Protests Hit Retail Ahead of Durga Puja

West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver. IMAGE: People perform a street play during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee......

North Korea executes govt officials over floods

North Korean leader Kim Jung un may have executed officials after floods resulted in the deaths in the "hermit kingdom" earlier this year, local media in South Korean reported. IMAGE: Kim Jong Un......

India Should Be Battle Ready With China

'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......

28 dead as rains wreak havoc across north India

At least 28 people died in rain-related incidents Sunday as heavy downpours lashed north and northwest India, causing landslides, traffic chaos and house collapses, as well as a dam breach which......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......

Pratik Gandhi Suffers Mishap On Gandhi Set

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Pratik Gandhi who has a release today Dedh Bigha Zameen -- his third release this year -- has realised playing Mahatma Gandhi is not easy, even if......

'Govt wants to take away women's fundamental right'

'The government wants to ban surrogacy and take away women's fundamental right to do what she wants with her body.' IMAGE: Monika Panwar in Dukaan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Shah Rukh made Baazigar believable'

'When I was composing Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein. I started the song from Uuf Teri, Dillagi, Dil Ko Jalaane Lagi, Dilruba, Tu Mujhe, Nakharen Dikhaane Lagi... Ratanji liked it, but I was singing it......

A Century Of Inspiring Olympic Moments

IMAGE: US gymnast Simone Biles is the most decorated man or woman her sport has ever seen. Photograph: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The Olympics have captured the world's imagination......

T20 WC: Big-hitting Windies face South Africa in must-win clash

IMAGE: For West Indies, a win against South Africa will see them through to the semi-finals, while a loss could make them dependent on other results and the net run rate. Photograph: Windies......

Why Australia can't afford to take Bangladesh lightly

IMAGE: 2021 World T20 champions Australia will be mindful of the dangers of taking Bangladesh lightly on a slow pitch in Antigua. Photograph: ICC/X It's a mismatch on paper but title-favourites......

T20 World Cup: Who India Will Face In Super 8s

Photograph: ICC/X The battle lines for the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup 2024 have been drawn.India, Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are in Group 1 of the Super 8, while the West Indies,......

PIX: Dhoni, Gambhir, Babita cast votes

IMAGE: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the polling station in Ranchi on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Election Commission of India/X Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni......