Day after stampede, safety measures ramped up at Maha Kumbh

A day after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh left 30 people dead, the Uttar Pradesh government ramped up efforts to ensure crowd management and safety of devotees who continued to flock here in......

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

10 labourers killed, 3 hurt as truck hits tractor trolley in UP

Ten people were killed and three injured when a truck collided with a tractor trolley carrying labourers in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh early on Friday, the police said. Image used for......

Hemant Soren wins trust vote in Jh'khand assembly amid Oppn walkout

Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren and 10 other leaders of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led coalition took oath as ministers in the Hemant Soren government after it won a trust vote in the......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

Crash Course Review

Annu Kapoor delivers a fine performance in this not-so-novel Web series about Kota and its IIT coaching system, says Namrata Thakker. A lot of shows have been created around Kota and how it is the......

How India shone at the Oscars

When sound editor Resul Pookutty joined a very small group of Oscar-winning Indians (following Gandhi costume designer Bhanu Athaiya and Satyajit Ray, who won a lifetime achievement award), he......

Vijay Hazare: In-form Iyer slams ton; Mumbai face exit

IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer put a match-winning, all-round show for Madhya Pradesh in their Vijay Hazare Trophy thriller against Chandigarh on Sunday. Photograph: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images......

Mushtaq Ali: Punjab close in on knock-outs

IMAGE: Assam's Pritam Das celebrates after taking a Bengal wicket on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Punjab inched closer to a knockout berth with a 10-wicket rout of Jammu and Kashmir......

Well done Sania..!!

Name:g. rama murthyMessage:dear sonia, i felt very happy today morning by just reading that you are winner of the day....accept my hearty congrats... i want to see you getting singles.........

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Balakrishnan Sreenivas Message:May this genial man continue as our cricket team for many for years to come. He taught us what real professionalism is. A nation of 1 billion people who are......