Can History Repeat Itself?

Electoral setbacks and thwarted ambition can have an unpredictable effect on leaders, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at the Gorakhnath......

Why Politics Will Stay On The Boil

It's obvious to all that the Congress is overestimating its success and the BJP is underestimating people's message delivered through the ballot box, notes Sheela Bhatt. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Is Modi Ki Vote Guarantee Finished?

Now, every state election -- first up, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand later this year, then Delhi in January and Bihar in September next year -- will be seen by his followers for evidence of......

Is Rahul Dividing India To Rule?

Is it is necessary to play divisive politics to succeed in the next general elections? asks Dr Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: People take selfies with Rahul Gandhi during the ongoing Parliament session,......

Junaid Khan's Maharaj To Release On...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Netflix India/Instagram   Maharaj, which marks Junaid Khan's acting debut, releases next month. Taking to Instagram, Director Siddharth P Malhotra shared the first......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Kadak Singh Review: Requiem For The Moaner

To steer clear of sanctimonious newspaper stories all your life, and then be saddled with movies like Kadak Singh -- now there's a rotten bit of luck worth moaning about, sighs Sreehari Nair.......

'Gadar is a powerful word that came out of Partition'

'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.''He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.' IMAGE:......

Satwiksairaj-Chirag win Thailand Open badminton

IMAGE: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi to win the Thailand Open badminton men’s doubles crown in Bangkok on......

Badminton at Asian Games: India sign off with first-ever team silver after losing to China

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Team India/X Injured HS Prannoy's absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouse China to sign off with their first-ever silver medal in......

Kiss 'spoiled' Spain's celebrations: Infantino

IMAGE: Gianni Infantino believes Luis Rubiales ruined Spain's well-deserved celebrations. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Luis Rubiales "spoiled" the......

'It's historic': Spain erupts in joy after World Cup win

IMAGE: Spain fans celebrate after winning the World Cup final. Photograph: Bruna Casas/Reuters Jubilant Spain supporters cheered loudly and waved flags after their team beat England 1-0 in......

Spain's soccer federation stands by its chief Rubiales

IMAGE: The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website said it would take legal action to defend Luis Rubiales' honour. Photograph: RFEF/Handout/Reuters Spain's soccer federation......