Wah, there's a Taj Mahal in Kashmir

The Taj journeys to Kashmir. Three talented Kashmiri artists have carved an awesome-looking Taj Mahal-shaped igloo out of snow. Zubair Ahmed, one of the artists with ice scrapers as powerful as......

Nehru: The Man Who Knew No Fear

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 134th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra looks at incidents when the first prime minister showed exemplary courage, bravery and integrity. IMAGE: Prime Minister Jawaharlal......

Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away

Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital on Monday after a brief illness, a doctor said. Purandare......

Retiring cop sports bloody clothes from Rajiv murder

Wearing the bloodstained cap and badge -- evidence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case -- on the day of his retirement was a cocktail of emotions, says IPS officer Prateep V Phillip, who......

Grasim Industries' rights issue will strengthen balance sheet, fuel growth

Grasim Industries has announced a rights issue of around Rs 4,000 crore with the promoters committed to fully subscribing to their entitlements and to covering any unsubscribed po­r­tion.......

Rising costs, competition leave paint sector in need of fresh coat

Festival season may add vibrant strokes to volumes, but margins remain a blank canvas. Paint companies have lagged behind their consumer peers in the past year. Photograph: Courtesy, Shalimar......

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Photograph: Brian......

How Modi govt had once used Facebook, Google for digital push

From educating people about the internet, connecting far-flung areas with a high-speed net, promoting entrepreneurship, building start-up incubators, women empowerment, to even running a voter......

President Comforts Emotional Manasi Parekh

The 70th National Awards saw the best in the film business converge at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi to be honoured by President Droupadi Murmu. Photograph: ANI Photo Manasi Parekh gets emotional as......

'Heeramandi wasn't another sex scene'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond......

Sonakshi's Stunning Look Test For Heeramandi

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha/Instagram Just in case anybody's forgotten how gorgeous Sonakshi Sinha can look, the actor sends in a timely reminder. Playing Fareedan in Sanjay Leela......

Date Night For Aditi-Siddharth

The who's who of Bollywood made sure to attend Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.  Alia, Ananya, Sonakshi Watch Heeramandi Aditi Rao Hydari, who......

It's June 25 Again For Kapil's Devils!

To celebrate India's glorious World Cup win on June 25, 1983, Paymentz launch The 1983 World Cup Opus exactly 39 years later. The limited edition coffee table book features anecdotes from the World......

'Umran Malik should be in T20 World Cup team'

IMAGE: Umran Malik has been selected for the T20 series against Ireland, commencing on Sunday and it remains to be seen whether he gets to make his India debut.Photograph: Ireland Cricket/Twitter......

Mahabharat's 'Bheem' Sobti made Indian sports history

IMAGE: Praveen Kumar Sobti won the gold medal in the discus throw at the Asian Games 1966 held in Bangkok and clinched a bronze in hammer throw at the same edition. He also won a silver in hammer......

What you don't know about Sachin Tendulkar!

Rajneesh Gupta checks out The Master's unknown records and milestones. IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, 16, in the third Test against Pakistan in Lahore, December 1989. Photograph: Ben......

WACA curator 'trying to produce bounciest wicket we can'

IMAGE: Australia's Josh Hazlewood inspects the pitch during an Australian training session at Optus Stadium in Perth on Thursday. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images WACA head curator Brett......