What happened in Ayodhya on the eve of consecration

Invitees to the 'pran pratishtha' consecration ceremony at the Ram temple started arriving Sunday in Ayodhya -- once a sleepy town now resplendent with new infrastructure and gripped by heightened......

CBI files FIR over actor Vishal's censor board graft charge

The CBI has lodged an FIR against three persons and unidentified officials of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) over the allegation of actor Vishal that he had to pay Rs 6.5 lakh to......

Nataraja idol made using ancient Chola technique being installed at G20 venue

A towering statue of 'Nataraja', believed to be the world's tallest, being installed at the venue of the upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi, has been made using an ancient casting technique. IMAGE:......

My First Walk In Free India

'At school, on August 15, the Indian flag was raised. There was no national anthem at that time and we sang Rise India Thy Millions Lead,' recalls military legend Major General Ian Cardozo (retd).......

Brand SRK Is Back With A Bang!

'He doesn't need to play eye candy or a boy next door. He has found his mark.''Brands like him because he understands them and he emotes appropriately for them.'   Jawan has shown that......

Mining an opportunity: Firm, transparent laws key to attract investments

Parliament has cleared the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, recently. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters The objective of the Act is to invite investments from......

The Rs 4.5-crore Roma is a departure from all other Ferraris

This Rs 4.5 crore (on-road, Mumbai) performance machine is an all-new Prancing Horse that is visually striking, high on tech and being a Ferrari, offers thrilling performance that will excite your......

Far Out: Check out what's new from Apple's iPhone 14 event

The Apple 'Far Out' event, which was one of the most anticipated tech events of the year, finally happened on Wednesday, bringing new gadgets galore including new iPhones, new watches and new......

'Bombay Has An Intoxicating Personality'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.' IMAGE: Boys with their faces painted in silver during Holi celebrations in......

15 Times Bollywood Mixed Songs, Sightseeing

Come summer and everybody hops on the vacation bandwagon in hopes of travel and sightseeing. But in Bollywood's everlasting fantasy, the feeling goes all year round. Whether it's the demand of a......

Turbo Packs A Punch In Parts

Turbo finds its footing in the latter half with some well-conceived one-upmanship between hero and villain, yet it's marred by poorly executed action set pieces in the climactic showdown, observes......

Is This Aishwarya's Epic Fail At Cannes?

Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's red carpet appearance on Day 2 of this year's Cannes Film Festival brought back memories of another day. The silver gown with......

'Sabhi taraf Tiranga he Tiranga dikh raha hai'

'90 is not impossible because if I am getting close, I can go beyond 90, maybe 92 or 93.''My main focus will be to first cross the 90 mark and then stay consistent in that score.' IMAGES: Neeraj......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......

How Jyothi Yarraji's disqualification turned into silver medal

Jyothi Yarraji Race: AFI president Sumariwalla promises to take up matter to highest level Photographs: Kind Courtesy AFI/X Jyothi Yarraji was first disqualified, then allowed to run and......

World Athletics PIX: Rojas claims triple jump title; Jackson wins 200m

Rojas claims fourth straight world triple jump title IMAGE: World record holder and Olympic champion Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas is unbeaten in more than two years. Photograph: Aleksandra......

PIX: Records shattered, dreams realised at athletics Worlds!

American Lyles delivers with 100m world gold IMAGE: Noah Lyles of the US crosses the line to win the men's 100m final. Photograph: Marton Monus/Reuters Noah Lyles has been talking up his 100......