28L diyas to illuminate Ayodhya in first deepotsav after consecration

Diyas have been laid out in squares of 16 -- some in special patterns, security staff have fanned across the city, laser lights have been set up and drones are whirring overhead. IMAGE:......

2 Gujarat SPs among 19 booked for abducting, extorting Bhuj firm staffer

Two superintendents of police and three other senior policemen are among 19 persons against whom a case has been registered in connection with the kidnapping and extortion of an employee of a firm......

'Dunki' flight to Nicaragua: 14 agents booked for human trafficking

Weeks after a Nicaragua-bound plane carrying Indians was grounded in France and later sent back to India, the Gujarat police have booked 14 agents on the charge of human trafficking for trying to......

Opposition leaders unlikely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is unlikely to take part in the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, an SP leader said on Tuesday, while other non-Bharatiya Janata Party leaders who......

Night curfew: New Year parties, travel plans fizzle out

Miffed hotels and restaurants stare at huge losses on account of advance planning for events that they now have to shelve, report Shally Seth Mohile and Aneesh Phadnis. IMAGE: Christmas......

Much hyped 'Gujarat Model' has failed both farmers and labourers

Farmers’ protests against Tata Motors’ factory in West Bengal in 2008 had forced the company to relocate its plant to ‘industry-friendly’ Gujarat.  Image: Contract......

Helen, The Queen Of All The Moves

Subhash Jha hails Helen on the movie legend's 84th birthday. IMAGE: Helen in the song Baithe Hai Kya Uske Paas in Jewel Thief. "Helen and I have a karmic connection. Every move in my songs is hers......

Ranveer Promises To Make AB, SRK Proud

Ranveer Singh has been confirmed as the new Don in the third instalment of the hit franchise. After Director Farhan Akhtar made the announcement, Ranveer penned a heartfelt note for the superstars......

Farhan, his dad and the Don

It airs on television every other day; video stores report a run on copies. It is, at one time, the most-watched movie of recent days and the most eagerly awaited film of the year.   It is Don......

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot. That slang word in the......

Young Saurashtra player Barot dies after suffering cardiac arrest

IMAGE: Avi Barot died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a shockingly young age of 29, the Saurashtra Cricket Association said. Photograph: Kind courtesy Saurashtra Cricket Association/Instagram......

Shaw stars as Mumbai rout Saurashtra to enter Hazare semis

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw has now scored three tons in the Vijay Hazare Trophy so far this season. Photograph: BCCI Skipper Prithvi Shaw blazed his way to an unbeaten 185 off just 123 balls as Mumbai......

Vijay Hazare: Shardul hits 92 as Mumbai thrash Himachal

Mumbai trounce Himachal by 200 runs, remain unbeaten in league stage IMAGE: Shardul Thakur celebrates his half century. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Domestic giants Mumbai trounced......

Vijay Hazare: Dhawan blasts century to power Delhi to win

A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Delhi's Shikhar Dhawan celebrates after completing his century against Maharashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match......

IPL Auction: The big names who went UNSOLD

IMAGE: Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI Reputation counts for little, it was evident in the mini auction being held in Chennai on Thursday.......