Srinagar turns festive for Eid

Srinagar markets are overflowing with enthusiastic shoppers who are shopping to their heart's content for the festival of Eid. After the somber Ramadan, the atmosphere has become festive, as......

Swine flu toll mounts to 17; schools, theatres shut in Mumbai

Swine flu on Wednesday claimed five more lives, four of them in worst-hit Pune alone, taking the countrywide toll to 17 even as authorities in Mumbai shut down schools and colleges for a week and......

The man Putin fears most

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel glances at the life and political career of Alexey Navalny who has been banned from challenging Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential election. IMAGE: Alexey Navalny --......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s this week’s collection of the world’s craziest and funniest stories from around the world. 1) The 77-year-old weightlifting champ   Meet Willie Murphy, a 77-year-old......

The Honda Civic is back, bigger and better than before

The radical styling that consists of 17-inch diamond-cut wheel rims and a chrome grill that comes with a sleek coupe-inspired profile -- the kind you'd expect to see in an Acura or a Lexus sports......

GM, Chrysler fall may cost 250,000 jobs

Bankruptcies of automakers General Motors and Chrysler could cost as many as quarter million people their jobs over the next year and a half, a media report says. According to a report in......

How ICICI came a long way in a short time

From urging customers to live life on their own terms, to asking them to keep faith, brand ICICI has come a long way in a short time. ICICI Bank's market cap, growing at breakneck speed until last......

What does Obama's tax proposal mean for India?

Eight days ago, when US President Barack Obama gave a seven-minute speech on the need to reform America's tax code, a full-scale panic immediately gripped India's IT sector. Already sceptical of......

The Man Behind Pathaan

Big stars, big budgets, breezy soundtrack and the promise of a good time is director Siddharth Anand's specialty. High on foreign locales and fancy styling, his entertainers exude the A to Z of......

'Raj was such a great guy'

'Raj was such a fun jovial guy, full of life.' IMAGE: Raj Kaushal and Mandira Bedi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raj Kaushal/Instagram I got to know Raj Kaushal when he directed Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi......

The Arjun Patiala Review

Arjun Patiala doesn't add up to be the spoof it was meant to be, complains Prasanna D Zore. Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma, Ronit Roy, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Seema Pahwa are quite......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......

PM Modi lauds grapple Aman's perseverance

IMAGE: Grappler Aman Sehrawat after winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday. Photograph: Khel Olympics/Reuters Wrestler Aman Sehrawat overcoming adversity to stand on the......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 11

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat reacts at the end of her Olympics wrestling women's Freestyle 50kg semi-final against Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, on Tuesday. Photograph:......

PIX: Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth swim gold

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Saturday. IMAGE: Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrates with Australia's silver medallist Ariarne Titmus after......

PIX: EPL champs Man City's blue parade!

IMAGE: Manchester City's Phil Foden holds the Premier League trophy as Erling Braut Haaland celebrates on the bus during the victory parade in Manchester, Britain, on Sunday. Photograph: Jason......