Parl passes bill allowing govt to take control of telecom services

Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security and also provide a non-auction route for......

Delhi set to get a woman mayor on Tuesday after 10-year gap

Delhi is set to get a woman mayor on Tuesday and she will step into the footsteps of freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali who was chosen to the top post in 1958 when the Municipal Corporation of Delhi......

'Bhartiyata' should be our only loyalty'

'As Indians, we should be claiming and celebrating 'Bhartiyata' rather than seeking commitment to beliefs which are divisive and exclusionary.' IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage at the......

Dropped 'Abide with me' as Indian tunes more appropriate: Govt sources

The Centre decided to drop one of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymns Abide with me from this year's Beating Retreat ceremony as playing more Indian tunes would be appropriate in view of the Azadi ka......

India's top second-home spots

India's second-home market might not be steaming, but it's still pretty hot. According to a study conducted by Kapston.com, a Bangalore-based E-business consulting firm, second-home sales in India......

Why Mumbai's Chor Bazar is buzzing

Mumbai's Chor Bazaar is at its busiest. . . everybody wants a piece of the action on its narrow grimy alleys. Blame it on the universal dismissal of minimalist decor or the laws of supply and......

How CEOs plan to ring in the New Year

This Friday night will see a string of business tycoons letting down their hair and boogie into the wee hours of the first day of the new year.As usual, liquor baron Vijay Mallya's party tops the......

Mumbai road project blueprint drawn

Four projects worth Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) will be undertaken under the Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project that is to be implemented in three parts by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region......

Where You Can Watch Stree 2 At Home

Decapitated ghosts, ancient ghosts, devil judges, devious cartoons, angry young women, it's a super flavourful platter of assorted goodies on the OTT menu this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

Why every Indian must watch Newton

'The Maoists want the tribals to boycott the election while the police think the election is a farce and don't want to risk going deeper in the conflict zone.''Newton (played with sincerity and......

Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Indrajith team up for Amar Akbar Anthony

Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malayalam cinema!   In mimicry artiste turned director Nadirsha’s Amar Akbar Anthony, Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Indrajith play youngsters from a......

Internet joke backfires miserably on Yuvraj and Co.

Image: Screen Grab - Harbhajan Singh / X A police complaint has been filed against former cricketers Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, and Gurkeerat Mann for allegedly portraying......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......