UP bypolls: BJP, SP spar over ID check for Muslim women voters

The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday accused police personnel of deterring some people from casting votes in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are underway, while the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that the......

'Digital India Defeated Terrorism In Kashmir'

'PM Modi would have swept the elections in Kashmir after notebandi, but then he scrapped Article 370 so all his good work went down the drain.' IMAGE: A polling official with EVM and other polling......

'How Can A 16 Year Old Be A BJP Agent?'

'I went to jail and met my father to convince him to join politics and believe in the Constitution.' IMAGE: A poster for Sarjan Barkati's election campaign. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sarjan......

'Should we send Lawrence Bishnoi': Salim Khan threatened

A man and a burqa-clad woman allegedly threatened noted screenwriter Salim Khan, father of Bollywood actor Salman Khan, citing jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's name in Mumbai's Bandra area,......

Dharmaveer 2: Glorifying Eknath Shinde

From start to finish, Dharmaveer 2 feels less like a biopic and more like propaganda crafted for Eknath Shinde's political gain, observes Prasanna D Zore. IMAGE: Prasad Oak as Anand Dighe in......

The Great Indian Family Review: Vicky Bats For Secularism

The Great Indian Family, observes Sukanya Verma, is a cheerful fable that points out the absurdity of discrimination as a tool employed by power hungry opportunists. The Great Indian Family echoes......

Bollywood Brings House Down in Jeddah!

It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.Yes, this happened in Saudi Arabia,......

The story behind Chand Chhupa Badal Mein

'Chand Chhupa Badal Mein were originally written for a film that Ram Gopal Varmaji was directing.''One day he said, "Mehboob, the lyrics that you have written are really beautiful, but the hero of......

MP Harbhajan helps rescue Punjab girl held in Oman

Kamaljeet, who is now back in her native place Barkandi village in Bathinda, and her father Sikandar Singh, explained their week-long ordeal and how travel and placement agents in Punjab are......

Afghan Paralympian makes debut after top-secret evacuation

IMAGE: Zakia Khudadadi of Afghanistan during her bout against Viktoriia Marchuk of Ukraine in the Women K44 -49kg Taekwondo quarter-final at the Paralympic Games in Chiba, Japan, on Thursday.......

PIX: New gym creates safe space for Afghan women

IMAGE: Afghan women exercise in a fitness gym in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photograph: Ismail Sameem/Reuters In Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a......

PICS: Afghan girl takes up motocross, champions women's rights

'I tried to be one of the first women to take this path, and I hope we can encourage others as well.' IMAGE: Wearing a white helmet and black and red motorbike suit, Negin Afshar trains with male......