Ayodhya all set for grand consecration ceremony

The much-awaited consecration event at Ram temple will be held in Ayodhya on Monday in a grand ceremony with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the rituals. The shrine will be opened to the......

Train firing victim's kin protest outside hospital, refuse to accept body

Grieving relatives of Asgar Abbas Sheikh (48), one of the three passengers shot dead allegedly by a Railway Protection Force constable on board an express train near in Mumbai on Monday morning,......

Australian PM, Modi rename Sydney suburb of Harris Park as 'Little India'

A street in Sydney, Australia, was on Tuesday officially renamed as "Little India" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese during a special community......

Smriti Irani faces Cong-NCP protests over price rise in Pune

The Nationalist Congress Party's Pune city unit on Monday alleged an office-bearer of the party was assaulted by the Bharatiya Janata Party workers inside an auditorium during a face-off between......

Gold, silver prices bounce on jewellers' buying

Bullion traders attributed the recovery to emergence of buying by jewellers as well as retailers.   Snapping the three-day losing run, gold prices recovered by Rs 40 to Rs 25,640 per 10 grams......

What makes Zaveri Bazaar the most precious gold market in India

Zaveri Bazaar is probably the oldest gold market in India and yet there are many areas that are still untouched by the development. The quaint old jewellery shops and dilapidated buildings still......

4 decades and still shining: How India's romance with gold peaked

A sales assistant puts back a gold Buddha-shaped pendant after showing to a customer at Caibai Ornaments store in Beijing. Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters In 1963, when then finance......

Global competitiveness: India's ranking slips to 71

A woman buys bangles in Jammu. Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters Weighed down by challenging economic conditions for most part of the past year, India has slipped to 71st position -- the lowest......

No, Parineeti is NOT on Her Honeymoon

Photograph: Kind courtesy Parineeti Chopra/Instagram Parineeti Chopra shared a glimpse of a 'girl's trip' to the Maldives and clarified, 'NOT on a honeymoon! Photo taken by sister-in-law......

'I never thought that it's a pandemic story'

'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.' IMAGE: Actress Divya Prabha and Director Mahesh Narayanan on the sets of Ariyippu.......

Bollywood celebrates Eid through its movies!

Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films. The films listed below, in fact, are those where the festival plays a pivotal plot point, observes Subhash K Jha.   Chaudvin Ka......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

PIX: F1 swerves Hamilton ban on piercings and jewellery

IMAGE: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during the press conference ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, at Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, on Friday. Photograph: Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters......

Readers speak out!

Click here for moreSourav NiyogiWithout the Bengal tiger India seemed like headless chickens on the Kotla.....Ex cricketers and irresponsible media contributed to India's downfall.. once again it......

Bad day for Rahul Dravid

Bad day for Rahul DravidIndia's reliable batsman Rahul Dravid, who is playing for Scotland in the English league, had a particularly bad day on Tuesday -- both on and off the field.On the field......