No buyer for Gandhi's Dandi march garland at UK auction

A tinselled garland presented to and worn by Mahatma Gandhi during the iconic Dandi March of the Indian freedom struggle in 1930 remains open for bids after it failed to meet its GBP 20-30,000......

Modi inaugurates Phase-I of Nagpur Metro; opens Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi E-way

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the Nagpur Metro rail project Nagpur and travelled in the train with students. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts......

'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes.But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure.Such was Gandhiji. The......

Let's speak in favour of religious freedom: Pompeo

IMAGE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at an event in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Asserting that the world is worse off when religious rights are......

India Inc draws govt attention on ease of doing business

In a pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the corporate leaders highlighted several issues, including certain income tax matters which were coming in the way of mergers and......

Riding to sunset: A spectacular 4-decade journey of Bajaj scooters

Two-wheelers, in which Bajaj's scooters ruled the roost, was a veritable family ride. Image: A still from the film Raanjhanaa.  Can a jingle be copyrighted? When it comes to one of India's......

Rajat Gupta penning book to tell his story

India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, who is scheduled to begin his prison term on June 17, hopes to release a book telling his side of the story and visit India once he completes......

Taking Indian handicrafts online

Anwesha, a non-governmental organisation, has been working among the craftsmen of Nayyapalli village near Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The biggest challenge before the NGO was to find a market for the......

Meet Akshay Kumar's super successful partner!

'I got the script of OMG: Oh My God and I believed in it so much that I quit my job.' 'Singh Is Bliing was a success but it was not a film that made a difference.' Meet Ashvini......

Bazball vs Bumrah: Clash That Could Rewrite Test History

IMAGE: England's Bazball era has seen players live, breathe, and swear by their new style of cricket. Photograph: ICC/X The five-match Test series against India at home is a massive test for......

The Englishmen Who Want To Win In India

IMAGE: Ben Stokes will lead a motivated England team in the five Test series, which begins in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy England Cricket/X   Ben Stokes......

Djokovic housed with asylum seekers in Australian hotel

The arrival of Novak Djokovic led to incongruous scenes outside the hotel, with members of the Serbian expatriate community draped in the national flag and playing traditional music joining refugee......

Skateboarding embraces roots on Olympic debut at Tokyo

IMAGE: Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk and one of his sponsors Vans have combined with non-profit Skateistan to support the creative culture of skateboarding by empowering children through......

World Cup: Special Pogba eclipses France's attacking trio

IMAGE: France's Paul Pogba celebrates scoring their second goal against Australia at Kazan Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters With all the talk about the front three, it was the......