India celebrates Diwali with fervour, Delhi AQI worsens

Buildings were decorated with colourful lights and earthen lamps dotted houses as people across the country thronged temples and celebrated Diwali with pomp on Monday. IMAGE: Women dressed in......

Be mindful of social media: Dos and don'ts for new civil servants

All recently selected civil service candidates have to be mindful that their social media posts reflect on the service and they should reject all forms of inducement such as gifts, hospitality, and......

Rohit Bal, India's czar of high fashion, dies at 63

Designer Rohit Bal, a pioneer who helped put Indian fashion on the global map and dressed celebrities at home, Hollywood and elsewhere, died on Friday night at a south Delhi hospital following a......

'Central BJP Is Ignorant Of Kerala Politics'

'The Kerala BJP leadership is doing the job of clerical staff. What the boss orders, they just follow them.' IMAGE: Sandeep G Varier, who startled the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in Kerala......

Vote! Is Priyanka Chopra India's best dressed?

We all know Priyanka Chopra loves to surprise her fans. Be it doing films like 7 Khoon Maaf or putting up sassy appearances at social dos, the actress never ceases to be exciting. But it was......

Do You Wanna Partner Review: Charming

Do You Wanna Partner is frothy and funny without being loud or crude, which is something so many Indian comedies cannot manage, observes Deepa Gahlot. Two attractive women go on pub crawls in......

'I Have To Excel In Everything I Do'

'My two life mantras are prioritisation and compartmentalisation.''Prioritisation allows you to put one thing over the other and compartmentalisation to focus on one priority at a time.'......

Bad Newz Review: A Leave-Your-Brains-Aside Entertainer

Ammy and Triptii have the chemistry of a door-to-door salesman and disinterested customer.On the other hand, she and Vicky burn down the house with their scorching sensuality, observes Sukanya......

Why Gill wants to play Guwahati Test despite injury

As a new captain still earning his stripes in the dressing room, missing a Test at this nascent stage of his leadership is the last thing Shubman Gill would want. IMAGE: Shubman Gill is far from......

Sharafu Scores 50 Before Sanju Does

When I interviewed Alishan Sharafu as a 14-year-old schoolboy following his huge scores in domestic matches, he told me he wanted to bat like A B de Villiers.   IMAGE: Alishan Sharafu smashed a......

Morkel defends India pacers: 5 Tests after IPL a 'real test'

'In terms of conditioning, getting our guys conditioned and getting them ready for a five-Test series coming straight up after IPL is sometimes an issue.' IMAGE: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah seemed......

Why coach, new skipper should handle Bumrah with care

IMAGE: If one looks at the current Indian Test team, there are only two genuine match winners across conditions -- Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. Photograph: BCCI The India captaincy was his for......

Was Jaiswal Upset With Mumbai Team Management?

'If there was some problem, it could have been solved easily.' IMAGE: it is rare for a player of Yashasvi Jaiswal's stature to leave Mumbai -- the most successful team in India's domestic cricket......