India Honours Nepalese Army Chief

IMAGE: General Ashok Raj Sigdel with President Droupadi Murmu, December 12, 2024. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan It's a long standing military tradition that the chiefs of the Indian and Nepalese......

'Mazar' inside school where Rahul Gandhi studied razed

A 'mazar' within the walls of a famous residential school in Dehradun was razed following protests by right-wing Hindu outfits. Photograph: The Doon School on Facebook The structure stood inside......

Kochi's Jews Pass Into History

Queenie Hallegua, who passed away at 89 in August, was almost the last of the Sephardi Jews in Fort Kochi.Her son Dr David Hallegua reflects on his mother's death and of his life growing up in......

What Our Netas Can Borrow From Trump

Our politicians need to take a leaf out of Mr Trump's personalised merchandise sale: It keeps his image in the public eye, continuing to engage him differently and innovatively with his supporters,......

Budget 2025: FM takes part in customary halwa ceremony

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday participated in a traditional ‘halwa' ceremony, marking the final stage for the preparation of Union Budget 2025-26 to be unveiled on February 1......

Countdown Begins To Budget 2025

It will be the second Budget of the Modi 3.0 government and the eighth straight Budget for Nirmala Sitharaman, rare in Indian polity. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......

Are You Ready For Rasha-Aaman's Azaad?

Film folk stepped out to watch debutants Rasha Thadani and Aaman Devgn's new film, Azaad which released on January 17. Read the review here. Rasha Thadani glams up for the screening of her debut......

Golden Globes 2025: Top 10 Moments

It's that time of the year again when Hollywood's biggest party rolls out red carpet glamour and raises a toast to the stars of silver screen and small. As expected, the 82nd annual Golden Globes......

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

A quick look at the winners of the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Adrien Brody poses with his The Brutalist co-stars, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

Shocking! Medvedev destroys net camera at Aus Open

IMAGE: Daniil Medvedev reacts as he holds his smashed racquet during his first round match against Thailand's Kasidit Samrej at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Photographs: Francis......

Shami to be rested ahead of Bengal's Vijay Hazare Trophy opener

IMAGE: Shami recently returned to domestic cricket after a lengthy injury layoff due to ankle surgery. Photograph: BCCI Veteran India pacer Mohammad Shami will be rested for Bengal's Vijay Hazare......

Shami won't be rushed to Australia; to play Mushtaq Ali T20s

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's inclusion in the Bengal T20 squad is part of a fitness assessment ahead of a potential return to India's team for the latter half of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Photograph:......

Olympics PIX: Germany win triathlon mixed relay gold

IMAGE: Laura Lindemann of Germany crosses the finish line to win the race and the gold medal ahead of Beth Potter of Great Britain and Taylor Knibb of United States in the triathlon mixed relay......

French Open PIX: Djokovic survives scare; De Minaur stuns Medvedev

Images from Day 9 of the 2024 French Open, at Roland Garros, on Monday. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates after reaching his 59th major quarter-final -- the most by any men's player. Photograph:......