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Aga Khan IV passes away at 88

Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, passed away in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88, surrounded......

Remembering The Aga Khan

His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away in Lisbon on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the age of 88. The Aga Khan --......

History In A Minute: Sarojini Naidu

A salute to Sarojini Naidu freedom fighter, poet, women's right activist on her 146th birth anniversary. IMAGE: A garlanded portrait of Sarojini Naidu on her birth anniversary at Old Parliament......

'Omar Abdullah Has Become BJP Mouthpiece'

'Omar Abdullah presented Delhi as a villain in front of the people of Jammu Kashmir before elections and now is shaking hands with them.' IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha......

Omar Faces Protest From His Own MP

National Conference Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, along with Peoples Democratic Party leaders Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, Sheikh Khursheed and others, led a peaceful protest on Monday, December 23,......

Ratan Tata: A Corporate Titan Like None Other

Ratan Tata was one of the world's most influential industrialists yet he never appeared on any list of billionaires. Photograph: ANI Photo He controlled over 30 companies that operated in over......

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?

A few days back, Atul Ganatra, president of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop’s prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Photograph:......

Shiv Nadar most generous Indian for second year in a row

IT major HCL Technologies' Shiv Nadar has retained his position as the 'most generous Indian' in 2023 as well, with a 76 per cent jump in his donations at Rs 2,042 crore. Photograph: PTI Photo......

Sagarmala project: Poor planning on container traffic haunting shippers

Since January this year, Indian exporters have begun to dread the shipping news. That’s because most of it would be about another lot of shipping companies deciding to avoid Indian ports on......

Azim Premji donated Rs 27 cr per day in FY21!

Software giant Wipro's Azim Premji donated Rs 9,713 crore or Rs 27 crore a day to retain his top rank among Indian philanthropists in FY21. Premji, the founder chairman of the company, increased......

Baipan Bhari Deva Review: Worth A Watch!

'I was quite charmed by the adept handling of a simple (yet complicated!) subject and had my share of laughs and tears by the time the curtain fell,' observes Nitin Sathe after watching the......

IB 71 Review: Riveting Plot, Poor Execution

One-time watch for all those wear their patriotism up their sleeve, don't bother about checking the facts, and want to enjoy a dramatic mix of fact and fiction, notes Prasanna D Zore. Thirty......

What Shahid Finds 'Really Tough'

IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Shahid Kapoor packs in a lot of blood and gore in his new film, Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Tiger Zinda Hai,......

'Lagaan destroyed me'

'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Amin Hajee "I call myself the Lagaan University......

Who rocked the nauvari look? VOTE!

There are several ways to drape the sari. The traditional Maharashtrian nauvari is one of them. In Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, Kajol dons the style to play the titular hero's wife in 17th century......

It's getting easier every year: Swiatek

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek reached the quarterfinal of the Bad Homburg Open. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Claycourt specialist Iga Swiatek has never been beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon but the......

No luck this time; just hard work, says Swiatek

'I have never really believed 100 percent that I can actually win a Grand Slam.' IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek poses for photographs with the Suzanne-Lenglen cup after beating Cori Gauff of the......

Sports Minister Rathore's plan to promote sports in schools

Fifty per cent of school syllabus to be reduced, says Rajyavardhan Rathore IMAGE: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Photograph: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore/Twitter In a bid to promote sports in the......

Sports Shorts: Kenyan Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates winning the Berlin Marathon and breaking World Record on Sunday. Photograph: Fabrizio......

Kipchoge misses record in rainy Berlin triumph

IMAGE: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates winning the Berlin Marathon. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For BMW Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge staved off a surprise challenge from......

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