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Blast in 2 scooters near mosque rocks Kanpur; 6 injured

Two scooters parked in the congested Mishri Bazar near a mosque in Kanpur exploded seconds apart, injuring eight people and damaging nearby shops, police have said. IMAGE: Police officials at the......

The Train Action That Inspired Bhagat Singh

One hundred years ago, a group of 10 revolutionaries carried out an operation that shook the British Empire.Utkarsh Mishra revisits the 'Kakori Conspiracy Case', a turning point in the armed......

Rajasthan drops textbooks 'glorifying' Nehru-Gandhi family

School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they......

'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......

RS polls: Sonia Gandhi files nomination in Jaipur; Maken, Sanghvi in fray

The Congress on Wednesday nominated its former party chief Sonia Gandhi and senior leaders Ajay Maken and Abhishek Singhvi for the Rajya Sabha election to be held on February 27. IMAGE: Congress......

Indian fashion chains bet big amid online retail growth

Shoppers Stop is looking to open four new stores this year and plans to invest Rs 120 crore. Indian fashion chains are betting big on the consumption story even as American chains shut stores,......

$100 million: The heavy price of cyber security

Benefits of demonetisation come at a heavy price for Fintech firms. They will spend a massive amount on securing and reinforcing their cyber security apparatus this financial year. Karan Choudhury......

Tata, SIA incorporate airline venture

Gearing up to launch full-service airline on domestic and international routes, salt-to-software conglomerate Tata group has incorporated its proposed aviation venture Tata SIA Airlines Ltd as a......

Gulzar receives Jnanpith Award

IMAGE: Gulzar with Bharatiya Jnanpith Trustee Mudit Jain. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mudit Jain Gulzar on Thursday, May 22, 2025, received the 58th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour,......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

'They wanted Johnny Lever to play a commando'

'It's not necessary that only superstars can give you blockbusters.' IMAGE: Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor in Pukar. Rajkumar Santoshi stayed home for eight years before he made Gandhi Godse: Ek......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

National Games: Uttarakhand hockey teams knocked out

IMAGE: Manipur thrashed Uttarakhand 5-2 in their pool match at the hockey event at the National Games in Dehradun on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Hocke India/X Manipur and Madhya......

Ranji: Ignored for Aus Tests, Sarfaraz hits another ton

IMAGE: Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan reacts after scoring a hundred on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Delhi, at the Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Photograph: Manvender......

Ranji Trophy: Akash Deep's five-for rocks Haryana

IMAGE: Skipper Himmat Singh (65*) and Vaibhav Rawal (68*) led the charge for Delhi as they took an innings lead against Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Pacer Akash Deep grabbed a......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai in drivers' seat against Odisha

Defending champions Mumbai placed themselves in a strong position for a victory over Odisha after reducing the visiting side to 115 for two after following on day three of their Group A Ranji......