'Tiger populations have boomed'

'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.' IMAGE: Forest staff watch a pregnant tigress, after its release,......

Burning Man: It's the freakiest festival EVER!

The Burning Man isn't your usual festival; it's a bustling makeshift metropolis dedicated to art and community wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by its citizens, who are......

The daredevil fighter pilot who survived a Pakistani bullet

IMAGE: Fighter Pilot D K Parulkar receives the Vayu Medal from Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh. Flying Officer Dilip K Parulkar won a gallantry medal in the 1965 War. Five years later, he spent......

Obama hails 'friendship of a President and a PM'

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday night arrived at the White House to attend the state dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama. This is thefirst state dinner hosted by Obama since his......

Twitter appoints Taranjeet Singh to head India business

Taranjeet Singh has been appointed the India Business Head of Twitter as the micro blogging site looks to enhance revenues from one of the world's biggest Internet markets. India is also one of the......

The world's largest diamonds

They are easily the world's most beautiful, and most envied, gemstones. They are used to express romance, flaunt one's status and even as insurance against bad times. Yes, we are talking about......

'I reigned as a khalnayak'

'Even today, after 63 years, I'm still looking forward to a new release.' IMAGE: Prem Chopra and Rishi Kapoor in Bobby, which turned 50 recently and had the memorable James Bondesque line, 'Prem......

'There were no games among us'

'Actresses of our generation were genuinely fond of one another.' IMAGE: Asha Parekh, right, with Waheeda Rehman, left, and Helen, centre, on The Kapil Sharma Show. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kapil......

Did God Create Kishore Kumar For Rajesh Khanna?

If Rajesh Khanna was the greatest star of Hindi cinema, the songs played a major part in his superstardom. IMAGE: Kishore Kumar with Rajesh Khanna. Photograph: Kind courtesy FilmHistoryPic/Twitter......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

Jr Hockey World Cup: India eke out a 3-2 win over USA

IMAGE: India finished ninth in the Junior women’s hockey world cup. Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/X Goalkeeper Madhuri Kindo shone under the bar as India displayed remarkable......

Tennis PICS: Djokovic roars back to win thriller for Cincinnati title

Photos of tennis action across the USA on Sunday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic rips his shirt in celebration after defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz to win the men's singles final of the Western......

Chennai Open: Focus on Bouchard, Alison Riske-Amritraj

IMAGE: Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, who is on a comeback trail, will be among the big attractions. Photograph: Kind courtesy Prakash Amritraj/Instagram World No. 29 Alison Riske-Amritraj......

International Women's Day: Meet these champions!

As we celebrate International Women's day on March 8, meet the Indian sportswomen who have made the nation proud with their superlative performances in the sporting arena: Mithali Raj Photograph:......

Sporting moments to look out for at Tokyo 2020

Superheroes the world over come head to toe in spandex. So too here in Tokyo, where the one person with the best shot at making – or even saving – these most beleaguered of Olympic......