Richard Gere, spiritual leaders, industry heads join Modi for UN yoga session

Famed Hollywood actor Richard Gere, Iyengar yoga exponent Deidra Demens, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and prominent American singer Mary Millben were among the eminent personalities who joined......

SEE: Modi does yoga at UN headquarters

The yoga celebration led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the UN headquarters on Wednesday has created a Guinness World Record for the participation of people of most nationalities. Hundreds of......

'Yoga free from copyright': Modi leads Yoga event at UN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday described Yoga as "truly universal" and "free from copyrights and patents" as he led a historic event at the UN Headquarters in New York to commemorate the......

62 booked for pro-Pak slogan at rally in J'khand; police verifying video

As many as 62 people, including a newly elected panchayat samiti member, have been booked for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans at a panchayat poll victory procession in Jharkhand's Hazaribag......

A guide to the social media wars

By now it looks as if the spat between the Government of India and US-based social media companies is going to develop into one of our great media spectacles, big enough to push the "2G scam", the......

Ban Kannur ship-breaking yard: Greenpeace

A new ship-breaking yard that has come up for the first time in Kerala along the Kannur coast would destroy the state's pristine northern coastline and cause huge environmental problems, activists......

Trade talks edge closer towards cheap AIDS drug de

World Trade Organisation (WTO) states appeared to edge closer towards a crucial deal on cheaper medicines for poor countries to help them face emergencies such as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.But......

Bollywood makes blockbuster profit

Domestic and international distribution rights for Bollywood's hottest films under production and slated for release this year, have been pre-sold at record-breaking prices to media and film......

PIX: Esha Deol, MS Sathyu at Garm Hava screening

The National award-winning MS Sathyu film has been digitally restored for a re-release.MS Sathyu's critically acclaimed 1982 film Garm Hava was screened at PVR in Juhu, a western Mumbai suburb,......

Review: Garm Hava still fascinates

Garm Hava is a product of like-minded artistry and resourceful acumen that hasn't spared any effort to reserve its special place in movie history, says Sukanya Verma. In the words of Winston......

First Look: Shahana Goswami in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children

Acclaimedfilmmaker Deepa Mehta, who's working on her latest project -- a film adaptation of author Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children -- shared a still of Shahana Goswami from the......

Review: Midnight's Children is magical, a must watch

Midnight's Children is a must watch for people who've yearned to experience Salman Rushdie's iconic storytelling in a more accessible format, writes Nishi Tiwari.I've come to know two kinds of book......

Tennis: Alcaraz, Shapovalov reign

  IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy after beating Australia's Alex de Minaur to win the Rotterdam Open on Sunday. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/ Reuters Top seed......

Ramanathan-Myneni stumble in final hurdle in Chennai

IMAGE: Chennai Open ATP Challenger runners-up Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni with title winnners, Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sports......

'Bumrah's Action Is Legal'

IMAGE: A side-on view of Jasprit Bumrah's ball release. Photograph: X   As Jasprit Bumrah ripped through the Australian batting line-up on Day 1 of the first Test in Perth on Friday, 'Bumrah......

Boxing Worlds: Nikhat, Nitu and Manisha march into quarters

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen outpunched Fatima Herrera to enter the quarterfinals. Photograph: BFI Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas and Manisha Moun extended their dazzling show at the Mahindra......

Boxing Worlds: Nikhat, Lovlina, Saweety, Nitu assure India of 4 medals

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen had to dig deep to get a favourable decision. Photograph: IBF/Twitter Tournament favourites Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain lived up to expectations as they secured medals......