Delhi college's ban on non-veg food kicks up a row, students to protest

Hansraj College principal Rama Sharma Wednesday refused to withdraw an order discontinuing non-veg food in the hostel and canteen despite widespread criticism and asserted the DU constituent......

Congress MP dies of heart attack during Bharat Jodo; yatra halted for 24 hours

Congress' Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab's Phillaur, following which the march was halted for 24......

Kirtan singer criticises Kamal Nath for attending Sikh religious event

A row erupted over the presence of Congress leader Kamal Nath at a Sikh religious event in Indore where kirtan singer Manpreet Singh Kanpuri apparently referred to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots after......

Former comedian Mann gets down to serious business

From a comedian to Punjab chief minister, Bhagwant Mann has seen a phenomenal rise in a political career of just over a decade. IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after his oath-taking......

Citigroup elated over WEF honour for Shamina Singh

The World Economic Forum last week named former Clinton Administration official, erstwhile Congressional staffer and longtime Democratic Party activist Shamina Singh, 41, as one of its Young Global......

Three friends and a travel agency

People who have close friends who they don't lose touch with in the long journey of life are truly blessed. But when friends team up to start a travel agency that specialises in offbeat holiday......

From Dharam Lall to Lord Lall

Until early this year, he was just Dharam Bir 'Bill' Lall. Now, he has acquired the title of Lord Lall of Woodsland.Lall's story is a classic rags to riches one. Way back in 1958, aged 25, he......

Bhangra Paa Le review

Bhangra Paa Le has a fairly ambitious if unoriginal premise let down by staid vision, spiritless writing, middling choreography and music, feels Sukanya Verma. Actors need only an excuse to break......

Get ready for Jolly LLB 3!

'Saurabh Shukla and Annu Kapoor are the biggest pillars of Jolly LLB 2. I used to joke that Subhash (Kapoor, director) has got six actors from the National School of Drama and four actors from......

PIX: Shilpa Shetty, Rakesh Roshan, Jeetendra celebrate Baisakhi

Bollywood gets into the festive spirit.Several Bollywood stars turned up at the Baisakhi celebrations, held at Khalsa college, in Mumbai on April 14.Take a look:   Shilpa Shetty, whose husband......

Why Deven Varma retired from the movies

Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor on July 23, 2013. At 76, Deven Varma looks very fit and active sitting in his......

Mahabharat's 'Bheem' Sobti made Indian sports history

IMAGE: Praveen Kumar Sobti won the gold medal in the discus throw at the Asian Games 1966 held in Bangkok and clinched a bronze in hammer throw at the same edition. He also won a silver in hammer......

Former India hockey player Balbir Singh Jr dies

Balbir Singh Junior, who was a member of the silver medal-winning 1958 Asian Games Indian hockey team, died at the age of 88, his daughter Mandeep Samra said on Tuesday. He is survived by his......

Balbir's death marks end of hockey's golden era

If Dhyan Chand's wizardry was a source of joy in a colonised India, Balbir Singh Sr's artistry was an inspiration for an India trying to find its bearings post-independence. 'He was one of India's......

AIFF inter-state transfers

The All India Football Federation on Tuesday released the first list of inter-state transfers.Releasing the list, AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco said 81 players have sought transfer in the first......

Pimpale, the perfect pivot

Sitting on the sidelines during the recently-concluded Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament in Mumbai was an enlightening experience.A player charged towards the opposition goal, dribbling his way......