First-time CM Sharma to face challenges over BJP's poor show in Rajasthan

After the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's poor show in the Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan, the focus is now on first-time Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma who was chosen by the party high command to......

Modi files nomination with allies by his side; Nitish absent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday, an event attended by several National Democratic Alliance leaders including Union ministers and chief......

What Unites Pawars And Scindias?

Exigencies of electoral politics and individual ambitions often stoke family feuds and sibling rivalries. IMAGE: Supriya Sule, Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar's daughter, with her......

All is not well in Amethi: Villagers threaten poll boycott over bad roads

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, local people have put up a banner saying "no road, no vote" outside their village in the Gauriganj tehsil of Amethi, drawing attention to their problems.......

Dange Review: We've Seen Better Before

Much better films about the explosive -- if often misdirected -- energy of the young have been made before than Dange, points out Deepa Gahlot. St Martin's is a multi-disciplinary college in Goa,......

Salman Parties With Shah Rukh, Aamir

When Aamir Khan parties, he makes sure the entire film industry parties with him! The Mumbai wedding reception of daughter Ira Khan and Nupur Shikhare saw the who's who in attendance. Salman Khan......

When Amitabh Planned To Drive A Taxi

When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, the Towering Inferno. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

How Do Star Kids Compare With Stars?

While the nepotism debate is eternal, there are all kinds of star kid debuts in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor had little to do with his son Raj Kapoor's debut except to pass on his artistic genes.......

Praggnanandhaa, Third Youngest Arjuna Awardee

On November 30, President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sports and Adventure Awards 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Arjuna Awards For Nikhat, Lakshya, Seema, Eldhose...   IMAGE: Grandmaster......

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter.com Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting......

TT legend Anchata Kamal to get Khel Ratna

IMAGE: Achanta Sharath Kamal is the sole recipient of this year's Khel Ratna. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel......

CSK's U-19 WC star Hangargekar accused of age-fudging

Rajvardhan Hangargekar is accused of altering his date of birth from January 10, 2001 to November 10, 2002. IMAGE: India's Rajvardhan Hangargekar bowls during the ICC Under-19 World Cup final......

Milkha Singh's energy will always be with us: Farhan

'His story speaks to everyone because it's such a universal message that you need belief in yourself first to succeed.' IMAGE: Farhan Akhtar and girlfriend Shibani Dandekar with Milkha Singh.......