Indian Americans make it big under President Obama

The small Indian-American community -- constituting just about one per cent of the US population -- never had it so good as under the Barack Obama administration, with a record number of community......

63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

Elaborate security for final phase of UP polls

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Tuesday's crucial seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections to 59 constituencies spread over nine districts. Inter-state......

North India battles heat wave

As the mercury continues to soar the power situation in the Northern states of India has gone from bad to worse. Long hours of power cuts have been forcing the people to take to the streets in......

Property firms see buyers back in market

Property developers expect to boost sales of homes and borrow funds at lower rates after the Reserve Bank of India on Fridayreduced its key benchmark rate and cut the cash-reserve ratio requirement......

5 reasons to buy a house even now

In the bad old times not so long ago, only rich old families owned homes. Salaries were low and loans expensive, costing upwards of 15 per cent per annum. In the early part of this decade, home......

Omerta review: A lean, brutal masterpiece

'Omerta is a work of true moral force; it is, at the risk of sounding fancy, a motion picture for our times,' says Sreehari Nair. On a pleasant evening not that long ago, a few cinephile friends......

Review: The real tragedy of Mirzya is...

The film sacrifices sense for style, feels Sukanya Verma. Some stories are a product of its time. Against a contemporary perspective, they are straightaway obsolete. But delve deep and......

Review: Total Siyapaa? Total Faux pas is more like it!

Total Siyappa is so insipid, it implores your mind to wander off every few minutes, writes Sukanya Verma. Meeting the parents whether you are a boy or a girl is never easy. One tends to expect the......

Spotted: Sonam Kapoor, Arjun Rampal at Delhi airport

Reader Anuj Verma spotted Sonam Kapoor and Arjun Rampal at the Delhi airport, and sent a picture. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the......

IPL 2024: Full list of released, retained and traded players

IMAGE: Featuring in the retained player’s list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI The curtains dropped on the IPL trade window on......

Middle order stability the key as RCB take on CSK

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have 4 points each from 4 matches. IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings will be hoping skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni recovers from his knee injury and......

Heavyweights RCB take on equals MI in opener

IMAGE: RCB's Virat Kohli and head coach Sanjay Bangar share a laugh during practice. Photograph: RCB/Twitter Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to maintain their recent dominance over Mumbai......

Eyes on Dhoni, Kohli as CSK, RCB seek redemption

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore need Virat Kohli to reproduce the touch he displayed in the previous game against Gujarat Titans when they take on Chennai Super Kings in Wednesday's IPL match......

IPL 2022: Can battered CSK rediscover old magic vs RCB?

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings have made a horror start to IPL 2022, losing their first four games. Photograph: BCCI Defending champions Chennai Super Kings would need to lift themselves after a......