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BJP's minister calls Indira Gandhi 'mother of India'

Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday described former PM Indira Gandhi as the 'mother of India' and late Congress Chief Minister K Karunakaran as a 'courageous administrator'. IMAGE: Union......

'Indian crews are very good'

'Indians are basically liked because they are educated, they are intelligent.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Reuters Captain Peter......

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

American politicians, newspapers and space research institutions hailed India Wednesday on the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 as the country entered the elite club of three other nations......

Stalin's son Udhayanidhi made minister, says work will speak

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's youth wing secretary and MLA, Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday assumed the office of Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development and asserted that he......

My Travels For Gauri Khan's Grandma

There were Vedic mantras engraved along with prayer songs for Lord Shiva, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna.Neither the government nor the people of Faisalabad demanded that the carvings be removed.I felt......

General Motors appoints Mary Barra as chairman

Mary Barra's appointment as chief executive in 2014 made her the first woman to lead a major automaker. General Motors Co on Monday named chief executive Mary Barra as the chairman of its board,......

From Rs 20K to Rs 8,000 crore: Emami's amazing success story

With the acquisition of Himani, Emami entered the mainstream personal care category in the late seventies, notes RS Agarwal. The late 1960s were not the best of times to kick off one's own......

Indian 2 Review: Kamal Haasan Elevates Overwritten Sequel

The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's......

'I just want a fair chance'

'My ethnicity has been my biggest struggle in the industry, a setback in getting me work.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lin Laishram/Instagram The Hindi film industry's 'narrow vision' for......

Coming your way: The Saina, Sindhu, Mithali biopics...

Bollywood's obsession with biopics is getting stronger with each year. Movies based on sports personalities have done well at the box office, be it Mary Kom, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag or MS Dhoni: The......

Oscars 2018: Who's going to win. And who's not.

Sukanya Verma's predictions for the top Oscars at the 90th Academy Awards. You know it's Oscar season when pundits and predictions fill news space to speculate who will bag the golden dude. It was......

'There is one scene I'd have done better'

'I could never really relate to my character Mary Jane. She belonged to a completely different world but I could empathize with her plight.' Alia Bhatt gets candid about her Udta Punjab character.......

Olympics: France's Riner reigns supreme with 4th gold

IMAGE: Teddy Riner, 35, is judo's most decorated athlete at the Olympics with six medals. Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Frenchman Teddy Riner claimed a record fourth Olympic judo gold medal,......

Who will light the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Paris Olympics/X The identity of the person who lights the Olympic cauldron on the night of the opening ceremony is one of sport's best-kept secrets, with less than a......

Gold-chasing India will stick to their mantra at Paris Games

'Right now hockey is totally changed and anyone can beat anyone depending on the day. It depends on how many chances you create.' IMAGE: The Indian hockey team were bronze medallists at the Tokyo......

These Awesome Ladies Inspire Me Daily

Through their triumphs and struggles, these athletes have not only rewritten the narrative of women in sports but have also ignited a flame of empowerment and inspiration, asserts Laxmi Negi.......

Asian Games: Historic GOLD for Indian equestrian team

IMAGE: The Indian equestrian team ended a long wait to pick up gold in the Dressage Team Event. Photograph: SAI Media/X India's dressage team cantered to its first ever Asian Games gold and......

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