PM Hasina's Awami League closer to landslide win in Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday leading in most of the seats in the general elections marred by......

Maratha quota activist Jarange ends hunger strike on 17th day after meeting Shinde

Manoj Jarange, who was on a hunger strike to demand reservation for the Maratha community, on Thursday ended his fast on the 17th day of his protest after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde......

Will stop taking water, drugs from Sunday: Maratha quota leader

Quota activist Manoj Jarange hardened his position on Saturday asserting that his fast will go on till Marathas in Maharashtra get Kunbi certificates under the Other Backward Class category and......

Allahabad HC allows ASI survey at Gyanvapi mosque

The Allahabad high court on Thursday allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi to determine whether the 17th-century......

Hyderabad's new Nizams

What better place to visit than the city of the Charminar in the holy month of Ramadan? The heart of the old city, radiating from the four-towered triumphal gateway built in 1591, is a......

Check out the grand Falaknuma Palace hotel!

This palace hotel is tipped to be the grandest of all palace hotels in India. The 19th century's magnificent Falaknuma Palace, a gem in the royal legacy of the Nizams of Hyderabad, is completely......

Raju's health requires monitoring,court informed

B Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused in Satyam Computers multi-crore scam, needs continous medical attention, a special court trying Satyam scandal cases was told on Monday. Raju, who is accused of......

The uniqueness of Professor Raj

Bliss it must have been in that dawn to be alive, but to be an economist working for Jawaharlal Nehru must have been heaven (with apologies to Wordsworth)! No retired bureaucrat around to say you......

Manikarnika Review: Thank you, Kangana!

Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi is one long action scene, notes A Ganesh Nadar. Bundele harbolo ke muh humne suni kahani thiKhoob ladi mardani who toh Jhansi wali rani thi. The poem we learnt in......

Bajirao Mastani: The Grandeur of Movie Manufactured History

Bajirao Mastani has the potential to do for Maratha 'history' what Mughal-e-Azam did for Mughal 'history', says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. It is said that when K Asif was busy with his obsession......

Pix: Television's Sexiest Stars

A while back we asked you to vote for television's sexiest stars. Here are the results. Sweta Tiwari Claim to fame: Kasauti Zindagii Kay, Jaane Kya Baat Hui and the host of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3.......

The biggest celebrity confessions

Last week, 80s actress Kelly McGillis announced that she was a lesbian.That one really comes as no surprise to any of us Top Gun fans who noticed that she was manlier than both Tom Cruise and Val......

ISL: Super Sub Ninthoi stars as Chennaiyin earn a point vs East Bengal

IMAGE: Action from the game between Chennaiyin FC and East Bengal played in Chennai on Saturday. Photograph: Indian Super League/X A last-gasp goal by substitute Ninthoinganba Meetei helped......

ISL: Javi double helps Bengaluru FC beat FC Goa

  Javi Hernandez struck a brace as former champions Bengaluru FC returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over FC Goa in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on......

ISL: Ogbeche tricks as Hyderabad thrash EB

IMAGE: Hyderabad FC's Bartholomew Ogbeche celebrates on scoring a hat-trick against SC East Bengal in their ISL match on Monday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Bartholomew Ogbeche score a hat-trick as......

ISL: Hyderabad extend East Bengal's winless run

IMAGE: Hyderabad FC's Bartholomew Ogbeche celebrates after scoring against East Bengal SC in the Indian Super League match, in Bambolim, Goa, on Thursday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter East......

ISL: Ruthless Hyderabad send Kerala Blasters packing

IMAGE: Kerala Blasters are now mathematically out of the playoff race. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Watched by their closest playoff rivals, a ruthless Hyderabad FC made a statement with a 4-0......