LS polls: Why 'weapon drop boxes' are put in Manipur

'Please drop your snatched weapons here' reads the poster on a drop box placed on a road from Imphal and Churachandpur in Manipur. IMAGE: Manipur Police recently seized three SLR rifles with four......

China preparing for 'water war' with India: Report

China has stepped up preparations for a future water war with India by accelerating the construction of a huge dam on the Mabja Zangbo river, just a few kilometres north of the trijunction border......

2 Jaish terrorists who planned to target Army recruitment rally killed in J-K

Two local Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists planning to target Army's Agniveer recruitment rally were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday, the......

Modi's speech to be beamed live at New York's Times Square

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to nearly 20,000 Indian-Americans in New York during his United States visit will be beamed live on the giant screens of the iconic Times Square. His speech......

Little known and mega events will reshape future

As the year 2011 comes to a close we are faced with extremes of hope and despair. Across the world -- Tunsia, Egypt, Jordan, India, the United States, the United Kingdom and most recently......

From Lambretta to Aamby Valley Project: Rise and fall of Subrata Roy

The story of Sahara India Pariwar founder Subrata Roy, who died in Mumbai on Nov­ember 14 aged 75, is the stuff of movies - of a spectacular rise and an equally spectacular fall. Photograph:......

The irony of Modi govt's mega start-up show

Instead of business ideas being the product, it is the wonderful government initiatives and the great startup ecosystem that is the product, notes Debashis Basu. In the mid-1980s, a gentleman......

Note ban, mega deals shaped India's realty segment

While office and mall properties enjoyed revival and saw some big PE deals, residential real estate was hit by double whammy - stagnating prices and demonetisation, reports Raghavendra......

Goodbye, Dear Nedumudi Venu

'I will miss you, dear Venu. You reached the pinnacle with your talent,' recalls K Kunhikrishnan who knew the legendary actor well. IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Sarvam Thaala Mayam. With a heavy heart,......

Wedding bells in RajiniSir's home

Doesn't the MegaStar look happy? IMAGE: Rajinikanth's younger daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth and her husband Vishagan Vanangamudi. Photograph: ANI Rajinikanth's younger daughter Soundarya wed......

Are the Friends really gonna say goodbye?

So you will see the last of Friends on May 6.But the actresses of the mega popular series don't particularly want a Friends reunion. The men, on the other hand, would definitely want to keep their......

Best films of Rajinikanth

How Rajinikanth became a Superstar. For 40 years, Rajinikanth has remained the undisputed Superstar of Tamil cinema.  Four decades ago, in August 1975, Rajinikanth made his acting debut with......

Gay athletes at Rio Games bring hope to LGBT cause in Brazil

IMAGE: Rugby player Isadora Cerullo (BRA) of Brazil kisses Marjorie, a volunteer, after receiving her wedding proposal on the sidelines of the women's rugby medal ceremony at the Rio Games on......