J-K plans mythological theme park near Vaishno Devi shrine

The Jammu and Kashmir administration is planning to set up India's best mythological theme park near the famous Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district and has sought investors for the project,......

TN brings back Covid curbs as cases rise

As fresh Covid-19 cases continued to increase, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced reintroduction of curbs like permission only for 50 per cent seating capacity in cinemas and ban on......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

A Paytm employee in Gurgaon has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, advising its employees to work from home for the next couple of days. With......

Why the child labour law should not be amended

The proposed changes to the child labour law to allow children and adolescents to work for their families would be most retrograde and regressive, say Shinzani Jain and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.......

Smart city challenge: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, are you ready?

At a time when the world is talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of developing ‘100 smart cities’ to accommodate the burgeoning population of India, we take a......

The best malls in India

Biren Somaiya, 38, senior advisor, JP Morgan Chase, regularly hops into High Street Phoenix in Mumbai's Lower Parel from his nearby home at King's Circle to pick up "goodies". Somaiya never has......

Alfred Ford romances the Himalayas

When the name Ford is associated with a project, it is bound to be big. And the Himlayan Ski Village - a dream of Alfred Ford, the great grand son of the legendary Henry Ford - is a big project,......

Lessons from Bollywood: Wearing wigs like AB, Rekha & Ash!

One could write a coffee table book on Bollywood wigs alone, there's such a surfeit of them. Acting is all about role-playing and the sheer variety our stars have to offer in the hairpiece......

Cate is awesome. Will she win an Oscar again?

'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.' Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 picks from the Zurich Film Festival... In 11 years the......

'One never associated Dev Anand with death, only life'

From their first meeting to the last, Dev Anand etched himself on Dinesh Raheja's heart and mind."I can't think of a single person who disliked Devsaab. He is a clean-hearted person who has only......

US basketball star Griner's 9-year drug sentence upheld in Russia

IMAGE: US basketball player Brittney Griner appears on a screen via video link from the detention centre during a court hearing to consider an appeal against her prison sentence, in Krasnogorsk,......

All soccer games in England postponed to mourn Queen, cricket and rugby go ahead

Third Test between England and SA to resume on Saturday IMAGE: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth is displayed at a bus stop outside Westminster Abbey, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth, in......

Mbappe stays with PSG; Griezmann makes shock Atletico return

IMAGE: Multiple media reports in Spain said Real Madrid offered transfer fees ranging from 150 million euros ($177.14 million) to 200 million euros ($236.18 million) for PSG's Kylian Mbappe, who......

Sydney offers to host last 2 Australia-India Tests

'We've made it very clear to Cricket Australia we're flexible and would be very, very disappointed to lose the Sydney Test.' IMAGE: The Sydney Cricket Ground. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images......

Alexander-Arnold named in England World Cup squad

However, experienced goalkeeper Joe Hart and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere were both omitted from a squad announced on Wednesday via a social media video featuring young recreational players......