History In Minutes: World's First Airmail Flew Over Kumbh

On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried 6,500 mails in the world's first official airmail flight over Allahabad, coinciding with the Kumbh Mela. IMAGE: Devotees take a dip in the......

History in Minutes: Who Betrayed Chandra Shekhar Azad?

On the 94th anniversary of the revolutionary giant's martyrdom, Utkarsh Mishra revisits the events of February 27, 1931. IMAGE: People pay floral tribute to the statue of freedom fighter Chandra......

History In Minutes: Javed Akhtar's Freedom Fighter Family

Syed Firdaus Ashraf offers a ready reckoner on Javed Akhtar's great great grandfather Fazl e Haq Khairabadi who fought the British empire during the 1857 Mutiny and was imprisoned in the Cellular......

Woman lives with dead pet cat for 3 days, then kills self

A 36-year-old woman, who committed suicide after the death of her cat in Amroha district, had refused to bury the animal's body and kept it close to her for three days hoping it would return to......

How much time men and women spend on job-related activities

Women on an average gave 10 minutes more to "employment-related activities" and spent 7 minutes less on "unpaid domestic services for household members" per day in 2024 against what they did five......

Sensex sinks 425 points dragged by auto stocks, foreign fund outflows

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, dragged by auto stocks and relentless foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Weak US markets and tariff......

Uncertainty over US tariff measures drags markets down

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third day on Thursday as fresh tariff threats, weak Asian markets and foreign fund outflows hurt investors' sentiment. Photograph: Danish......

The Brutalist Review: Totally Oscar-Worthy!

The Brutalist reaches its full potential, thanks not just to its writing and its technical brilliance but also Adrien Brody's performance, applauds Deepa Gahlot. For a filmmaker in his mid-30s to......

'Women In Paatal Lok Rarely Cry'

'No woman is stronger than one who acknowledges her vulnerabilities.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tillotama Shome/Instagram The incredibly talented Tillotama Shome takes up an unusual role of a......

The Curious Case Of Miley's Missing Eyebrows

Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress Oscar......

A Complete Unknown Review: An Enigma Called Bob Dylan

Through Bob Dylan's music, lyrics, and Timothée Chalamet’s superb acting, we feel we have rubbed shoulders with greatness, even when it is full of flaws, self-doubts, warts and all,......

Eight-minute VAR check at Bournemouth is new English record

'It's not football any more; this is embarrassing' IMAGE: A big screen displays a VAR review message during the FA Cup fifth round match between AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at......

Penalty drama: Forest edge Ipswich in FA Cup thriller

IMAGE: Nottingham Forest's Jota Silva and Morgan Gibbs-White celebrate after winning the penalty shoot-out. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Nottingham Forest reached the FA Cup quarter-finals as......

ISL: NorthEast United rout Chennaiyin FC, qualify for play-offs

IMAGE: NorthEast United FC's players celebrate a goal against Chennaiyin FC in the ISL match on Monday. Photograph: NorthEast United FC/X NorthEast United FC stormed into the Indian Super League......

CT Semis: Should India Play Chakravarthy?

Except in the IPL, the Australians have not had a good look at Varun Chakravarthy's bowling and that could spell trouble for Steve Smith and Co. IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy has foxed batters with......

LaLiga: Barcelona roar back to top!

IMAGE: Barcelona's Ronald Araujo celebrates scoring their third goal. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Barcelona returned to the top of the LaLiga table with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over......