PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

This week’s collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world. A participant takes part in the annual Jack In The Green parade involving hundreds of costumed revellers joining......

8 security personnel killed in Naga ambush

Eight security personnel were killed in an ambush by suspected NSCN-K militants in Mon district of Nagaland on Sunday, defence sources said. Seven Assam Rifles personnel and one Territorial Army......

Nagaland polls: Few criminals, many crorepatis fight it out

Only three of the 188 candidates analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and the Nagaland Election Watch have criminal cases pending against them.  This is a refreshing change as......

STANDING TALLEST: Tokyo Sky Tree makes it to Guinness book

The Tokyo Sky Tree, a 634-meter television tower located in Tokyo, has been recognised as the world's tallest tower by the Guinness World Records. At a ceremony held on Thursday, Alistair......

Review: Bombay Talkies, an engaging ode to cinema

Bombay Talkies celebrates the language of cinema that permeated our system long ago, writes Sukanya Verma.Hindi cinema is too voluminous a medium, and now a century old, to try encapsulating its......