Tournament at the CCI......

Anand, Popat to lead

Newly-crowned national champions Chetan Anand and Aparna Popat will spearhead India's challenge in the ensuing SAF Games and Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournaments.Anand will lead the ten-member......

Dinesh upsets tenth seed Takkar

Unheralded T Dinesh of Andhra Pradesh shocked tenth seeded Himanashu Takkar of Railways 15-8, 14-17, 15-9 in the second round of the 68th Senior National Badminton Championships, being held at the......