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1.5 cr take holy dip daring intense cold as Maha Kumbh begins

The fog was thick, the cold intense and the waters freezing as the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest gathering, began on Monday with 1.5 crore people taking a dip in the Sangam in their quest for......

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

My Guruji Is Gone

I have never forgotten the lesson that Guruji served up with the tea that morning: Be kind encouraging and patient with fresh starters.Subhash K Jha mourns the passing of Pritish Nandy. IMAGE:......

Pritish Nandy: What An Editor!

Hugely creative with a very evolved aesthetic sense, he made the Illustrated Weekly of India every young reporter's dream. Payal Singh Mohanka remembers Pritish Nandy who passed into the ages on......

Govt asked 'X' to delete Shah's Ambedkar speech: Cong

The Congress party alleged that the BJP government has asked social media platform 'X' to remove Home Minister Amit Shah's speech from the Rajya Sabha, which they claim insulted Babasaheb Ambedkar.......

Adani gives Teachers' Day lecture at college that rejected him

Gautam Adani had in the late 1970s applied to join a Mumbai college for education, but the college rejected his application. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters He did not pursue education but turned......

'Pritish Nandy's Pen And Voice Shaped Art, Media'

IMAGE: Kirti Kulhari, Joyeeta Patpatia, Prateik Babbar, the late Pritish Nandy, Maanvi Gagroo, VJ Bani, Sayani Gupta and Rangita Pritish Nandy. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sayani Gupta/Instagram......

'Kamal Haasan Is An Unreasonable Man'

'Here is a man who's always pushing the envelope regardless of the repercussions.''That's the frenzy of a genius at work.' IMAGE: Kamal Haasan and R Madhavan in Anbe Sivam. R Madhavan cannot stop......

Madhuri Dixit's Top 10 Dance Offs

There's magic and method in Madhuri Dixit's moves. Watching the dancing queen groove is such a satisfying experience that even a bad movie cannot come in its way. The Ek Do Teen actress can dance......

'Be The Light'

Film folk are celebrating Diwali with a lot of light and love on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Parineeti Chopra/Instagram 'Wish you all a CHAMKILA Diwali!' says Parineeti Chopra. ......

8 Times You Couldn't Look Away From Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries.This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most......

'Daddy' Tan returns: Can he lead Sat-Chi to gold?

Coach Tan's blueprint for Satwik-Chirag: Cut down small errors for big titles IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got their the first lessons together during Tan Kim Her's first......

Gukesh Dares to Jump After Victory!

IMAGE: World Champion D Gukesh went bungee jumping in Singapore. Photograph and video: Kind Courtesy D Gukesh/Instagram D Gukesh has not only conquered the world chess championship but also his......

'Test Cricket Isn't for 37 Year Olds'

'Only he knows whether he has the hunger to go on.' IMAGE: Simon Katich doubts Rohit Sharma's ability to regain form. Photographs: ICC/X 'Only he knows whether he has the hunger and drive......

Was Jaiswal really out? Cummins says it was clear

No one has complete confidence in ultra-edge, but Yashasvi Jaiswal hit it: Pat Cummins IMAGE: Pat Cummins, expressed his displeasure at the quality of technology being used for ultra edge in......

1st Test, Day 1: Bosch, Paterson star for South Africa

IMAGE: Dream start for Corbin Bosch. Photograph: Cricket South Africa/X The depth of fast bowlers at South Africa’s disposal was no better evidenced than on Thursday as Corbin Bosch and......

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