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Punjab parties reward turncoats with poll tickets

Several turncoats, cutting across political lines, have been rewarded with tickets by their new parties for the February 20 Assembly polls in Punjab. IMAGE: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president......

Chidambaram sent to 4-day CBI custody till Aug 26

IMAGE: Senior Congress leader and former Union home and finance minister P Chidambaram after he was produced in a CBI court in the INX media case, in New Delhi, on Thursday. Photograph: Ravi......

Stories our grandmother told us...

'What we really need is a revival of storytelling at bedtime.'Avantika Bhuyan reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As a child, my favourite event of the day was the power cut. That's......

Rifleman Aurangzeb, Maj Aditya among those awarded Shaurya Chakra

Major Aditya Kumar, who was embroiled in a controversy after his unit fired on a stone-pelting mob in South Kashmir's Shopian in January leading to death of three persons, is among 20 armed forces......

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

'It's not only holy reverence that drives them to such vigilantism -- there is adventure too.''Some of the younger gau rakshaks enjoy the thrill of the chase: Stopping vehicles, wielding weapons,......

Priyanka Chopra's secret 'passion project'

Besides the five Indian films that are playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year -- a rather large collection at an international film festival, says Aseem Chhabra -- there are......

India's inputs retained in new climate change accord draft

Climate Action Network International, consortium of NGOs across the world working on climate change, said the new draft is shorter by five pages than the previous version as options have been......

'Nobody can stop India from becoming a super power'

'Innovators are positive people and they see a solution for every problem. People who want to look at the status quo and just make money, will look at problem in every solution.' 'You have an......

Drones boom: The next big opportunity after e-commerce

Image: Drone built by ideaforge called Netra. Photograph, courtesy: ideaForge In 2003, three Indian Institute of Technology Bombay students got together to build a hovercraft by......

Ramesh takes tough stand on global emission cuts

Under attack from Opposition parties and non-government organisations back home, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday admitted to 'nuancing' of the Indian position that it will not accept......

Kohrra Review: Haunting

Kohrra is a terrific ensemble piece but the two fine leads keep show glued together, applauds Aseem Chhabra. Towards the middle of Netflix's new riveting six-part series Kohrra, Amarpal Garundi......

'Wasseypur Is The Bane Of My Life'

'There is a not a single film that I've made that I regret.' IMAGE: Jameel Khan and Manoj Bajpayee in Gangs Of Wasseypur. As Gangs Of Wasseypur turns 11 on June 22, its director Anurag Kashyap......

Which book-to-screen is YOUR fave? VOTE!

In Parineeti Chopra's upcoming Netflix release The Girl On The Train, the actress goes against type to play an alcoholic, whose obsession around a happily married couple lands her in the middle of......

The 10 BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS of 2020

The pandemic and the lockdown came into our lives without warning. Nobody was prepared to be stuck at home. All social activity suddenly ended. Movie theatres were shut down and we missed the......

Raghuvir Yadav: Masterful Actor For All Seasons

When Raghuvir Yadav plays a character, he jumps out of the pages and acquires flesh and blood. But the actor's journey to films wasn't an easy one. His family of farmers, in the small village of......

Aryan, Suhana, Kaviya At IPL Auction

The eyes of the cricketing world were focussed on the Indian Premier League mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday, February 12. With the addition of two teams and all the 10 franchises having to......

IPL Working Group meets KKR owners; Raman attends meeting

Members of the IPL Working Group had a meeting with Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Jay Mehta and CEO Venky Mysore on Wednesday. Former India skipper Anil Kumble joined in the discussion via video......

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in......

Vijay Hazare C'ship: Rasool's effort in vain as J&K lose

Punjab's bowlers made up for a poor performance by the team's batsman to beat Jammu and Kashmir by 49 runs in a low-scoring, weather-truncated North Zone leg encounter of the Vijay Hazare National......

Rendezvous CEO meets IPL, IMG officials

P T Keshav, the CEO of Rendezvous Sports World (RSW) consortium that bid successfully for the Kochi Indian Premier League franchise for $333.33 million, had an "operational" meeting with IPL CEO......

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