Joining BJP because...: Champai Soren explains switch

Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday asserted that his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party was taken in the interest of Jharkhand and he will resign from the Jharkhand......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

Hasina's UK travel plans hit roadblock, to stay in India

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to travel to London has hit a roadblock over some "uncertainties" and she is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days, people......

Biggest Prisoner Swap In West's History

United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Americans and Russians, released released from detention in Vladimir Putin's Russia, on their arrival at Joint Base......

Kamathipura: From shanty locality to prized real estate

The township will have a central park, gymnasium, open spaces and so on and each set of residential towers is to have its  own playground, play school, and other amenities. Raghavendra Kamath......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed, to a world that was down in the dumps.Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee. RRR's......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Olympics Hockey: India's Rohidas gets one-match ban; will miss semis

IMAGE: Amit Rohidas was shown a red card during the quarter-final against Great Britain after his stick unintentionally hit a rival player. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters India's key......

Paris Olympics: Sreejesh stars as India down Britain to enter semis

In Tuesday's semi-final, India will play Germany IMAGE: Gurjant Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sanjay, Mandeep Singh and Abhishek celebrate with goalkeeper P R Sreejesh after India gets the better of......

Paris Olympics: Archer Tarundeep bows out

IMAGE: Tarundeep Rai of India in action. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai crashed out of the Paris Olympics after losing his individual men's recurve round of......

PIX: Summer Time for Canada; O'Callaghan stuns Titmus

Images from Monday's swimming action at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France. IMAGE: Canada's Summer McIntosh celebrates winning gold in the Olympics swimming women's 400m Individual Medley at......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......