8 Union ministers, 2 ex-CMs, in fray in first phase of LS polls

Eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers and one ex-governor are among those who are set to test their electoral fate in the first phase of elections on April 19 when 102 seats across 21......

A village mourns, and celebrates valour

'His head was injured in the stone-pelting that happens regularly in Kashmir.' 'Do you know that even when people are throwing stones at my son, he is not allowed to open fire?''He has to wait for......

Florida gets new temple

The new temple of the Hindu Society of North East Florida was inaugurated recently with a five-day grand celebration of Pranaprathista Mahotsav, fulfilling a long-awaited dream of the Hindu......

63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

Peraanmai is inadvertently hilarious

The first emotion you feel when you see an impressive (if slightly cheap-looking) computer-generated satellite at India's premier space research station is that Ayngaran International's Tamil film......

Looking at Kamal Haasan's SUPERSTAR life!

Happy birthday, Kamal Haasan! The legendary Kamal Haasan dons many hats -- he is an acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, singer, lyricist, choreographer and philanthropist. He turns 62 on......

Check out India's schedule on Day 6 of Asian Games

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on Day 6 of the Asian Games: CRICKET starts at 6.30am IST Women’s semi-final India vs Bangladesh ROWING Starts at 6.30am IST Kiran & Anshika......

Will India's track and field athletes live up to expectations?

34 member athletics contingent is in Rio to put up some promising show IMAGE:  Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda. Photograph: Getty Images . For a discipline that has given Indian athletes......

Bhullar, Vijay Kumar in joint lead

Gaganjeet Bhullar and Vijay Kumar returned identical scores of six-under-par 64 to grab the early advantage in the Rs 70 lakh Cromptom Greaves Open Golf championship in Mumbai on Thursday. Another......

Tamil Nadu in strong position

Sparkling centuries by Sridharan Sriram and Dinesh Karthik helped Tamil Nadu post a healthy first innings total of 481 against Railways on the second day of their five-day Ranji Trophysemi-final in......

Three in lead for second day

Mukesh Kumar continued his good form as he repeated his first day score of 69 on Thursdayto stay in the lead at the Sir Padampat Singhania Open 2004, which is being played at the Noida Golf......