Would have returned Pak POWs after getting Kartarpur Sahib in 1971: Modi

Noting that more than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted if he had been in power he would have taken Kartapur Sahib......

Can Modi Win A Simple Majority?

2019 was the BJP's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam.Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by......

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......

Ayodhya set for Ram Lalla's Surya tilak on first Ram Navami post-consecration

At noon on Ram Navami Wednesday, the Sun's rays will fall on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses.......

'There's a de-emphasis on divestment'

'We now look at divestment as an opportunity for maximising the value of public assets, not necessarily as a short-term resource-raising measure.' IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan, right,......

'I damaged my voice on purpose'

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.''That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.''Our violence is our silence. So in this......

How Do Star Kids Compare With Stars?

While the nepotism debate is eternal, there are all kinds of star kid debuts in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor had little to do with his son Raj Kapoor's debut except to pass on his artistic genes.......

'Pippa is not a jingoistic film'

'This is an event where Indian forces are trying to liberate other countries from a genocide and liberate from a power to give them their freedom.' IMAGE: Ishaan Khatter in Pippa.   Director......

'My children call her Gullu Aunty'

'Whenever she joined any of our family functions, she was so good, so simple.' Photograph: Regis Duvignau/ Reuters There is no doubt Yateendranath Shetty, then a senior branch manager, Vijaya......

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic whips Rune; Fritz stuns Zverev

Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates an easy victory over Denmark's Holger Rune in the......

T20 World Cup: Why New York pitch has been 'tough' for batters!

'It's not your usual boundaries and ball flying everywhere.' IMAGE: The Netherlands' Vikramjit Singh is bowled by South Africa pacer Marco Jansen during the T20 World Cup 2024 match at the Nassau......

Aus Open PIX: Teenager Noskova stuns World No 1 Swiatek

Images from Day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday. Swiatek crashes out in third round IMAGE: Czech Republic's Linda Noskova in action during her third round match against Iga......

PIX: Jabeur, Gauff ease into second round; Osaka ousted

Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday Jabeur eases past Starodubtseva into second round in Melbourne IMAGE: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in action during her first round......

Gauff slams USTA's cartoon as 'worst thing ever'

IMAGE: Coco Gauff said she had also messaged the USTA to ask about the thinking behind the picture as a joke. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Coco Gauff denied on Monday that she was upset about......