'Atal ji picked my call but Sonia kept me waiting'

After being elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1999, Najma Heptulla rang up the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Berlin to convey the news but had to hold the phone......

Kashmiri Pandit women marrying non-migrants won't lose status: HC

The high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has observed that there will be no change in the migrant status of Kashmiri Pandit women even if they marry non-migrants, upholding a Central......

Wildlife cameras installed in Corbett misused to surveil women

Cameras and drones originally planted in Corbett National Park for conservation activities, such as monitoring animals, are being deliberately misused by local government officials and men to......

11 killed, 25 hurt as Maha SRTC bus overturns in Gondia

At least 11 passengers were killed and 25 others injured after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus overturned in Gondia district of the state on Friday afternoon, the police said.......

'How Did Nehru End Up As PM?'

'About whether I'm worried it will blow up into something, no, I'm used to these things.''I am a voice in the city and have said quite a few things that may have ruffled feathers. But I stuck with......

'When Durga Died, We All Felt The Loss'

'I often wondered while watching the film/trilogy, what if Durga had lived.'' What if Ray made The Durga Trilogy.'Sandip Roy looks back at Pather Panchali's Durga and the woman who brought her......

Will Poonawalla Let Karan Johar Thrive?

A non-strategic investor like Adar Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom.Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: Karan Johar......

'I Got A Lot Of Comments Like 'Second-Hand', 'Used''

'Things haven't been a fairy tale but that does not mean that I sit in a corner cry about it and never ever have the courage to live again.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha Ruth......

Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer smash tons ahead of IPL Auction

IMAGE: Tilak Varma, who made hundreds recently against South Africa at Centurion and Johannesburg, added one more three-figure knock to the list against Meghalaya in Rajkot. Photograph:......

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......

WTA Finals: Zheng downs Paolini, advances to semis

IMAGE: China's Qinwen Zheng in action during her women's singles group stage match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel / Reuters China's Zheng Qinwen reached the......