President gets emotional at Dr Singh's farewell

President Pranab Mukherjee gave a touching farewell to ‘gentleman’ Manmohan Singh, recalling their four-decade-long association from Singh’s bureaucracy days till he became the......

'Use your privilege to make someone's life better'

Amid the ongoing pandemic, Debjyoti Saha's animation video on the migrant crisis struck a chord with many who shared it all over the Internet.'I wanted to ensure that public memory of the......

Manoj Sinha's ambitious plans for J&K

'For far too long, people in J&K have felt the government doesn't exist for them.''My first priority is to make them feel that not only does it exist, it is there to work for them,' the J&K LG......

Taj Mahal gets a makeover before Trumps visit Agra

From Dwight D Eisenhower to Bill Clinton, many American presidents have made sure they’re photographed against the backdrop of the Taj. And, now the monument is ready to impress Trump for......

Why vegetable prices are hitting the roof

India Meteorological Department has forecast that the current phase of intense heat would continue for a few more days over western Rajasthan, eastern Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha region of......

Why are vegetable prices going through the roof?

The fruit size of average kharif vegetables remained lower, due to lack of irrigation   Vegetables are steadily slipping out of the common man’s plate, due to skyrocketing prices. Since......

Vegetable prices rise on heat, less rain forecast

During August-September, if sowing does not pick up vegetable prices might rise further to cover seasonal demand Intense heat and forecasts of deficient monsoon rain have kept vegetable prices......

Can India maintain the growth momentum in 2016?

  For April-June, it had grown 7 per cent, raising concerns over recovery. Attributing the uptick in growth to gains from low oil prices and the government's focus on capital expenditure,......

Pagalpanti review

You can imagine the standard of Pagalpanti's humour when characters are named Wifi, Bully and Tully, a hospital placard reads Dr Trump and bitter gourd is mistaken for poison to evoke laughs, warns......

Bigg Boss 10: Swami, keep your 'parampara' in your pocket

How dare Swami Om talk about Indian culture when he doesn't know how to talk to women or about them, asks Tista Sengupta. Wednesday night's episode starts with Bigg Boss calling Manveer to the......

When Om Puri deserved an Oscar

'I started learning to pull a rickshaw from two regular rickshaw-pullers.' 'Once I stopped at a roadside tea-stall to have a cup of tea.''It was early morning and two elderly customers were......

Mexican Open: Machac beats Fokina for maiden ATP title

IMAGE: The Czech Republic's Tomas Machac celebrates with the winner's trophy after defeating Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the Mexican Open at Arena GNP Seguros, Acapulco, on......