Birthday Special: Javed Akhtar at 70, the man, the magic, the milestone

The Bollywood stalwart turns 70 on January 17.There is never a dull moment in the company of his sparkling eyes and splendid repartee, a characteristic that makes him a delight to read, hear, or......

Yahaan looks starkly different

War films are tough nuts to crack. Either you have to be bursting at the seams with gritty realism, a la Schindler's List, or you can trip gaily into jingoistic escapism, like Rambo or Mission:......

'Namesake is very uncannily my story!'

The casting of Mira Nair's next film, The Namesake, has been hogging headlines for a while now. Rani Mukerji was approached first for the movie. The deal fell through and Mr And Mrs Iyer star......

Saina backs Sindhu to find winning touch in Paris

IMAGE: India's P.V. Sindhu in action. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters. London 2012 Bronze medalist Saina Nehwal believes PV Sindhu can rediscover her winning form in time for the Paris Games.......

Defending champs India lose Thomas Cup quarters to China

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BAI/X Lakshya Sen was the lone bright spot as the Indian men's team failed to defend its title after going down fighting 1-3 to China in the quarterfinals, while the......

Thomas Cup: Holders India lose to Indonesia, enter quarters

IMAGE: HS Prannoy picked up the only win for India against Indonesia. Photograph: BAI Media/X Defending champions India's hopes of entering the Thomas Cup knockout stage as group topper were......

Prannoy, Sen to lead India's defence in Thomas Cup

Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup IMAGE: The Indian team with their gold medals on winning the Thomas Cup. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Twitter Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the two top women's......

All England C'ships: Lakshya enters quarters; Sindhu ousted

IMAGE: India's Lakshya Sen bettered his head-to-head record against Danish World No 3 Anders Antonsen with a 2nd round win at the All England Championships. Photograph: BAI Media/X India's Lakshya......