Mosques, mazar covered on Haridwar kanwar route; removed after flak

Facades of two mosques and a mazar along the kanwar yatra route in Uttarakhand's Haridwar city were on Friday covered with large sheets of white cloth to "prevent trouble" but were removed by the......

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......

SDRF constable Ashiq Ali is toast of town for saving 5 kanwariyas

A Muslim head constable of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in Uttarakhand's Haridwar is being extolled for his heroic acts of saving five Kanwariyas, including two minors, from drowning in......

Water resources, Ganga allocations surge 55% to Rs 30,234 cr

The total Budget allocated for the department of water resources, river development, and Ganga Rejuvenation has surged to Rs 30,233.83 crore, 55 percent up from last year's allotment of Rs......

10 Songs That Make Us So Proud Of India

'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.' IMAGE: Shantanu Moitra makes music with singer Papon. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shantanu Moitra/Instagram From......

Kanjoos Makhichoos Review: Not Funny At All!

Kunal Kemmu's default mode performing comedy is overacting.When surrounded by much more competent theatre-trained actors, he falls consistently short.(In the past, this role would have been......

'Is it a crime to be close to Brij Bhushan?'

IMAGE: Sanjay Singh hit out at the protesting wrestlers. Photograph: ANI Newly-appointed Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh on Saturday lashed out at the protesting......

Virender to return Padma Shri, urges Sachin Tendulkar, Neeraj Chopra to...

IMAGE: Showing solidarity with Bajrang Punia, Virender Singh Yadav is set to return his Padma Shri to the government. Photograph: Virender Singh/X Deaflympics gold medallist Virender Singh Yadav,......

Bajrang returns Padma Shri; attempt to meet PM thwarted by police

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia was among the wrestlers that protested against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual assault allegations. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Bajrang Punia/Instagram......

Congress puppet or BJP supporter? Sakshi, Babita lock horns

Sakshi and Babita engage in war of words over wrestlers' protest against WFI chief IMAGE: Three-time CWG medallist and BJP leader Babita Phogat. Photograph: PTI In an ugly war of words,......

Wrestlers suspend protest for a week; WFI elections by June 30

IMAGE: The wrestlers met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence on Wednesday. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday agreed to suspend their agitation......