When Indira Gandhi's demand for papaya left this chef in tears

The papayas from Mumbai were too squishy, the chef raced through the streets of Goa in a police jeep to look for fruit ripened just right only to have security personnel puncture many a hole......

Memories Of Parliament House As It Passes Into History

At this poignant historic moment, one can only wish that institutions, which are not built by brick and mortar, but by rich Parliamentary traditions which have stood the test of time, are......

G20 Summit: Time For India To Raise Stature

'The group commands 85 per cent of the global GDP, and if you are able to convey your point of view effectively to this group then you have reached more or less all the important players that......

Xi, Putin to attend virtual SCO meet hosted by Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russia counterpart Vladimir Putin, Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation......

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.''The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him......

Harry & Meghan Review: Unusual And Engaging

There is something very compelling about the story Harry and Meghan have been telling through the first three parts of this limited series, observes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. When Harry and Meghan......

Moudgil shoots down mental barriers en route to Paris Games

'The competition is very high in India and the pressure situations we face during trials will definitely help in Olympics. I just wanted to be my best in trials, the fire to perform in trials and......

'We can come up with a big surprise'

IMAGE: India's Italian Head Coach Massimo Costantini with Manika Batra. Photograph: X Insisting that even the table tennis powerhouses are keen to avoid playing India in the earlier rounds thanks......

Singapore Open: Treesa-Gayatri's dream run ends in semis

IMAGE: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand were beaten by World No 4. pair Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open. Photograph: Badminton Association of India/X......

Singapore Open: Sindhu, Prannoy move to second round; Sen ousted

IMAGE: PV Sindhu was made to work hard for her opening round win. Photograph: Kind courtesy Badminton Photo/BFIStar shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy progressed to the second round but Lakshya......

Can Mirabai overcome injuries to lift Paris Oly gold?

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu’s rags-to-riches story remains an inspiration for others. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters Mirabai Chanu believes she will need to lift at least four times her current......