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Award-winning BrahMos scientist cleared of spying charges after 7 yrs

Nishant Agarwal, an award-winning scientist who worked at the BrahMos missile centre, walked free late Tuesday night from Nagpur Central Jail after the Bombay high court cleared him of charges of......

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM for record 10th time

Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in for a record 10th term in Patna at a grand ceremony, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CMs of several National......

Drums vs dread: Patna splits on verdict day

As the Bihar assembly results swept in on Friday, Patna's Veerchand Patel Marg, the city's political artery, split into two starkly different worlds. IMAGE: BJP supporters burst crackers to......

Will Nitish Kumar Spring A Surprise On Friday?

While it is evident that the INDIA bloc has not shut its doors on Nitish Kumar, those within the NDA are hopeful that the JD-U's support base would benefit them as well. IMAGE: Bihar Chief......

'If Nitish's Son Doesn't Join JD-U, Leaders Will Flee'

This is the first time a JD-U leader has openly expressed fears about the party's future. IMAGE: Nitish Kumar offers Nishant Kumar cake on his son's 49th birthday, July 20, 2024. All photographs:......

Tribunal orders liquidation of Go First

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday ordered the liquidation of Go First, the budget carrier that stopped flying nearly three years ago after being bogged down by financial woes.......

Do You Wanna Partner Review: Charming

Do You Wanna Partner is frothy and funny without being loud or crude, which is something so many Indian comedies cannot manage, observes Deepa Gahlot. Two attractive women go on pub crawls in......

What's Sanya Malhotra Proud Of?

'I hope this film will bring some change in people, their homes, and in our society.' IMAGE: Sanya Malhotra and Nishant Dahiya at the Mrs trailer launch. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com......

Paying Homage To Shyam Babu

Actors, directors and admirers mourned legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal who passed into the ages on December 23 at the age of 90 at the Y B Chavan centre in south Mumbai on Saturday evening.......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

'I Would Have Remained A Secret If...'

'...Shyam had not given me the roles he did.' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi in Cannes with their film, Nishant, 1976. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Instagram......

Unstoppable! Nishant Dev scores 3rd straight Pro KO

IMAGE: Nishant Dev unleashed a flurry of unanswered punches that left Evans defenceless, prompting the referee to stop the contest at 1:58 in the sixth and final round. Photograph: Nishant......

Gaikwad, Rana star as India A crush SA A

IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad stays unbeaten on 68. Photograph: CSK/X Ruturaj Gaikwad made an unbeaten fifty following Harshit Rana's three-wicket burst as India A crushed South Africa A by nine wickets......

Gaikwad shows selectors his class with ton vs SA A

IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a solid 129-ball 117 in the first unofficial ODI against South Africa A, in Rajkot on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a fine 117 off 129 balls as......

Nishant Dev scores dominant pro-boxing win over Silva

IMAGE: India’s Nishant Dev was too good for Mexico's Josue Silva in the super-welterweight division pro boxing bout at Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York on Saturday. Photograph: File......

SMAT: Mhatre's hurricane ton guides Mumbai to easy win

Prithvi Shaw roars back to form with an explosive fifty; Venkatesh Iyer produces an all-round show. IMAGE: Ayush Mhatre smashed a 49-ball 100 including 8 fours and 7 sixes as Mumbai beat......