L K Advani, 96, Renews BJP Membership

Lal Kishenchand Advani, who revived the Bharatiya Janata Party after its 1984 drubbing (when it won only 2 Lok Sabha seats), received a renewed BJP membership certificate from BJP national......

'Balasaheb Thackeray Never Gave Up'

'In Independent India's politics you will not find any leader of a political party who has not contested elections or not held a powerful post.''It was only Balasaheb who never contested elections......

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt acquitted in 1997 custodial torture case

A court in Gujarat's Porbandar has acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1997 custodial torture case, citing that the prosecution could not "prove the case beyond reasonable doubt".......

When Dr Singh Took On Congress Bosses

Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress normal.Nobody was prepared for the opposite.Sonia Gandhi was sceptical.This became the only issue over which......

'I Focused On Studying Charles Sobhraj'

'The opportunity to live as the Serpent excited me.' IMAGE: Sidhant Gupta as Charles Sobhraj in Black Warrant. Sidhant Gupta seems to be shaping into a quite a bio-picker. In Vikramaditya......

2024's 10 Best Web Series

The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned. The general bent was towards thrillers, and many of them were slick and entertaining. Shows that ran into their next seasons, like......

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?

Captain Devi Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft.Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible,......

'Shekhar Suman Joining BJP Is Intriguing'

'Shekhar Suman joining the BJP when the nation is going to the polls is like gatecrashing into a wedding just when the guests are being served their meal.' IMAGE: Shekhar Suman calls on Bharatiya......