Chh'garh polls: Bilaspur division's multi-polar contests vital for Cong, BJP

As the 25 constituencies in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur division go to polls on Friday, multipolar contests could be a deciding factor for the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in a region that......

BJP's 2nd list for Chhattisgarh has 13 losing candidates from 2018

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pinned its hopes on the old guard to ensure victory in next month's assembly elections in Chhattisgarh as it gave tickets to 11 sitting MLAs and......

A most unusual swayamvaram

On Sunday, a swayamvaram of the kind we have only heard of in ancient India took place at a college hall in Tamil Nadu. The participants were an unusual group of people. S Saraswathi was present......

Did you know Kalpana was called Monto?

Kalpana's parents originally came to Karnal from the Multan district of West Punjab (now Pakistan) afterPartition. When her father Banarsi Lal Chawla was leaving his hometown of Sheikhopura,......

Akshay Unimpressive In Prithviraj Trailer

Whether it is his acting, dialogue delivery or action sequences, there is a clear absence of enthusiasm, observes Namrata Thakkar. When it comes to patriotic films, no one has tasted as much......

The Prithviraj-Sanyogita Love Story

Just who was Prithviraj Chauhan and why did his love story with Sanyogita Rathod become so famous? Akshay Kumar gets ready to tell us the story in his upcoming historical, Prithviraj. The actor......

Miss World Manushi Chillar enters Bollywood

Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar is all set to make her Bollywood debut. She will star opposite Akshay Kumar in Yash Raj Film's historical drama, Prithviraj. Directed by Chandraprakash......

Spotted: Vivek Oberoi at Delhi airport

Reader Shobhit Chauhan sent us a picture of Vivek Oberoi with his wife Sanyogita Singh and daughter Heeral Chauhan at New Delhi airport. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities......

Odisha Open: 14-year-old Hooda stuns Bansod to sail into final

IMAGE: Unnati Hooda. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Odisha Open/Twitter Fourteen-year-old Unnati Hooda kept her calm in a hard-fought straight-game victory over Indian Open finalist Malvika Bansod......

Odisha Open: 3rd seed Subhankar stunned in quarters

IMAGE: India's Priyanshu Rajawat is the other semi-finalist and will play Kaushal Dharmamer in their last four encounter on Saturday. Photograph: Odisha Open/Twitter Kiran George upset third seed......

Shorts: Kuhoo-Dhruv pair wins Egypt International mixed doubles title

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat. Photograph: BAI Media Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat put up a brilliant effort to win the mixed doubles......

Prannoy, Sameer start off with wins at World Championships

IMAGE: HS Prannoy beat New Zealand's Abhinav Manota in straight games to enter the second round at the World Championships. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images HS Prannoy and Sameer Verma......

Saina disappoints as Japan rout India 5-0 in Uber Cup

IMAGE: Saina Nehwal wasted four match points during her defeat to World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi in the opening match.  Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images Saina Nehwal squandered four......