Internet trolls kept the social media abuzz in 2016 and spared none -- be it Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, cricketer Mohammad Shami or even 'Saifeena' -- unleashing posts and memes that ranged from controversial to hilarious to bizarre.
On a high after sealing the series with comprehensive victories, an upbeat India will be aiming to complete a 3-0 rout in order to retain it's No 1 Test ranking, when they meet a listless West Indies in the final Test match of the series in Port of Spain on Thursday. Having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series after their crushing 237-run win in the third Test, Virat Kohli and his men will be aiming to go for the kill and keep their top ranking in Test. India were reinstated as the No.1 Test side after Australia 0-3 whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka.
A look at the portrayal of air hostesses in Hindi movies.
104 years after it was first written, and 76 years after the poet's clarification, the controversy surrounding Rabindranath Tagore's Jana Gana Mana refuses to go away.
What's eating the Kapoors? Sukanya Verma gives you some answers.
'I couldn't think of anything else the whole day but music and beats,' says Carl Frenais, the Kochi-born singer making waves in Dubai.
When Deepika Padukone walked on the Cannes red carpet this year she followed in the footsteps of the biggest global beauty icons of two decades. Divya Nair looks back.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
Step aside, dear models. The celebrity showstoppers are here to steal the show.
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.
If the people of Tamil Nadu stop deifying their leaders and start evaluating them more objectively, the political masters too may change their wayward behaviour, argues Sudhir Bisht.
Defending champion Andy Murray eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 10th successive year with a 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Benoit Paire on Monday.
Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week marks a star-studded start to the year
Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.
Can a film and the voice of its actor really influence us, and change our lives? I like to believe so, says Aseem Chhabra.
The fact that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa approved an expenditure of Rs 29 crore for the World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Norway's Magnus Carlsen to be held here points to the significance the event has for the state government.
After a series of challenges on reality show Kingfisher Supermodels 3 on NDTV Good Times, Aishwarya Sushmita from Bihar won the crown.
Young, city-bred, successful, enthusiastic Indians are ditching their cars and cycling to work.
A senseless pitch invasion by Serbian fans in last month's Euro 2016 home qualifier against Albania has cost the Balkan nation dearly and the team fear the ramifications ahead of Friday's match against Denmark, Nemanja Matic said.
Singer Samira Koppikar tells us what its like to be a Bollywood singer, and how she achieved it.
PHOTOS from day four of the Wimbledon championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday.
15 photographs of events that occurred in the previous week.
Ever wondered what happens when Hollywood A-listers turn protestors? Take a look.
Bollywood has realised the value of portraying the complexity, necessity and changeability of modern-day marital unions.
Here's what went down in the curtain raiser episode.
'He brings fresh ideas and leadership.' 'Modi is bold, doesn't care about criticism.' Members of the Madison Square Garden audience praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech.
Actresses come and go, but these ladies will always dazzle.
As Sound of Music turns 50 today, here's a look at its beloved Von Trapp family and what they're doing today.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us.
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
Incisive Editor, brilliant scholar on Islam, and now BJP leader, M J Akbar is at his intellectual best when he dissects the Muslim world and its problems, and offers up a solution from his unique perspective, as he did in this recent speech at the 10th R N Kao Memorial Lecture in New Delhi.
'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news has kept pouring in. Here are our top 50 moments from the world.
Six money lessons you can learn from the popular game
Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!
Srinidhi Shetty on her journey from small town girl to the toast of the world.
Jai Ho actress Daisy Shah talks about her next film, Hate Story 3.
Hindi cinema seems readier than society to focus on women. It is not just rape one is talking about, though an act of rape and its consequent injustice unfolds most narratives. Suddenly women are central not just as problematic but as possibility, as agency, as alternative, feels Shiv Visvanathan.
Indians in countries like the United States, China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Egypt, Israel and South Africa celebrated the day with hoisting of the national flag and singing of patriotic songs.