We die a little every day, say villagers living near Indo-Pak border

An uneasy calm prevailed in the Indian village along the International Border in Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir with residents reluctant to return fearing cross-border firing from......

Somnath Bharti: Battling controversies of the kind he was fighting against

A Supreme Court advocate and an Indian Institute of Technology Delhi alumnus, Somnath Bharti is convinced that he is today in a position to transform the judicial system of the country. Somesh......

Bihar: Star-struck 72-yr-old duped of Rs 1.5 lakh

A seventy-two-year-old man from Bhadur village in Bihar was duped of Rs 1.5 lakh by a group of men who informed him that his Aircel mobile number had won a prize of Rs 25 lakh. They told him that......

'Ramdev is like Salman Khan'

Nikhil Lakshman's vignettes from President Pranab Mukherjee's first At Home last week and thereafter. "Ramdev, a tiger?" asks the Opposition Stalwart whose public persona is usually grim and......

Facebook, Saregama ink global licensing deal

This partnership will allow users to choose from a wide variety of music to add to their social experiences such as videos, stories via music stickers and other creative content. Illustration:......

Saregama strikes the right notes

In the past couple of years, Saregama has redefined itself into a 'content IP company'.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy Saregama India The music firm is rising high on......

Of Welspun, Cyprus and the FEMA conundrum

The sluggish legal system in India makes it extremely difficult for law-enforcing agencies in the ministry of finance to punish violations of foreign exchange laws. Unfortunately, it is not just......

HC tells McDonald's to reply to Bakshi's plea

The high court in New Delhi asked McDonald’s India Pvt Ltd on Friday to reply to the plea of Vikram Bakshi, ousted managing director of Connaught Plaza Restaurants, which runs the fast-food......

Why Are Bollywood Marriages In Trouble These Days?

For many years, in Bollywood cinema that loved families, divorce was a dirty word. Of course, that did not mean marriages could not be strained and couples had to obey the happily-ever-after rule......

Alia, Bhumi Win Big At Filmfare Awards

Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia......

'Khansaab, Deepika would rehearse after midnight'

'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.''The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it......

When Rekha Kissed Alia!

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023, held at Mumbai's Taj Land's End hotel, saw Bollywood and television stars in attendance. S S Rajamouli's RRR was a big winner of the......

Hockey chief Batra elected IOA President unopposed

International Hockey Federation chief Narinder Batra was on Thursday elected as president of Indian Olympic Association for a four-year term by an overwhelming majority in the polls held at its......

Malhotra extends Ritwik

Top junior Vikram Malhotra of Maharashtra was the cynosure of all eyes when he extendedtop seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi in an exciting men's pre-quarter-final, in the 53rd Senior National and......

'BCCI should have own TV channel'

Anil Yeola1> A person if elected to board should only be allowed to continue to its member for 3 terms. After third term he shouldnt be eligible for being member third time.2> BBCI should be......

Second seed Beggs survives a huge scare

South African second seed Norman Beggs produced a heroic comeback in the third round of the Eveready 103rd All-India Amateur Golf Championship, the second oldest golf tournament in the world after......