MP govt shuts down 25K shops selling meat, fish in open in 25 days

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday said that 25,000 shops selling meat and fish in the open have been shut down in the state in the last 25 days. Image used for representational......

Is Shivraj Chouhan Going To War?

What some of our leaders were up to on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.   IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who turned 64 on March 5, may be past the age limit for......

Kalki: The Revolutionary Writer Behind PS 1

Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I. IMAGE: Director Mani Ratnam, third from right, with......

New Navy Ensign Triggers Debate On Tamil Naval Feats

While acknowledging Shivaji's naval contributions, questions are being raised about the inadequate acknowledgement of Chola sea-power in southern Tamil Nadu, which dates back by a few centuries,......

India's new export: video games

With multiple limbs and each hand wielding a different weapon, the fearsome Indian warrior-goddess Kali is a natural video-game character. And next year, Kali will be coming to game consoles, PCs,......

Meet India's king of gaming

Last year, Indiagames, the Mumbai -based gaming company, hit the jackpot when China's Tom Online acquired 80 per cent stake in a multi-million dollar buyout.Coming soon from Indiagames are the......

'I'm very boring, you will not enjoy watching the real Mohit'

'If the audiences will accept me, it’s well and good. Otherwise maybe we will recast Siddharth (Nigam) as Ashoka’s son!' Mohit Raina may be 'boring' but the humour is all there.......

INTERESTING television shows coming up in 2015

Here's a look at the shows coming up! Television might just get more interesting this year, with some good new shows coming up. We take a look:   Chakravarti Ashoka Samrat, Colors Image:......

'Ajay Devgan will become a valued character actor'

Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol, which releases on January 11, looks quite interesting. The film has Ajay Devgan play a struggling actor, who soon becomes a star. His humbleness is swiftly replaced......

Sushmita Sen to play Ashoka's wife

SushmitaSenhas repeatedlyconfessed wanting to bepart of ahistorical project. It has never happened, until now.If all goes well, she will play Emperor Ashoka's fifth wifeina film on the Mauryan......

'To win the World Cup you need lots of luck'

'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.' IMAGE: Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates taking......