Don't drag us...: SC slams child rights body for probe against missionaries

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) not to drag the apex court in its agenda over a plea seeking an SIT probe into cases of children......

Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan.But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian,......

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

'I don't think I will die so fast'

'My wife, family members as well as members of the workers will be trustees.''The trust will take all decisions -- no family member can individually take any decision.' On the passing of Subrata......

How Modi can solve India's Poverty Problem

'Just as the BJP has been harnessing the power of religion for political purposes, Modi needs to harness the power of religious and corporate institutions for poverty alleviation,' says T C A......

Nobel, Dylan and the twilight of authority

The Nobel follows a line of mighty brands that have bent low to kiss the feet of the popular, says Itu Chaudhuri. 'The Nobel Committee has won the Bob Dylan Prize,' announced the Always Contrarian......

2022 Flashback...Alia, Lata, Deepika...

As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events... A: ALIA ALL OVER IMAGE: Alia Bhatt at the Berlin film festival. Photograph:......

'I said I'll do Baghban if I got maximum scenes with Amitabh Bachchan'

'I got an offer to do a cameo in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin.''I did it just to get out of my house, and so that my parents would not see me so depressed.' IMAGE: Samir Soni. Making a career in......

What's the Aashiqui star's Afghan link?

'They didn't speak Hindi or English, but love is a universal language.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Anu Aggarwal/Instagram Anu Aggarwal, who shot to fame with movies like Aashiqui and King Uncle,......

'Loathsome on screen, but a sweetheart in life'

'Shashikala was never short of her work.''But somewhere as she grew older she got tired of playing variations of the villain.''She became spiritual.'Subhash K Jha remembers Shashikala who passed......

Kohli's wax statue leaves fans scratching their heads

A wax statue of cricketer Virat Kohli was unveiled at the Jaipur Wax Museum on the occasion of World Heritage Day on Thursday. Anoop Srivastava, founder director of the museum, said for the last......

Naples grieves over death of adoptive son Maradona

  IMAGE: A woman hangs out on a balcony a sheet reading 'Bye Diego' to mourn the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, in Naples, Italy November 26, 2020. Photograph: Yara......

Vijay Amritraj's mother passes away

IMAGE: Former Indian Davis Cupper Vijay Amritraj. Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters Maggie Amritraj, mother of former Indian Davis Cup players Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj, passed away in......