MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

TN Seshan took up CEC's job on Kanchi Sankaracharya's advice

When TN Seshan's name was proposed for the post of chief election commissioner by the Chandra Shekhar government, he was caught in two minds. IMAGE: Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan.......

Nepal elects Ram Chandra Poudel as new prez amid mounting political crisis

Ram Chandra Poudel of Nepali Congress was on Thursday elected as the new president of Nepal, amid increasing political instability in the country ruled by a fragile coalition headed by Prime......

J-K police arrest teacher turned Lashkar terrorist with bomb in perfume bottle

A government school teacher-turned Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist was arrested for allegedly carrying out multiple blasts, including one in a bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims, with the intention to......

Review: Hawaizaada is a flight of fancy that fails to take off

Thanks to the film’s half-baked treatment, it is reduced to appearing like a flight of fancy of an impulsive wastrel than an ambitious dream of a strong-willed genius, writes Nishi Tiwari.......

G20 Summit: India's top sportspersons hail PM Modi

IMAGE: Sportspersons applauded PM Narendra Modi for successfully hosting the G20 summit. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, India's top sports......

Mumbai marathon images: Ndiso, Bizunesh supreme

Kenyan domination continued at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon with Denis Ndiso beating an illustrious field to clock 2:12:34 seconds and win the overall men's crown and winner's......

Paes, Kuznetsova triumph at French Open

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova poses with her trophy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris after winning against her compatriot Dinara Safina in the women's final at the French Open tennis tournament at......

African rivalry set to dominate Mumbai Marathon

African athletes are expected to continue their dominance with runners from Kenya and Ethiopia likely to battle it out for top honours from among 2475 participants at the 9th Standard Chartered......

Marathon: Indian women take short route to succeed

In what was a rather shameful end to an otherwise glorious event, two Indian women athletes were disqualified on grounds that tantamount to cheating at the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. At the 24.2......