Dashing SP's LoP hopes, BJP wins 4 of 5 seats in UP council poll

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh on Friday won four of the five legislative council seats for which elections were held this week and one went to an Independent, dashing the......

6 held for Dalit sisters' rape, murder in Lakhimpur Kheri

Six men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two teenage Dalit sisters who were found hanging from a tree in sugarcane field in Lakhimpur Kheri, police said.......

BJP ally Nishad apologises for remarks on Lord Ram

Nishad Parry chief Sanjay Nishad on Tuesday apologised for a remark on Lord Ram that had triggered a row and also put ally Bharatiya Janata Party in a spot. IMAGE: Nishad Party president Dr Sanjay......

Centre's Taliban Response Puts UP BJP in A Fix

The pressure on Delhi mellowed Lucknow's ruling dispensation's initial enthusiasm to try and draw electoral mileage from the developments in Afghanistan.Radhika Ramaseshan reports. IMAGE: Talibs......

2023's Must Watch Web Series

The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......

Review: The Tashkent Files is a hard-hitting film

The writers have smartly targeted several politicians without mentioning them, says Ramesh S. The '70s era witnessed films like Aandhi, Kissa Kursi Ka and Nasbandi, which found inspiration in......

Bollywood's BEST Queen? VOTE!

Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite! Warrior queens, scheming queens, fictional queens, filmi queens... we have witnessed a wide variety of female......

Hockey: Aus edge India in fifth Test, sweep series 5-0

  IMAGE: India's goalkeeper Suraj Karkera is beaten as Jeremy Hayward scores the equaliser. Photograph: Hockey India//X The Indian men's hockey team failed to avoid a 0-5 series whitewash......

Hockey series: India go 0-3 down to Australia

IMAGE: India took the lead through Jugraj Singh's penalty-corner conversion in the 41st minute, but Jeremy Hayward scored twice in five minutes to hand Australia their third straight win in the......

India lose to Australia again; trail Perth hockey series 0-2

IMAGE: India suffered to their second straight defeat to Australia in the Perth International Festival of Hockey on Sunday. Photograph: Hockey India The Indian men's hockey team dished out a......

Australia crush India 5-1, worst performance ever?

Photograph: Hockey India/X The Indian men's hockey team was expected to put up at least a decent fight but was hammered 1-5 by Australia in the first Test of the five-match series in Perth on......

FIH Pro League: India go down to Netherlands in shootout

IMAGE: Following a 2-2 draw, India went down to Netherlands in the shootout. Photograph: Hockey India/X India lost 2-4 against the Netherlands in shootout after their return leg FIH Pro League......