BJP stalwart L K Advani to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that Bharatiya Janata party stalwart and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest......

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

Jayalalithaa's Death: Will Sasikala Be Prosecuted?

Jayalalithaa was the third chief minister in Tamil Nadu to die in office, after her mentor M G Ramachandran (1987) and before that his mentor C N Annadurai (1969).The state government should have......

Cabinet okays inclusion of communities from 5 states in ST list

The government on Wednesday approved the inclusion of certain communities in the lists of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, fulfilling......

The great Indian debate: Do mobile towers really cause cancer?

Mobile tower radiation reaching us is more than a thousand times weaker than that from the handsets we use and the Indian standards are 10 times more stringent than the global norms recommended by......

Healthcare: Mahindra Satyam pacts with TechMatrix

Mahindra Satyam said on Tuesday it has signed a partnership agreement with Japan's TechMatrix Corp to jointly address strategic growth areas in the healthcare market and provide cloud-based......

Will you choose a new-age desktop over a laptop?

A couple of years ago the personal computer (PC) market offered mostly faceless rectangular boxes decorated only with logos, devoid of bright colours or anything that could be deemed as innovative......

US slowdown good for Indian IT

IT slowdown in the United States will help Indian IT companies since outsourcing of services will increase with US companies wanting to save on costs during a recessionary phase and hence......

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......

The Power Of The Law... And Hope

Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai reminds us that we haven't run out of instances where even the most vulnerable can secure justice against the mighty, applauds Utkarsh Mishra. The Manoj Bajpayee-starrer......

When Chiranjeevi Felt Humiliated

'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.' IMAGE: Ram Charan with his father Chiranjeevi in Acharya. Recalling a visit to Delhi in 1988, Chiranjeevi said it was......

7 MUST WATCH FILMS of 2021

Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well. They certainly deserve a watch and Subhash K Jha lists them here: Bawri Chhori Though the influence of Vikas Behl's Queen is......

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou officially opens on Saturday, September 23. While some events like football, rowing and volleyball have already begun, the other big-ticket sports start over the......

Australian Open: Sameer, Praneeth enter quarters

IMAGE: India's Sameer Verma plays a shot. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Indian shuttlers B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma lived upto their billing and registered straight game victories to......

Sports Shorts: Praneeth, Sameer progress in Australian Open badminton

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: B Sai Praneeth in action. Photograph: PTI Indian shuttlers started on a positive note at the Australian Open......

Sports Shorts: Shooter Rizvi is World No 1 in 10m air pistol

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Shahzar Rizvi celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event. Photograph: ISSF_Shooting/Twitter World......

PHOTOS: South Asian Games end with a colourful closing ceremony

IMAGE: Artistes from Nepal perform at the closing ceremony of the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Northeast India's diverse and colourful culture were in full display......