President Murmu to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City

President Droupadi Murmu will attend the state funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City this week, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. IMAGE: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's......

Sukhbir Badal ordered to clean shoes at Golden Temple

Pronouncing 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders for the 'mistakes' committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, the Sikh......

Don't ask Hindu children to dress up as Santa Claus: VHP

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has asked schools in Madhya Pradesh not to ask "Sanatan Hindu" students to dress up as Santa Claus and bring Christmas trees without their parents' permission. IMAGE:......

Two detained in Meerut in comedian Sunil Pal's kidnapping case

Two people have been detained and are being questioned by Meerut police in connection with the alleged kidnapping and extortion of comedian Sunil Pal. IMAGE: Comedian Sunil Pal. Photograph:......

'Labour laws hampering India's manufacturing sector'

Services cannot create enough jobs that will match the skill sets of the bulk of the Indian work force, says Nirvikar Singh, Professor of Economics at UC Santa Cruz. Singh, who directs UCSC's......

IIT-Roorkee looks for collaborations in Houston

The management was open to attracting qualified people from the US for either short-term or long-term assignments in Roorkee, reports Manu Shah. Dr Pradipto Banerji, director, Indian Institute of......

Raghuram Rajan: 'James Bond' of the financial world

Never one to mince words, Rajan will walk away with a mixed legacy Voted the best central banker several times by prestigious institutions, Raghuram Rajan is perhaps the most famous and important......

Your Favourite Housefull Film? VOTE!

Housefull 5 may have got poor reviews but it's got the thumbs up from audiences. With that, every single instalment of the Housefull franchise is a success. So which one is your favourite? Tell us......

Bipasha's Cute Christmas Moment With Devi

'Tis the season to be jolly and Bollywood has got the memo! Photograph: Kind courtesy Bipasha Basu/Instagram Bipasha Basu shares a cute picture of her Christmas celebration with daughter Devi but......

Kiara-Sidharth's Christmas Celebrations

There's certainly a lot of love in the air, as Bollywood couples celebrate Christmas on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra/Instagram Kiara Advani and......

Love, Disaster, Drama On OTT This Week

Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your choices. Girls Will Be GirlsWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: English After......

Santa Dhoni Spreads Christmas Magic!

IMAGE: Ziva Dhoni hugs dad M S Dhoni as mom Sakshi Dhoni looks on. Photographs: Kind courtesy Sakshi Dhoni/Instagram   Mahendra Singh Dhoni brought the magic of Christmas to his family by......

Indian men shatter 15-year-old national relay record

IMAGE: Indian men's 4x100m relay team clocked 38.69 seconds to set a new national record during the Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Photograph: Athletics Federation of......

'Aiming for gold', Hockey India names team for Jr World Cup

IMAGE: The 18-member squad of the Indian Junior Hockey World Cup at SAI Bengaluru on Friday. Photograph: PTI Hockey India, on Friday, announced an 18-member Indian junior men's team for the Uttar......

Churchill beat East Bengal to finish fourth

Santa Singh's 75th minute goal helped Churchill Brothers beat newly crowned champions East Bengal 1-0 to finish fourth in the 8th National Football League played at Nehru Stadium in Margao on......

Jr Asia Cup: Harmanpreet 'tricks' as India rout Oman to enter semis

IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates after winning a match at the eighth junior men's Asia Cup hockey tournament, in Kuantan, Malaysia. Photograph: Hockey India Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh scored......