I-Day first: IAF choppers to shower petals after PM's flag-hoisting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Sunday to celebrate the country's 75th Independence Day and two Mi-17 1V helicopters of the Indian......

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on the eve of India's 75th Independence Day. Here's the text of what he said with a word cloud: IMAGE: President of India Ram Nath Kovind addressing......

An Ambassador and A Gentleman

The description of his career by Ambassador Nazareth in his elegant language, judicious choice of details, without ego or malice to anyone, shows that it had its ups and downs, triumphs and......

Laapataa Ladies Found On OTT!

From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week.   Laapataa LadiesWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi One of the best films of the......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

365 days. 319 films

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen? IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in Padmaavat. I watch many films in a year -- for work and pleasure, and I keep a record of them. In......

Rani ready to guide youngsters to Olympic glory

IMAGE: Rani Rampal is embarking on her first stint as a support staff member. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Rani Rampal/Instagram Former captain Rani Rampal believes the Women's Hockey India......

HIL: Olympic superstar Owsley signs for Delhi Pipers

IMAGE: England's Lily Owsley celebrates after scoring against India. Photograph:  Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Delhi SG Pipers on Saturday announced the acquisition of England's woman hockey......

'After COVID warriors, Olympic-bound athletes to get vaccine'

'We have to ensure that COVID warriors get the vaccine. Then the next turn will come to the athletes' IMAGE: A medic gestures as she receives a dose a COVID-19 vaccine at a private hospital in......

PIX: Griner's gold extra special after Russian prison

IMAGE: A teary-eyed Brittney Griner and Alyssa Thomas of the United States with bronze medallist Jade Melbourne of Australia on the podium at the Olympics women's basketball victory ceremony at......

Battle for hockey gold: India take on World Champs Germany

Motivated India eye German scalp to script another historic chapter in Olympic men's hockey IMAGE: A semifinal win will ensure a silver for India, which they last won in the 1960 Rome......