HC rejects plea against 'Karthigai Deepam' lighting on TN hill

The Madurai Bench of the Madras high court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against the order of a single judge allowing the lighting of "Karthigai Deepam" oil lamp at a stone pillar on the......

Noida Woman Burnt Alive By In-Laws For 36 Lakh Dowry

A woman was allegedly assaulted, dragged by her hair and set ablaze by her in-laws in front of her sister and son in Greater Noida. Her husband has been arrested while a hunt is on to nab others,......

Azizul Haque, towering leader of Naxalbari uprising, dies at 83

Azizul Haque, firebrand poet, political thinker and one of the last towering leaders of India's Naxalite uprising, died in Kolkata on Monday, marking the end of a turbulent, blood-soaked chapter in......

NGT slams UP pollution panel over Sangam water report

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, asking whether it disputed the Central Pollution Control Board's finding on high levels of faecal......

'Papa Ho Aap Mere. Lekin Dharam Ho Aap Sab Ke'

'Your warm protective hugs that felt like the cosiest blanket, holding your soft yet strong hands which had unspoken messages & your voice calling out my name that followed with endless......

'I Passed Off Dharamji As A Woman'

'I wanted to do something different, so I turned Dharamji into Hardy, making him waddle with Naseer's stick-like Laurel.' 'People enjoyed seeing him in these avatars. When you work with an......

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:......

The Must Read Kamini Kaushal Interview

'I made a big fuss about playing Manoj Kumar's mother, but he had made up his mind.''He said he would wait until I made up my mind.''I was about 40 then. He was so large and I was so tiny!' IMAGE:......

Sania Grooves To Kahin Aag Lage Lag Jaaye

IMAGE: Sania Mirza and her girls being goofy. Photograph: Sania Mirza/Instagram Tennis legend turned trendsetter? Sania Mirza is breaking stereotypes and busting moves in her latest Instagram......

PIX: Grandeur, Patriotic Fervour Mark IPL Closing Gala

Images from the IPL 2025 closing ceremony ahead of the final between RCB and Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. IMAGE: Dancers perform during the IPL 2025 closing ceremony in Ahmedabad on......

Sehwag, Dhawan Slam Pakistan

IMAGE: A house in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, damaged by Pakistan shelling. Photograph: ANI Photo   Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan launched a bitter attack on Pakistan following its blatant......

Sister's wish powers Akash Deep's Edgbaston heroics

'She is responding well to chemotherapy and is already doing much better now.' IMAGE: India pace bowler Akash Deep with his family. Photograph: Akash Deep/Instagram India's unlikely hero in the......

Aapne googly daal diya, Surya on IPL captaincy

  IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav will lead India in the opening T20I against Bangladesh in Gwalior, on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Suryakumar Yadav is enjoying his time as the Indian T20 captain and......