Cop, Naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattsigarh's Kanker

A police constable and a Naxalite were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday, a senior police official said. Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

'Beating Retreat': Military bands regale audience with India tunes

From massed band's 'Shankhnaad' to Navy's lilting 'Mission Chandrayaan', mellifluous tunes reverberated across the Raisina Hill in the heart of Delhi as India's rich heritage and towering......

Consecration at 12.20 pm on Jan 22, no darshan on 20-21

The Ram temple "Pran Pratishtha" (consecration ceremony) is being organised on January 22, and according to Rai, it will begin at 12:20 pm. "The 'muhurt' for the ceremony has been decided by......

Mysuru sculptor's Ram Lalla to be installed in Ayodhya mandir

A new idol of Ram Lalla sculpted by Mysuru-based Arun Yogiraj has been selected for installation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, temple trust's general secretary Champat Rai said on Monday. IMAGE:......

Longer working hours & low earnings: How India's gig workforce fares

Long working hours, earnings that fall short of meeting household expenses, arbitrary deactivation and blocking of identity (ID) by platforms, and high physical and mental stress are among the......

Vedanta's Sterlite Copper invites EoIs to 'restart' the Thoothukudi unit

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta's Sterlite Copper on Monday came out with an advertisement inviting expression of interest (EoI) for carrying out plant "restart activities" at its Thoothukudi unit in......

Sterlite gets access to Thoothukudi plant for upkeep after 5 years

The maintenance work will include operations such as removal of remaining gypsum and leachate handling operations among others. Based on this, the district administration has now allowed the firm......

Hinduja group chairman Srichand Parmanand Hinduja dies in London at 87

His business successes which started with the international distribution rights for the Bollywood blockbuster movie 'Sangam' in 1964 made him one of the richest in Britain but it was the Bofors......

'I owe my career to Vijayakanth'

IMAGE: Vijayakanth. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonu Sood/Instagram Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) founder-leader and actor Vijayakanth passed into the ages in Chennai on Thursday, aged 71,......

Govinda's Top 10 Songs

On Govinda's 60th birthday on December 21, Subhash K Jha picks his top 10 songs. Aap Ke Aa Jane SeKhudgarz There was something about Govinda's song-and-dance that made his heroines lose their......

When Lataji Didn't Sing For Raj Kapoor

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with Nargis, Raj Kapoor and musician Chakravarty, who played the khol (a two-sided terracotta drum used in northern and eastern India). Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata......

'Dev Anand defined celluloid heroism'

'He was a very generous co-star. And a very stylish man.' IMAGE: Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala in Jewel Thief. Dev Anand would have turned 100 on September 26, 2023. His movies, his music and his......

The Kashmir bat factory that stole Sachin's heart

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar accompanied by his wife Anjali and daughter Sara Tendulkar visited a bat manufacturing factory in Chersoo area of Awantipora in Pulwama on Saturday. Photographs: ANI......

In World Cup season, 'bat men' of J&K swamped by demand

'With the World Cup around the corner and being hosted by India, the demand has risen manifold. We manufacture around three million bats annually but the demand for this month and the previous one......

The Golden Thrower

Someone who confessed he would have been beating buffaloes with sticks had it not been for the javelin went on to win India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics. IMAGE: India's gold medallist......