Sangam turns into biggest confluence of human faith as 5 cr take dip

An estimated five crore devotees had their holy dip in the Sangam on Monday, the second and most auspicious day of ‘shahi snan’ on Mauni Amavasya, turning the Ganga, Yamuna and mystical......

Samajwadi Party races against time, patch-up efforts fail

Last ditch efforts to salvage the Samajwadi Party from split on Wednesday appeared to have failed despite hectic back channel moves to broker peace between warring Mulayam and Akhilesh camps, even......

'Lord Krishna existed. School texts are wrong'

Did Krishna exist? Most certainly, says Dr Manish Pandit, a nuclear medicine physician who teaches in the United Kingdom, proffering astronomical, archaeological, linguistic and oral evidences to......

Kashmir: Justice must be seen to be done

On July 23, Kashmiri-born journalist Basharat Peer took home the prestigious Crossword Book Award 2008 top prize for Non-Fiction (English). And with good reason.His book Curfewed......

Helen, The Queen Of All The Moves

Subhash Jha hails Helen on the movie legend's 84th birthday. IMAGE: Helen in the song Baithe Hai Kya Uske Paas in Jewel Thief. "Helen and I have a karmic connection. Every move in my songs is hers......

Choona Review: Not Much Fun!

Choona is too slow, has redundant characters and needless complications, observes Deepa Gahlot. In Mumbai slang, 'choona lagana' is to fool or con someone. Which is what six men do to a politician......

Pagalpanti review

You can imagine the standard of Pagalpanti's humour when characters are named Wifi, Bully and Tully, a hospital placard reads Dr Trump and bitter gourd is mistaken for poison to evoke laughs, warns......

Rishi Kapoor was Hindi cinema's safety valve

It's two weeks today since Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages.'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,'......

Who Is Harshal Patel Copying?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy PBKS/X Yuzvendra Chahal is known for his relaxed pose while patrolling the boundary during a match, which became a viral meme during the 2019 World Cup in England.......

Soccer PIX: Real Betis' Joaquin makes La Liga history

IMAGE: Real Betis' Joaquin Sanchez celebrates on completing his hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao in their La Liga match on Sunday. Photograph: Real Betis/Twitter Real Betis captain Joaquin......

Serie A: Napoli lose unbeaten record, Higuain gets brace for Juve

Napoli suffered their first defeat of the season on Sunday when they lost 1-0 at lowly Atalanta while Serie A leaders Juventus surged on with a 3-0 win at Empoli, helped by a Gonzalo Higuain brace.......

PHOTOS: Ramos double rescues Real Madrid

IMAGE: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, left, celebrates after scoring a goal. Photograph: Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos performed another rescue act to wreck......

Football Briefs: Aguero in 'peak' condition after knee surgery

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Sergio Kun Aguero. Photograph: Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has said there is no lingering......