People in east look Chinese, south like Africa: Sam Pitroda

Congress leader Sam Pitroda triggered another controversy on Wednesday with his "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africa" remarks, with the ruling Bharatiya......

'Only A Very Rich Man Can Stand For Elections'

'All my wealth I earned in the US. It is all money earned transparently. I have paid all taxes.' IMAGE: Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, the richest candidate in Elections 2024. All photographs: Kind......

SIT deadline ends but no sign of Prajwal Revanna

The seven days' time sought by Hassan's National Democratic Alliance Lok Sabha candidate Prajwal Revanna to appear before the Special Investigation Team probing sexual abuse allegations against him......

Jagan Races Ahead In Andhra Poll Race

Scenes from the campaign trail in New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Amritsar, Ranchi and Guwahati.   IMAGE: Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy greets voters at......

Women Of My Billion Review: Honest And Hopeful

Women Of My Billion is stark and disturbing, but at the end of it Srishti Bakshi is still able to say, 'My India is not beyond repair', observes Deepa Gahlot. There are certain realities of......

'We Need Thousands Of Gandhis Now'

'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Nothing succeeds like success. Ask Pratik Gandhi whose career received a boost......

Bollywood's Most Mesmerising Tawaif? VOTE!

Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold. Under those resplendent adas and thumkas though, often......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

UWW suspends Bajrang; SAI approves his training stint but wrestler cancels...

Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Wrestling's world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for......

The Sanju Samson journey: Kerala's own cult hero

IMAGE: RR skipper Sanju Samson, who is enjoying a strong run in the ongoing IPL edition, is set to play in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Sanju Samson, then a skinny......

Not Bollywood, it's Chhole-bhature and unconditional love that pulls Brian Lara to India

IMAGE: The legendary Brian Lara opened up about his love for India. Photograph: BCCI A smiling face at every corner, adulation that reminds him of family and to top it all off, a spicy, delectable......

What Jaddu Said After Casting His Vote

IMAGE: Rivaba and Ravindra Jadeja after casting their vote. Photograph: Kind courtesy royalnavghan/Instagram   Ravindra Jadeja and his wife Rivaba Jadeja cast their vote in Gujarat's Jamnagar......

Meet India's Paris Olympics-bound relay teams

Redemption, fulfilment of a father's dream, a big step in a nascent career and justification of choices made early in life -- Olympic qualification meant different things to the different members......