'Gyanendra back on the throne would be bad news for the Nepali people. He may not have learnt from his experience, but we have.' IMAGE: Pro-monarchist demonstrators hurl stones at riot police......
One fact is irrefutable: Nepal's recent political history tells us that the route to a return of monarchy cannot go through India despite friends in high places, asserts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE:......
What some of our leaders have been up to. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin presents a thali to a couple as he presides over the mass marriages of 31 couples at the Marundeeswarar......
A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......
A spoked copper wheel of the Kushana era, an arrowhead of Rajput period and coins dating from the Mughal reign are among a range of ancient artefacts unearthed in the latest excavation currently......
Two years have passed since 8/11.But this is not the first time that India's currency of the time faced the axe.The Mughals, after invading a territory, would effect the demonetisation of the local......
As one of the world's oldest currencies, the Indian rupee's new symbol deserved a more dignified debut, says Sanjaya Baru. The Indian rupee's new symbol, an elegant, simple and brilliant......
Consumers say they cannot buy branded FMCG items; in mobile phones, customers opt for low-end handsets while retaining brand loyaltyLast year, Ashok Das, a farmer-cum-fisherman from the small......
'My mom had told me a great deal about Meena Kumari and how she could make a tear drop at the right moment.''A legend who was in total control.''But when I finally met her, I saw a frail,......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Farah Khan/Instagram Everyone has tried to get it right. From Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt, to now, Ed Sheeran, celebs have tried to learn how to perfect Shah Rukh......
Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot. Mainstream Hindi cinema went through a phase......
What makes Har Har Mahadev consistently watchable are the solid performances from its stellar cast, applauds Mayur Sanap. In a renaissance of sorts in Marathi cinema, film-makers are freely......
Beware of the Bollywood outlaw. With a striking black tilak marked on the forehead, bullet-loaded belt around the waist, a perennially furious gaze and a tone as threatening as that rifle in hand,......
IMAGE: Pace bowler Gurnoor Brar in action for Punjab Kings during IPL 2023 last year. Photograph: BCCI The Indian teams over the years have depended a lot on match simulations and Gautam Gambhir's......
IMAGE: Shakib Al Hasan’s 14,271 international runs with 14 hundreds, 708 wickets and 119 catches across 446 international games in last 17 years, puts him on a......
IMAGE: Bangladesh is ready to show India how far they have come. Photograph: ANI Photo The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday that Team India would tour their country in......
Sachin Tendulkar's journey in One Day International cricket is nothing short of a fairytale. From being the youngest Indian cricketer to make his international debut in 1989 to becoming the first......
Overpower Sri Lanka by 144 to claim title IMAGE: India's Under-19 team beat Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup title in Mirpur on Sunday. Photograph: Twitter Delhi boys Ayush Badoni and Harsh......