'This is a much more sophisticated Emergency'

'Where you change the law and then say, we are following the law.''The fact is, the law is not meeting any international standards.''How can you call UAPA or PMLA a law when you are guilty until......

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication;......

Diana Hayden didn't deserve Miss World title: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb

After his “Internet in the Mahabharata era” remark, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb claimed that international beauty pageants were a farce and questioned the rationale behind......

When PM pitched for New India at Red Fort

Here are some glimpses of the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort.  In I-Day speech, PM says bullets or abuses won't help resolve Kashmir   Prime Minister Narendra Modi,......

Markets slip amid weak European cues

Benchmark share indices ended lower on Friday, tracking weakness in Europe, with index heavyweight Reliance and bank shares leading the decline. At the close, the Sensex was down 110 points at......

Markets surge on fuel hike, Fed action

Benchmark share indices ended up 2.5 per cent on Friday and the rupee appreciated sharply, shrugging off higher-than-expected August inflation, after the government's bold move to increase diesel......

Markets end down dragged by metal, banks

Benchmark share indices ended lower, amid a volatile trading session, weighed by weakness among Metal, Banks and Capital Goods shares. Weak performance of the global markets also dampened the......

Markets end lower as heavyweights drag

Markets ended in the red, albeit off the day's low as selling persisted in realty and oil & gas shares.The Sensex, after trading on a subdued note through the day, ended down 130 points at 17,374.......

Celebrate Janmashtami with These Songs

Bollywood has often celebrated Lord Krishna with lovely songs over the years.On the festive occasion of Janmashtami, Subhash K Jha picks his favourite Kanha songs. Kanha Bole Na, Sangat In her......

'I felt Irrfan may come back'

'I knew Irrfan was unwell.''I knew that things were not going well, but there was always that hope.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Irrfan/Instagram Shah Rukh Khan has given us so many love stories on......

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.A fascinating excerpt from Amit Khanna's Words. Sounds. Images: A History Of......

What Pataakha has in common with Paheli, Lootere

It goes way beyond a fantastic team! Brevity is the soul of wit. As one of William Shakespeare's greatest admirers, Vishal Bhardwaj knows it only too well. The director's crackling new offering......

Ranji Round-up: Rajasthan, J'khand post massive totals

IMAGE: Action from the match between Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the Ranji Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega......

Ranji: Sindhu's 11-wkt haul powers Haryana to victory

IMAGE: Nishant Sindhu took 5 wickets in the second innings. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Nishant Sindhu/Instagram Left-arm spinner Nishant Sindhu delivered a match-winning performance, taking 5/56 in......

Ranji Trophy: Gaikwad stuns Mumbai despite Iyer's ton

Gaikwad leads strong Maharashtra response after Iyer's ton lifts Mumbai IMAGE: RUturaj Gaikwad celebrate with team-mates. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ruturaj Gaikwad hit an unbeaten 80 to lead a......

Ranji Trophy: Mum teen Mhatre hits century; Double century for Sudarshan

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. Teenager Mhatre hits ton as Mumbai in command IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's Sai Sudarshan celebrates his double ton against Delhi on Friday.......

Ex-India wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra named national selector

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ajay Ratra/Instagram The Board of Control for Cricket in India appointed former India wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra as a selector of the men's cricket team on Tuesday. He......