SC judge's cook's daughter bags scholarship to study law abroad

In a heart-warming gesture, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and other Supreme Court judges on Wednesday felicitated Pragya, a law researcher and daughter of a cook, who scaled a mountain of......

India-France Strategic Partnership To Bloom

India-France synergy is poised to open vistas of collaboration between the two countries, notes Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron......

'Netanyahu cannot eradicate Hamas'

'Assassinating the leaders of an organisation, destroying their homes, buildings and institutions are not 'wiping out' an organisation.''Genociding the Lebanese or the Palestinians is something......

Modi sees tiranga on floor at BRICS meet, does this

Showing respect to the Indian flag, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday immediately picked up the tricolour placed on stage at a BRICS meeting here to mark the standing place of every leader......

Will Sterlite verdict push investors away from Tamil Nadu?

What will the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government do to answer the queries and fears of investors who will want to be doubly sure they would not be harassed at a later date, as has been happening......

India 'hitting us very hard' on trade, will talk to Modi: Trump

'I'm going to India next week and we're talking trade. They've been hitting us very hard for many, many years,' US President Donald Trump said at a 'Keep America Great' rally in Colorado on......

Titan's mega plan to become leader in India's smartwatch space

Titan is investing heavily on research and development, which will do things beyond a smart watch can do today such as switching off lights, locking, and unlocking doors and making payments. Titan......

Costlier green crackers may just dampen Delhi's Diwali spirits

Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world’s most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the......

'At 57, Shah Rukh is just as energetic as us'

'We were shooting a sequence in which Shah Rukh was both the son and the father, so we had to shoot the son part and then wait for him to get the prosthetics done and come back and shoot the father......

'Kangana is nothing like what people perceive her'

'She was the captain of the ship, so she had to handle every character well.''She took care of everyone.' IMAGE: Ankita as Jhalkaribai in Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi. Photograph: Kind......

Is he India's answer to Bruce Lee?

'When we make these action machismo films, the stupidest thing is to show that the hero sails through a thousand people. It's a tradition we have grown up with.''We don't have the basis of creating......

Why Farhan Akhtar feels sad

'In the mist of all the hungama created on screen, we should not lose sight of the fact that it's about the story.''The audience is telling us we are spending a lot of money to watch a film, give......

When ex-F1 driver Chandhok faced racial discrimination

IMAGE: Karun Chandhok, who competed in Formula 1 between 2009-2010, is now a well-respected commentator. Photograph: Kind courtesy Karun Chandhok/Instagram Denied entry into a restaurant on the......

Gaza War: Cricket club to rescue of Indian researchers in Israel

IMAGE: Israeli firefighters extinguish a car which caught on fire after a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon. Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters A cricket club in the southern Israeli......

'No one has forgotten about Black Lives Matter'

IMAGE: England bowler Jofra Archer said: 'I think it is a bit harsh for Michael Holding to not do some research before criticising. I'm pretty sure he doesn't know what is going on behind the......

'IPL in UAE is much-needed chaos we need in our lives'

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI India's head coach Ravi Shastri feels that Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates is the 'much needed chaos' that everyone needs in these times when......

Hamilton to launch programme to make F1 more diverse

'The time for platitudes and token gestures is over' IMAGE: The Briton, 35, said in a column in the Sunday Times newspaper that he had been working with the Royal Academy of Engineering to create......