List of VIPs invited for Ram temple Event

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar are among India's crme de la crme who have been invited as state guests for......

Haryana violence: VHP protests in Noida, seeks compensation for victims' kin

The Vishva Hindu Parishad carried out a demonstration in Noida on Wednesday against the communal violence in Haryana and demand monetary aid to the kin of two members of its youth wing Bajrang Dal,......

'Is it England?' Nitish chides farmer for speaking 'too much English'

An upwardly mobile farmer in Bihar was on Tuesday reprimanded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for using too many 'English words' while narrating his exciting life journey. IMAGE: Bihar Chief......

Nitish aide hits out at ally RJD; says it's helping BJP

Janata Dal-United parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha has claimed that 'delay' by the Rashtriya Janata Dal in taking action against minister Chandra Shekhar and MLA Sudhaker Singh might give......

People's medicine scheme is a non-performer

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana or PMJAY has not been a runaway success by any yardstick. Not all stores are running, and many are poorly stocked. IMAGE: A Jan Aushadhi shop being......

Why are FIIs fleeing from India? BJP has an answer

Taking strong exception to Commerce Minister Anand Sharma's reported comments that the Opposition is frightening away foreign investors, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi......

Markets volatile: Which stocks to buy, sell, hold

The Indian economy is in doldrums; rupee had touched an all-time low, and the stock markets have turned extremely volatile.What should the investors do under the circumstances?In an hour-long chat......

Multibrand retail: India may not allow FDI

India is unlikely to allow foreign investment in multibrand retail at least in the next couple of years, a top industry ministry official said. "It's a sensitive sector. I don't see it happening......

Why Manthan Is A Must Watch

Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival.It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined......

Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Gems you can enjoy from the time Dev Saab was at his handsome and magnetic best. Had he lived -- and we did believe he would live forever -- he would have turned 100 today, September 26, 2023. They......

Maja Ma Review: A Damp Squib

Madhuri Dixit's brief seems to have been to look glamorous, which she does, while others struggle to hold the film together, observes Deepa Gahlot. Here's another film competing in the wokeness......

The Wonderful Films of Basu Chatterjee

'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma. Basu Chatterjee didn't just make movies for us. He made movies about us. I saw life in......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

BCCI to adopt wait policy on Kochi investor

The Cricket Board, yet to recover from the alleged scams of former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi, has a new problem confronting it with news reports on Sunday saying tax evasion notice......

Bharat Ratna for Tendulkar?

In the list of numerous accolades 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar has garnered over the years, one is missing. However, the batting maestro my soon be honoured with India's highest civilian......

IPL chief Modi questions Kochi ownership

Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday ignored the Board of Control for Cricket in India's diktat and took another potshot at the Kochi IPL team owners. IPL chief Modi pointed......