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New airport, revamped railway station: Modi's gifts for Ayodhya ahead of Ram temple event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in a festooned, festive Ayodhya on Saturday to unveil a ‘new look old' city with an airport, a revamped train station and projects worth Rs 15,700 crore......

Punjab cops recovers grenades dropped by drone from Pak

Eleven hand grenades dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan were recovered from a field near the International Border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, police said on Monday. The consignment was......

Meet Kavitha Kuruganti, the farmers' champion

The Modi Sarkar's new farm legislation has seen angry protests from farmers for months.Kavitha Kuruganti has been fighting for decades to ensure farmers are respected and get their due from the......

PHOTOS: PM addresses 'Sawasdee Modi' event in Bangkok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Bangkok at an event called 'Sawasdee PM Modi' on Saturday. The PM was greeted with laud applause and a standing ovation by around 5,000......

Pak violates ceasefire again, targets forward posts in Rajouri

Pakistani troops on Wednesday fired indiscriminately from across the Line of Control at forward posts in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting retaliation by the Indian Army, a defence......

Firecrackers Capital Sivakasi Faces Uncertain Future

Sivakasi is fighting for survival, thanks to the ban on firecrackers in Delhi, regulations in several other cities, pandemic-imposed sales dips, the ban on the use of barium nitrate... IMAGE: A......

What's taking the sheen off Sivakasi's firecracker sales?

A complete ban on firecrackers in Delhi until January 1, the government’s refusal to grant licences for sales in Karnataka, and restrictions in the Noida region are adversely affecting the......

No Sparklers This Diwali?

The Supreme Court ban on barium may wipe out 50% revenues of the Rs 3,000 crore fireworks industry. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for respresentational reasons. ......

How Big Brother Stole Diwali

Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......

Big 3 make up 60% of Sensex gains

Larsen and Toubro (L&T), ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries (RIL) were the top-three stocks that accounted for over 60 per cent of the 991-point gain in the Sensex between October 15 (Sensex at......

Why Ram Gopal Varma Was Ashamed After Watching Satya

'I've never seen Ramuji cry... even when his father passed away.''But after the special screening of Satya he was crying.' IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee and J D Chakravarthy in Satya. J D Chakravarthy,......

All about Khamoshi

Cast: Tamannaah, Prabhu DevaDirector: Chakri Toleti What's it about: Khamoshi is a thriller about a deaf and mute woman who has to fight for her survival when a killer arrives at her doorstep.......

Khamoshi Review: No thrills, no scares!

Khamoshi is very predictable, warns Namrata Thakker. Filmmaker Chakri Toleti’s Khamoshi is a painfully dull remake of a good Hollywood thriller called Hush.I love the thriller......

COMING UP: June movie releases

June has arrived and it's time for Bollywood's Bhai to take centrestage. Yes, Salman's mega Eid release, Bharat, is on its way to the theatres. In the mix of masala flicks that will......

Does Sonakshi look HOT? VOTE!

Sona looks gorgeous, and she knows it! Sonakshi Sinha looked like a million bucks at a media interaction promoting her new film, Welcome To New York. Wearing a blue pantsuit and aamazing......

PK Banerjee, Indian football legend, passes away at 83

IMAGE: PK Banerjee was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia and had an underlying history of Parkinson's disease, dementia and heart problem. Photograph: Col Rajyavardhan......

Olympic torch lands in Bangkok

The Olympic torch landed amid tight security on Friday in the Thai capital, the latest leg of its world tour, with police saying they are ready to stop any attempt by anti-China activists to put......

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