Death toll in Nagpur factory blast rises to 7; owner gets bail

The death toll of the blast at an explosives factory near Nagpur city rose to seven on Friday evening with another worker succumbing during treatment even as the owner and manager of the factory......

Thackeray Jr. Holds A Roadshow

On Monday, April 29, 2024, Aditya Thackeray, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MLA, embarked on a roadshow for Rajan Vichare, the sitting MP and party candidate for the Thane Lok Sabha......

Muzaffarnagar: Why This Minister Will Breathe Easy

  IMAGE: Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, the Union minister of state for agriculture and food processing, campaigns in the villages of the Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency. Photograph: Dr......

BJP Invites World Parties To Witness Festival Of Democracy

IMAGE: An electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme for women polling......

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These......

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......

Why Manthan Is A Must Watch

Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival.It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined......

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Asiad on mind, Mirabai won't lift at World C'ships

'There is very less time between the Asian Games and the World Championships. Since there is compulsory participation at the World Championships, we have decided that Mirabai only travel to Riyadh......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Coming soon: Biopic on Leander Paes

Leander Paes laments state of Indian Davis Cup, says will take a decade to lift standard Photograph: Kind Courtesy Leander Paes/Twitter Indian tennis icon Leander Paes is pained by the relegation......

Barsoton, Jisa rewrite course records at Kolkata 25K Marathon

IMAGE: Bahrain’s Desi Jisa crosses the finish line in 1:21:04 seconds with a new course record to win the overall women’s title at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K 2022. The seventh......