Assam Rifles vs Manipur police: FIR filed; BJP urges PM to...

Manipur Police has registered a first information report (FIR) accusing the Assam Rifles of blocking their vehicle after an altercation between the two groups last week, while the state unit of the......

Repeal of AFSPA major poll issue in militancy-hit Manipur

Amidst a shadow cast by recent terror strikes, Manipur, the 'jewel of the Northeast' is headed for elections to its 60-member state assembly, with the Congress attempting to wrest back power from......

Kolkata's iconic Coffee House reopens after 103 days

The iconic Indian Coffee House in Kolkata's College Street area -- a favourite joint of poets, writers, painters and artists over the years -- reopened on Thursday, 103 days after downing its......

'Forget trade or defence. Talk chemistry! Chemistry ab badhega!'

'It's the first-ever US presidential visit which is specially planned for India.''The standalone visit itself has achieved something already. Don't underestimate it.'Sheela Bhatt gives us an......

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

IMAGE: Third prize winner Mansi Maheshwari, First prize winner Chidananda S Naik and joint Second Prize winners Asya Segalovich and Nikos Kolioukos. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film and Television......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

Amitabh Bachchan Says Goodbye

What's a day like in Amitabh Bachchan's life? Please click on the images to find out.   IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting in Rishikesh for Director Vikas Bahl's Goodbye,......

Who is Fahadh Faasil teaming up with?

IMAGE: Director Fazil flanked by his sons Farhaan, left, and Fahadh Faasil, right. Photograph: Kind courtesy Fahadh Faasil/Instagram Fahadh Faasil, the pride of Indian cinema, feels a special......

CWG, Asiad gold medallist Mandeep flunks dope test

Two leading Indian athletes -- Mandeep Kaur and Juana Murmu have been suspended and face the prospect of a two-year ban after flunking an out-of-competition dope test. The 'B' samples of both the......

How Udupi's golden girl hurdled her way to stardom

Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji won gold medals in the women's 4x400m relay and 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth and Asian Games respectively against all odds. Rajul Hegde traces the meteoric rise of......

'I'm confident of winning an Olympic medal'

Ashwini Chidananda had set the tracks on fire at the recently concluded Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. With her sensational burst of speed, she won two gold medals for India, but during all this......

Cricket is strangling other sports

Rajeev Srinivasan wonders about India's quest for Olympic glory. The most vivid moment for me at the Asian Games was on the first day of the track-and-field events, when unheralded Preeja......

Women's relay team power India to record gold haul

Thewomen's team triumphed in the 4x400 metres relay as India created history by recording their best-ever medals haul at theAsian Games in Guangzhou, on Friday. The team comprising Manjeet Kaur,......