'Just the beginning': Politicians hail India's double glory at Oscars

India's double win at the Oscars on Monday was hailed by politicians cutting across party lines as the song Naatu Naatu from Telugu film RRR and Tamil documentary The Elephant......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

'Ananya Gives It Her 100%'

'In anything in life, privilege helps.''Privilege means access. Access means connections.''Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.' IMAGE: Ananya Panday and Vihaan Samat in Call Me......

Modern Masters: S S Rajamouli Review: Intimate Portrait of A Visionary

Modern Masters aims to showcase Rajamouli's enigmatic career and paints a context of what makes him the singular voice that defined his generation of film-makers for millions, observes Arjun Menon.......

Cillian Murphy Dedicates His Oscar To...

IMAGE: Cillian Murphy wins the Best Actor award for Oppenheimer. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a......

Oscars: Robert Downey Jr Thanks His 'Terrible Childhood'

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr poses with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Oppenheimer. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Robert Downey Jr bagged his first ever Oscar award for his performance in the......

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh up for Olympic membership

IMAGE: Michelle Yeoh won the Oscar and the Golden Globe award earlier this year and her proposed IOC membership will be ratified at its session in Mumbai next month. Photograph: Amy Sussman/Getty......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

Would Messi Have Won World Cup Without Di Maria?

Eight years is a long time in the life of an athlete. But just like Messi, Di Maria has preserved and persisted towards his childhood dream, points out Deepti Patwardhan. IMAGE: For an hour of the......

BRAVO ! BRAVO! Simply amazing Team India

We asked you, dear readers to send in your congratulatory messages for the Indian team on their success Down Under. Here are your wishes for the team... IMAGE: The Indian team take a lap of honour......

COVID-19: Shastri, Chhetri, Root urge people to follow WHO advice

I stand with everyone in India and around the world to put these challenging times behind us and hope that we can all return to our normal lives soon: Chhetri IMAGE: Only thing flying around the......