The country witnessed over 100 incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes, including alleged racist graffiti and cards reading "no more Polish vermin" posted outside a school.
England are committed to making cricket more inclusive after confronting "ugly truths" in the past week about offensive historical tweets from their players, captain Joe Root said on Wednesday.
In the 18 years that she has been on tour, Sania Mirza was the standard-bearer for tennis in the country. Never before had an Indian player dominated from the back court with such conviction. Deepti Patwardhan Salutes the Incomparable Sania Mirza.
Travelocity accuses Cleartrip of data theft, but the latter terms it commercial dispute
A BBC investigation into alleged illegal payments in English football pointed the finger at Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce.
Kyrgios was hailed for the brilliance of his tennis in the opening set but panned for his erratic behaviour
The complaint relates to a journey Alvarez took to Argentina with Maradona in 2001, when he was around 40 and she was 16.
Ashes is steeped in tradition but India versus Australia Test matches are bound by emotion.
The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent.
Stories of rural India, campus capers, realistic family dramas and urban romance that are no longer picked up by film-makers, find their way to the Web, and the viewing experience is richer for the variety available.
'Mumbai's corroding infrastructure, Delhi's pollution, Bangalore's rain water drainage, Kolkata's electricity -- these are all real and serious life threatening situations.'
Evelyn wears a sheer top, Shraddha plays with her dog...
Atletico players accused Manchester City of time-wasting in the final minutes, which the English club denied.
Gori Nagori is in the danger zone this week and her chances of going home are pretty high.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took 6/135 but the touring side struggled with the bat as they limped to 139 for five at the close on day two of the second and final Test against South Africa on Saturday.
Promising new seasons of beloved shows, provocative stories and action packed dramas, Sukanya Verma says it's all there on OTT this week.
Tom Bower's new book offers an alternative view of entrepreneur Richard Branson, drawing attention to the need to dig deeper into business excesses.
Gal Godot begins a fascinating new column about marriage.
Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has hit back over legendary batsman Javed Miandad's recent comments that the former T20 skipper "wanted the farewell game only for money". Speaking during the book launch ceremony of sports journalist Saleem Khaliq, the 36-year-old all-rounder said that money has always been an issue for Miandad rather than him. Afridi further went on to say that it doesn't suit the legendary cricketer like Miandad to pass such kind of "irresponsible" comments.
Mrunal looks gorgeous... Ajay goes 'vrooming'... Vidya's heartfelt post...
The Congress on Thursday accused Bharatiya Janata Party MPs of subjecting Sonia Gandhi to "brutal heckling, verbal assault and physical intimidation", and demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Shamita calls Nishant a 'snake' during their ugly brawl, and then gets into a physical fight with Moose Jattana.
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
Human presents an ugly truth -- that some people need to die a painful death in order to facilitate the process of finding a cure for deadly diseases, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
The former top cop was also the chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC)
Indian govt must tighten food safety norms to prevent controversies like the latest one on Maggi noodles.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur put their intense on-field rivalry to one side on Monday by taking the unusual step of issuing a joint statement condemning the chants of some of their supporters at Sunday's north London derby at White Hart Lane.
Rashami makes it clear that she will maintain a distance from Tejasswi even in the world outside.
The Bharatiya Janata Party minister was merely voicing what we already know -- that most Indians are an inherently racist people, says Indulekha Aravind
The Opposition National Conference and Congress lawmakers on Friday disrupted proceedings in both houses of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature, accusing the government of misleading people on the issue of transfer of power projects to the state, and created ruckus in the assembly as Speaker directed marshalling out of some members.
Racist remarks have flooded Twitter after a contestant of Indian descent was crowned Miss America 2014.
The Republican presidential nominee race has hit a new low with front-runner Donald Trump and his nearest rival Ted Cruz dragging each other's wives in their political squabbling.
The feud between two women officers was out in public in the last few days, with Nag announcing resignation at a press conference, accusing Sindhuri of "harassment".
26% of women revealed that discussing their ex or the mere utterance of their names had caused an ugly fight and unnecessary strain in the relationship.
After lying low for quite sometime, the outlawed Maoists have struck again by targeting Andhra Pradesh former chief minister Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy and his wife and minister N Rajyalakshmi.
India is a passion with him. He is immersed in India. But he cannot help worrying about India too.
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