Burqa-clad instant talaq victim among BJP's campaigners in UP

A 27-year-old burqa-clad woman, who is an instant talaq victim, is campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls to make the Muslim women realise the ”good......

37 years later, children of Bhopal still bear scars of gas tragedy

They were not born at the time but hundreds of children live the horrors of that intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, every minute of every day -- their bodies trapped forever in congenital......

Over 1 lakh Indian kids lost caregivers to Covid in first 14 months

More than 1.5 million children in 21 countries, including 1,19,000 from India, lost their primary and secondary caregivers to COVID-19 during the first 14 months of the pandemic, according to a......

'Urdu writers don't want to get into trouble'

'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.''It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.''If we talk about secularism, we must......

Sensex slips for 3rd day ahead of GST debate, Europe hurts

  Markets continued to struggle for direction on Tuesday as the Sensex cracked below 28,000 to close at a one-week low as investors stayed cautious ahead of Goods and Services Tax debate in......

The Best Of M M Keeravaani's Music

Whether he calls himself M M Keeravaani, MM Kreem or Maragathamani, his music has a way of enthralling its listener by any name or language. It was the mid-1990s when I first heard his composition......

Bhupinder: The Voice of Dreams and Desire

'Ek hi khwab kai baar dekha hai maine.''Dil dhoondta hai phir wohi phursat ke raat din.' Dreams and desires floating in Bhupinder Singh's melodious, melancholic voice transported its listener to an......

The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Playlist

The Incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages on February 6, 2022. She was 92.Some of her best songs, in celebration of an incredible life. Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

18-YO Ayesha quits cricket, embraces Islamic values

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/Twitter Once dubbed a 'serious talent' by the great Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer Ayesha Naseem, 18, has announced her retirement from international cricket citing......

Women's T20 WC: England thrash Pakistan by record margin

IMAGE: England's Freya Davies celebrates with teammates at the end of play. Photograph: Nic Bothma/Reuters England smashed the highest-ever score at a Women's Twenty20 World Cup before......

PIX: Jemimah shines as India beat Pakistan in thriller

Images of the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan played in Cape Town on Sunday Scorecard IMAGE: Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh were fabulous in India’s......

India Women eye T20 WC title; open campaign vs Pakistan

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur , left, and Richa Ghosh share a laugh. Photograph: Peter Meecham/Getty Images Searching for a long overdue ICC title, India will look to hit the straps in their......

Indians dominate ICC T20 Teams of 2022

Three men and four women in the Teams of 2022 IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav became only the second batter to score more than 1000 runs in a calendar year. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Virat......