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Cong, BJP spar over Manmohan Singh's funeral site

The Congress on Saturday accused the Centre of insulting Dr Manmohan Singh, the country's first Sikh prime minister, by carrying out his last rites at the Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated......

Modi launches 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign to honour martyred bravehearts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the launch of the Meri Mati Mera Desh campaign in the run up to Independence Day to honour the martyred bravehearts of the country, with special......

Modi conferred with France's highest award Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian premier to have been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian and military honour, by French......

Egypt's strategic partnership for India, highest award for Modi

Imparting new momentum, India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership' after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held......

Modi to return home after over 50 engagements; hectic schedule awaits here too

It is all work and no rest when it comes to the action-packed schedule in the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he emplanes for Delhi from Sydney......

India's food crisis was foretold, but. . .

The food crisis was obvious in July but the government had unrealistic hopes of a good rabi, says Shreekant Sambrani. Pity poor Mr Pawar. The agriculture minister is grilled so badly these days......

Kaushik Basu tipped for CEA's post

Kaushik Basu, the C Marks Professor of International Studies, professor of economics, and director of the Center for Analytic Economics at Cornell, has been asked informally if he would consider......

Economist Milton Friedman dead

Milton Friedman, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for economics passed away on Thursday. The 94-year-old economist was a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from......

'Don't be too smart, looking foolish is OK'

In November 1975, a 19-year-old young man was walking down Nariman Point in Mumbai (then Bombay). The grand facade of the Oberoi Hotel impressed him so much that he wanted to stay there at least......

An able companion for the aged

Your sojourn across the seven seas, like every other long journey, starts with a small one step: availing of an insurance cover. This one step ensures that you are in the pink of health, physically......

The Fabelmans Review: Spielberg At His Best!

Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma. 'His eye is so connected to his brain.' Tom Hanks is spot on about the......

'Was I in love with Madhubala?'

'I was attracted to her both as a fine co-star and as a person who had some of the attributes I hoped to find in a woman at that age and time,' confesses Dilip Kumar in his autobiography, Dilip......

Review: Akshay and Action are Kesari's strengths

'Kesari devotes a significant chunk of its script to brandish Akshay's might as the dauntless, magnanimous, Sardar, Havildar Ishar Singh.''To his credit, the actor is a picture of restraint and......

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI. Every year the Mumbai Film Festival strives to make the world a smaller place by putting together a feast for cinephiles across various......

Cannes Diaries: Boos, and the perfect murder!

All the action at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, right here! It has happened before, of course, but not in a long time -- a past winner of the Palme d’Or, Cannes’ top laurels, earns......

The final hours before Shane Warne died...

IMAGE: Police officers stand next to an ambulance carrying the body of Shane Warne outside of the forensic laboratory of Surat Thani hospital, in Surat Thani province, Thailand, on Sunday, March......

'There was no one like Bishan paaji'

'I have seen Bishan paaji get worked up when he felt the game was losing its character because of some individual.' IMAGE: Bishan Singh Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis......

You can call him Sir Andy Murray from now on...

Olympic athletes, Posh Spice and Andy Murray honoured in Queen's New Year List IMAGE: Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters. Olympic athlete Mo Farah, tennis......

Sania's new partner gets clicking

India's tennis ace Sania Mirza had a new companion during her practice session at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. It was her fiancee Mohammad Sohrab Mirza, who kept clicking the......

Popovych wins Tour's 12th stage

Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych restored some pride for the Discovery Channel team when he led a 115-km breakaway to clinch the 12th stage of the Tour de France over 211.5 kms from Luchon to......

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