Wanted: A Safe Seat For Superstar Vijay

This is important because he is to be seen as a sure winner before criss-crossing the state to campaign for candidates of the party or an alliance, highlights N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Movie star......

Frederick Forsyth Made Us Think About The World's Fault Lines

He was a storyteller who made me feel the pulse of history, the stakes of human ambition, and the thrill of a well-told tale.Prem Panicker recalls his debt to Frederick Forsyth, who passed away on......

Of 'unglamorous' spies and unsung heroes

One thing I can tell you about the R&AW people after having spent nearly three decades in that organisation, having been a spy myself and controlled dozens of other spies. We may not be as......

Look out for Major Sheena on Republic Day

'I chose the army over glamour,' says Major Sheena, who feels no other profession elicits the kind of respect like the army does. IMAGE: This Republic Day, Major Sheena Nayyar will be in command......

What makes Hero Splendor India's top motorcycle for 6 years

However, while Splendor's annual sales surged 31.7 per cent to 3.638 million units between 2019 and 2024, Hero's other models suffered sharp drops.  Photograph: Kind courtesy Hero......

Hero Honda Glamour @ Rs 45,000

Two-wheeler major Hero Honda on Thursday launched its latest deluxe segment bike 'Glamour', fitted with a newly developed engine by Japanese partner Honda's research & development team. The new......

Hero Honda launches Glamour FI bikes

Hero Hondaannounced on Monday the launch of its fuel-injection technology motorcycle Glamour FI, whose prices start from the range of Rs 49,990. The 125 cc Glamour FI model is available in two......

Bike buyers upgrade to pricier variants amid economic uncertainty

In September, sales of 125cc models - that include the Hero Glamour, Splendor, Pulsar 125, Victor Star City, among others - grew by a whopping 30 per cent over the same period a year ago to 305,615......

Why Was Sulakshana Pandit So Famous?

In 1973, Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, married and retired from films.Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement.Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was......

Why South Cinema Scores Big Over Bollywood

South Indian filmmakers have kept their focus on the single-screen cinemagoer.They have kept their finger on the pulse of the single-screen cinema fan, who goes to movies once a month or more, to......

Watch Out For Raveena Mini, Rasha

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rasha Thadani/Instagram Unlike Raveena Tandon, her daughter Rasha Thadani always dreamed of sizzling on celluloid. Her wish comes true on January 17 when she makes her......

Golden Globes 2025: Top 10 Moments

It's that time of the year again when Hollywood's biggest party rolls out red carpet glamour and raises a toast to the stars of silver screen and small. As expected, the 82nd annual Golden Globes......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Will rule change compromise the dynamics of hockey?

IMAGE: FIH President Tayyab Ikram said there should be more India-Pakistan matches. Photograph: FIH/Twitter The International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Tayyab Ikram on Wednesday asserted......

Why Brands Prefer Kohli To Ashwin/Jadeja

'When people look at Kohli, they see a boy from Delhi who is taking on the Aussies in their own backyard and aspire to be like him.''Players like Jadeja and Ashwin lack this quotient.' IMAGE:......

Photos: Bollywood, sports stars rev it up at Indian GP

The second edition of the Indian Grand Prix received a huge response from tinsel town and sporting fraternity as a host of Bollywood and cricketing stars and India's Olympic heroes graced the event......

Four years on, lustre fades from IPL

For a show it was hard to beat: A DJ blasted Bollywood songs, fans decked out in the colours of the home side danced in the aisles, and the wife of the billionaire team owner perched on an......