Get ready for Zubin Mehta at NCPA Mumbai on Aug 19, 21

Zubin Mehta, the globally-acclaimed Parsi conductor from Mumbai, music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is all......

Meet Capt Shiva Chouhan: 1st woman officer deployed in Siachen

When Captain Shiva Chouhan became the first woman army officer to be operationally deployed in Siachen -- the world's highest battlefield -- she broke the glass ceiling, and two months into her......

Capt Shiva Reporting For Duty In Siachen

IMAGE: Captain Shiva Chauhan. Photograph: ANI Photo Indian army braves harsh winter. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also see: A record-breaking Poorna Dhanurasana. The......

PIX: Largest khadi national flag unfurled in Ladakh

A 1,000 kg handwoven khadi tricolour, the largest in the country, was unfurled atop a high mountain overlooking the Leh valley on Saturday to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti and the 75th anniversary of......

Poor monsoon likely to push food prices further

The El Nino risks for this year is rising in India and it could result in sub-par rains, hurting rural demand and food inflation in the country, says a report. According to the Japanese brokerage......

'Google 'polluted Internet' with classified material'

After registering a Preliminary Enquiry against Google for alleged mapping of classified areas, CBI has sought help of Survey of India which has alleged that the Internet giant continued to......

Economy doesn't seem water-proof, yet

In the first 20 days of June, cumulative rains have been 26 per cent below normal. Deficient rainfall is the last thing India needs at this point in time, as it would not only hit economic growth......

Govt banks: Higher NPAs to pinch senior management's pocket

The senior management of state-owned banks might get less of performance-linked pay this year than in the past, if they fail to bring down bad loans and high-cost deposits. To improve the asset......

Will mom Soni Razdan direct Alia Bhatt after SOTY?

Even as her daughter Alia Bhatt gets ready for a movie career with an acting debut in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year, mom Soni Razdan is busy with a script that she will direct soon after SOTY's......

Hong Kong film fails to impress at Locarno

Ankur Pathak captures the essence of the Locarno International Film Festival, live from Locarno! After including films as linguistically diverse as one can accomodate, the eighth day at the......

Why Akshay Kumar isn't feeling Blue

One would think that after suffering a number of flops, Akshay Kumar would be feeling low. But far from feeling blue after critics panned his latest film Blue, the actor has decided to get......

'Dancing is tougher than cricket'

For once, 'hockey' seemed to win over 'cricket'! Shilpa Shukla -- best known for her Chak De! India role as a hockey player -- beat former cricketer Mohinder Amarnath on the dance floor during a......

IOC is intimidating Kenyan athletes, says former champion

By forcing Kenyan athletes to undergo additional drugs tests before allowing them to compete in Rio, the International Olympic Committee is trying to intimidate his countrymen, a former running......

Kenya says undecided over Olympics threat posed by Zika virus

- Sports authorities across the world are scrambling to find out more about the mosquito-borne virus as they make plans for the games in August. IMAGE: Rio Olympics 2016's organizing committee......

Double delight for Ethiopia but elite runners slam Mumbai marathon

IMAGE: Elite marathon runners cross the Bandra-Worli sealink. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Solomon Deksisa and Amane Gobena made it a double delight for Ethiopia in the $ 405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon......

Farah makes winning return; allegedly tells team-mate to 'f*** off

'This victory is a way to answer some of the critics' Britain's Mo Farah celebrates. Photograph: Pierre Albouy/Reuters Double Olympic champion Mo Farah won the 5,000 metres at the Diamond League......

Confusion reigns as tired Farah just makes cut for 5,000 final

In his own words, Briton’s Mo Farah “is no morning person”. New world 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah brushed the sleep from his eyes and forced his tired legs around 15 laps of......