How Rs 2,000 brought Bihar's most heartening change

After 10 years of inaction where no new schools were opened and no teachers recruited, one of the best indicators of a changing Bihar is a group of girls cycling to school. Archana Masih reports......

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

From chandeliers, balloons, the moon, the reds -- it's the little things that draw us to the bigger picture. Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood......

Pehle aap, tehzeeb and Bollywood

From Pakeezah to Ishaqzaade, from Shatranj ki Khilari to Umrao Jaan, the great city of Lucknow has made its way to the wonderful world of Hindi films. The tinkle of the ghungroo, bright......

'Sit comfortably. I won't seduce you'

A shot of whiskey with water for me, and a glass of drinking chocolate for this bachcha (child)," Nadira instructed her maid.The icy chill of the actress' room (a noisy air conditioner was her......

Rutuparno Ghosh on Sahib Biwi

Rituparno Ghosh, one of the ace filmmakers of post-Satyajit Ray Bengal, is often referred to as an heir to the master. Critics have frequently pointed out unmistakable reflections of Ray in his......

WPL 2024: Focus on young Indian stars as Mumbai take on Delhi in opener

IMAGE: The second season of the Women’s Premier League will get underway in Bengaluru on Friday, February 23. Photograph: BCCI The second edition of the Women's Premier League, beginning in......

WPL auction to be held in Mumbai on Dec. 9

IMAGE: The WPL auction for the upcoming edition will be held on December 9. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters The players' auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League......

Franchises retain top guns ahead of WPL-2

IMAGE: Jemimah Rodrigues was retained by Jemimah Rodrigues. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters There was no surprise in store as all the marquee players, including Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet......

Women's Premier League: How much franchises spent

Nearly 450 players went under the hammer and several of them experienced the biggest payday of their career after five franchises entered the auction with a team purse of Rs 12 crores each.  ......

Women's Asia Cup: India crush Thailand to enter final

IMAGE: Deepti Sharma celebrates with Shafali Verma. Photograph: ACC/Twitter A dominant India crushed minnows Thailand by 74 runs to storm into the final and remain on course for a......