How India celebrated its first Republic Day in 1950

Huge tri-colour-themed banners have been put up along the Kartavya Path while the theme for this year's tableaux that would roll down the boulevard where the annual Republic Day celebrations take......

One Month Of Trump: The World Is In Shock

The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of understanding -- a world view -- is popularly expected from its leadership. From a country identified with freedom,......

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Women shoot a damaged picture of Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, Syria, December 8, 2024 after he fled......

35 killed, 43 hurt as 62-year-old man rams car into crowd in China

Thirty-five people were killed and 43 others injured when a 62-year-old man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre on Monday in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, which is......

Johnny Bakshi symbolised the triumph of the outsider in Bollywood

Such a person is rare in today's film world, notes Amit Khanna.  He had the most unique, full-throated laugh, which was his signal greeting. Johnny Bakshi was a rare film personality who was......

Now, Manoj Tiwari to make a historical

After Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar,historicals seem to havecaught on in the Hindi film industry. Now, it's Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari's turn to produce and star in a Hindi film on the founder......

Madras Cafe: All about John Abraham...

A Ganesh Nadar, who once met V Prabhakaran at the LTTE's press conference in Jaffna, feels Madras Cafe is not about the Tigers. The film's all about John Abraham, he says. Much controversy was......

'In Sagar Sarhadi's death, we lost a powerful voice'

'I'm very proud of having worked with one of the finest minds of India and Indian cinema.' IMAGE: Sagar Sarhadi, who passed into the ages on Sunday, March 21. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jackie......

Coetzee, Klaasen, Maharaj return for India T20Is

IMAGE: Gerald Coetzee was sidelined with injury. Photograph: Reuters The fast-bowling duo of Gerald Coetzee and Marco Jansen were both included in South Africa’s 16-man squad for the......

Imtiaz Patel is the new ICC CEO

South Africa's Imtiaz Patel was on Monday appointedthe next Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council, whichnamed India's I S Bindra asPrincipal Advisor, a new post at the game's......