How the 'third gender' can play an important role in politics

'Elect the eunuchs and they will prove their honesty in contrast to a practicing politician. Without any kith and kin, they can at least be a catalyst sorely needed for minimising, if not uprooting......

'Kumbh is the greatest show on Earth'

'No other country other than India can do it on this scale.' IMAGE: A sadhu swings his dreadlocks after the shahi snan. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Radhika Shastry "'Kya Facebook mein dalogi?'......

How Samantha Spent Her Evening

How Varun spends his time in a hotel room... Pooja becomes 'awaara'... Pranita gets into a bikini... Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha/Instagram Samantha gives us a jhalak of 'last evening', when......

Like Pooja Hegde's Summer Look?

Nargis is fasting... Nora on holiday... Soha gets the blues... Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Hegde/Instagram Pooja Hegde paints the perfect summer picture.   Photograph: Kind courtesy......

When Women Weren't Doormats In Hindi Films

'Madhubala in Kala Pani looks divine and yet, she's not just there for glamour.''In Do Raaste, the character of Neelambari (played by Bindu) isn't a heroine in the traditional sense but she has......

Kriti, Bhumi, Sharvari Celebrated X'mas

Bollywood's divas share pictures from their Christmas celebrations. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram Kriti Sanon gets her Santa cap.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Alaya......

Mandhana, Harmanpreet among major retentions for WPL 2025

IMAGE: India's batting star Smriti Mandhana was among the 14 players retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for WPL 2025. Photograph: BCCI Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Shafali Verma, Meg......

Mary Kom, Sindhu, Saina support PM Modi's 'Bharat Ki Laxmi' initiative

'Acknowledgement motivates us to work harder and make India proud. #bharatkilaxmi' IMAGE: PV Sindhu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Narendra Modi/Facebook India's top female......

WPL auction to be held in Mumbai on Dec. 9

IMAGE: The WPL auction for the upcoming edition will be held on December 9. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters The players' auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League......

Franchises retain top guns ahead of WPL-2

IMAGE: Jemimah Rodrigues was retained by Jemimah Rodrigues. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters There was no surprise in store as all the marquee players, including Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet......

Women's Premier League: How much franchises spent

Nearly 450 players went under the hammer and several of them experienced the biggest payday of their career after five franchises entered the auction with a team purse of Rs 12 crores each.  ......