Delhi BJP wants 40 'Mughal era' village names changed to heroes and martyrs

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asked the Kejriwal government to rename 40 villages with "Mughal era names" after freedom-fighters, artistes, and "martyrs" including Ankit......

How June 25, 1983 Changed India Forever

That win gave us something no other victory ever would: It gave a young nation hope. It gave us the will to dream, notes Abhishek Mande Bhot. IMAGE: Kapil Dev holds aloft the World Cup on the......

57 MLAs renominated in BJP's 4th list for MP polls

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will contest from his traditional Budhni seat, while his cabinet colleague Narottam Mishra will be in the fray from Datia as the Bharatiya Janata......

Several J-K leaders from GN Azad's party re-join Cong

Over 20 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, most of them from Ghulam Nabi Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party, joined the Congress in the presence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on......

Pregnant Richa Chadha Gets Cravings

Film folk queued up to watch Kartik Aaryan perform in his first biopic, Chandu Champion, directed by Kabir Khan, at a screening in Mumbai. Richa Chadha is in the mood for a movie.   Ananya......

Lagaan: How much was Yashpal Sharma paid?

'Reenaji said they would be giving Rs 1.5 lakh to everyone, as the budget was very low.''So I blurted out, "Madam, do lakh toh hone chahiye".' Photograph: Kind courtesy Yashpal Sharma/Instagram......

Maamla Legal Hai Review: A Gem!

Another season of these legal antics would be welcome, applauds Deepa Gahlot.  The legal system in India is mostly a farce, so it is just waiting to be turned into a comedy or satire. The......

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes......

BCCI mourns Yashpal Sharma's death

IMAGE: 'Yashpal Sharma will fondly be remembered for being a great servant of Indian cricket.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter The BCCI on Tuesday condoled the death of former......

India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma dies of cardiac arrest

IMAGE: Yashpal Sharma was known for his gutsy attitude and his stroke-filled half century in the semi-final against England at Old Trafford in the 1983 World Cup . Photograph: Yashpal......

Yashpal Sharma: Of guts, pride and Dilip Kumar's word

IMAGE: Yashpal Sharma didn't have Gavaskar's class or Vengsarkar's flair but he was guts personified. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mohammad Azharuddin/Facebook "I shared a strange relationship with......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

The 1983 World Cup Quiz Challenge

Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC Cricket World Cup/Twitter The 1983 World Cup was a pivotal moment for Indian cricket. It was a tournament that captivated the cricketing world as India emerged......