Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of......

Rajasthan polls: Over 68% voting, stray incidents of violence

More than 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded by 5 pm in the Rajasthan Assembly elections on Saturday, with polling passing off peacefully barring a few stray incidents of violence. IMAGE: An......

After MP, BJP may field Union ministers in Rajasthan poll

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda started discussions with the party's Rajasthan leadership on Wednesday on the upcoming state Assembly polls, amid a buzz......

Janmashtami celebrated amid COVID-19 restrictions

The massive crowds of devotees in temples, elaborately decorated tableaus and Dahi Handi revelry were all missing this year on Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, as celebrations were......

China's $20 bn investment to transform India?

Read through the list of 16 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between China and India during President Xi Jinping's state visit a fortnight ago and it is hard to pin down the $20 billion......

Best of Luck: A flash of Priyadarshan

Paresh C Palicha reviews the Malayalam film Best of Luck. Post YOUR reviews here!Malayalam film Best of Luck is director M A Nishad's latest offering starringnew generation actors Asif Ali,Kailash......

Shikkar: Not exactly a mass-entertainer

Paresh C Palicha reviews Shikkar. This Ramazan festival isdoubly special forMalayalam film buffs asmegastars Mohanlal and Mammootty go head to head at the box office after a long time. Mohanlal......

Going gaga over Puneet!

Get your low down on what's happening in the Kannada film industry, right here! There was no end to Puneet Rajkumar's joy when his elder brother and actor Shivarajkumar told journalists that......

Penn Pattanam could have been better

Paresh C Palicha reviews the Malayalam movie, Penn Pattanam. Malayalam cinema is going through a phasewhich calls for experimentation. And the directors oblige bygoing for unconventional casting......

Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

IMAGE: Policemen wearing masks stop vehicles for checking at Kailash Nagar during the nationwide complete lockdown, in East Delhi. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI They were at the forefront of......

'The script could not have been written better for Sachin'

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that the youngsters should emulate Sachin Tendulkar, who played his 200th and final Test in Mumbai, on how to pursue excellence without taking recourse to......

'Unfair to Sachin'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead - Part 2: It was a very good article but I fail to understand why you missed bad umpiring I am sure the bad decisions played a very crucial role in the......