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Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away

Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, known for amalgamating Indian and western dance techniques, died in Mumbai on Thursday, his family said. He was 73. He was suffering from lymphoma, a......

NASA's legendary Kepler telescope retires after finding thousands of worlds

NASA's legendary Kepler space telescope has retired after running out of fuel needed for further science operations, bringing an end to a prolific nine-and-a-half year mission in which it......

Bride reunited with her 150-year-old lost wedding dress

A 150-year-old hand-made antique wedding gown has been retrieved following a social media plea by a distressed bride in Scotland, months after it was lost. The dress was a family heirloom from the......

Prez meets eminent women

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil had an interaction with a group of eminent women at Rashtrapati Bhavanon Thursday. The eminent women were Professor Amita Singh (Educationist), Justice (Retd)......

Psychological screening of pilots likely

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation may ask airlines to psychologically screen pilots during recruitment and form a peer reporting system for instances of disturbed behaviour. Also doctors......

How Obama plans to salvage world economy

"We could not separate what was happening in the corridors of our financial institutions from what was happening on factory floors and around kitchen tables," said US President Barack Obama while......

Yes, India Shone At The Oscars, But....

India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant......

Why Prem Granth deserved better

Rajiv Kapoor was the true inheritor of his father Raj Kapoor's mantle, especially in the use of music and songs, feels Subhash K Jha. Prem Granth (1996), the only film that Rajiv Kapoor directed,......

The reason why Rajiv Kapoor was disheartened

'At the time of his death, he was alone at home and very unwell.' IMAGE: Rajiv Kapoor in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Among Raj Kapoor’s three sons, Rajiv Kapoor was the least known. As the......

'One step at a time, we will get back to our lives'

'There are a lot of lessons for everybody to learn and I hope they are not temporary.' The coronavirus pandemic may have brought our lives to a halt, but the multi-talented Sophie Choudhry seems......

'I want to do a Bollywood film'

'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Tuesday, August 2

IMAGE: India's table tennis quartet of Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sanil Shatty celebrate with their men's TT Team gold medals at the Commonwealth Games medal......

Day 11: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal IMAGE: Figure skater Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee performs in the women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium......

Meet This Winter Olympics Sensation

IMAGE: Eileen Gu at the 2021 Met Gala. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Chinese American Eileen Gu, representing the Winter Games hosts China, has her face......

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing- China's Gu wins Bir Air gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China reacts after her run during the Freestyle skiing Women's Freeski Big Air final Run 2 at the Big Air Shougang,......

Day 2: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Swede Van der Poel ends Dutch monopoly in men's 5000m IMAGE: Nils Van Der Poel of Sweden celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters......

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