Don't Expect Modi To Change!

'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......

Inside the 'Maya'nagari called Lucknow

Queen Maya had not become pregnant despite 20 years of being married to King Suddhodana, the ruler of the Sakya clan of Kapilavastu (in modern Bihar), till she dreamed of a white elephant,......

Who is to blame for the royal mess in Rajasthan?

The BJP may be ready and waiting to pounce on another key state of the Hindi heartland, but it is the Congress's holy trinity that issued them an invitation to the beheading, observes Sunil......

hurriyat appeals to world to visit Kashmir

Terming the ongoing polls in the state as a "drama", moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Monday appealed to the international community to send delegations to......

Ranbir's 40 on 40 Playlist

Raj Kapoor's grandson and Rishi and Neetu's son Ranbir proved he's a chip of the old block when he made his acting debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya. Though Bhansali's 2007 musical......

Guess which heroines are rocking the bikinis?

Bollywood is all about the bikinis these days, and everytime a heroine wears a two-piece, it's flashed all over the news channels.So let's check how closely you've been paying attention. Identify......

Shilpa Shetty takes up for SRK

Shilpa Shetty, who suffered racial discrimination during the British reality television show Celebrity Big Brother, claimed that Shah Rukh Khan's detention by US immigration officers at Newark......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

Sandeep enters AIBA Youth World Boxing last 16

Sandeep Sharma advanced to the pre-quarter finals of the 75 kg division after defeating Joongwon Kim of Korea on a mixed day for the Indians in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Yerevan,......

Gukesh Meets Gautambhai

IMAGE: World Chess Champion D Gukesh met business tycoon Gautam Adani on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gautam Adani/X   Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani met World......

Zareen settles for silver at Youth World Boxing Championships

Reigning junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (54kg) settled for a silver medal after her winning run was finally halted at the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championships in Albena, Bulgaria on......

Women's Youth World Boxing: Zareen enters final

The 17-year-old Nikhat Zareen (54kg) of India continued her winning run to enter the final of the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championships in Albena, Bulgaria. The reigning junior world......

India gear up to settle the score against Germany

IMAGE:  India have a very good opportunity to avenge their loss in Paris. Photograph: Hockey India/X International hockey will return to the capital after a 10-year gap when Olympic......