'My son loves everyone'

'My son is not against anybody.''For him Desh Prem is more important than anything else in life' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with his mother, Hiraben. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Mr President: The Ahmedabad you will miss out on

Winner of the Lalit Kala Akademi award, Ahmedabad-based painter and photographer Harshil Patel offers a fantastic view of the walled city in Ahmedabad through his paintings and photographs for US......

My take aways from the Jaipur LitFest

'Surprised by the absence of any sloganeering or even mild protest in an ambience so free and self-regulated, I asked a friend from Delhi whether he too, with sharp political antenna, was surprised......

Is BJP serious about Bharat Ratna for Savarkar?

'If they were really serious (about conferring the Bharat Ratna on Savarkar) what were they doing for the last five years?''Why do they have to take so long?''Gandhi himself never got the Bharat......

'Heroines flocked to him, but...'

'... their love was jinxed.''His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than......

'I did films only to earn money'

'It's only in the last seven years, I have taken acting seriously.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kani Kusruti/Instagram There's a fascinating story behind how Kani Kusruti got her last name. Her......

#ThrowbackThursday: Guess who she is!

It's #ThrowbackThursday and the perfect time to look at some fabulous flashback pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Yami Gautam/Instagram Yami Gautam shares a picture from 2005 and......

'I was so intimidated by Ranveer'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram Did you know that Bhumi Pednekar auditioned Ranveer Singh long before he became a star? Yes, the casting director turning brilliant actress has......

When India Scored, The Stadium Roared

'There were many experts around me,' A Ganesh Nadar discovers at the India-Pakistan hockey game.'One of them was explaining to his neighbour, that fellow is a good dragger and flicker, that fellow......

Real Kashmir! Football takes the valley by storm

#TheRealKashmir celebrates the beauty of Kashmir through the lens of football, highlighting the wave of positive change brought about by the beautiful game in the state. Real Kashmir, the team......

Haresh Pandya, the last cricket romantic

'He will be missed by all of us in Saurashtra.'Cheteshwar Pujara and others pay tribute to Haresh Pandya, the cricket writer who passed away suddenly last week. IMAGE: Haresh Pandya, centre, with......

I'm not making money from IPL: Modi

It's loud, brash -- and insanely popular. India's new cricket league has gripped the country and revolutionised the sport, with high profile international signings and a billion-dollar deal with......