Govt names 51 leaders to visit 33 world capitals, drops 3 from Cong list

Fifty-one political leaders, parliamentarians and former ministers cutting across party lines will be part of the seven delegations travelling to world capitals to put across India's resolve to......

Deaths feared as Kumbh rush triggers stampede at New Delhi railway station

People are feared dead after a stampede-like situation broke out at the New Delhi railway station late on Saturday evening, triggering a chaos on platform numbers 14 and 15, officials said. IMAGE:......

Cyclone Dana: 1 Million Evacuated

IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art to pray for the safety of people during Cyclone Dana at Puri beach on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Photo Glimpses of the preparations in Odisha......

Khargeji Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai!

What some of our leaders were up to this week. IMAGE: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speaks to the media in the presence of Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson......

Luxury Carmakers Eye Small Towns

Many of these companies have a waiting period from 6-18 months now, indicating a rise in demand. IMAGE: The Lexus LF-30, at Auto Expo 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo Small town roads in India are soon......

Bengaluru tops in ease of living index, Pune 2nd

Bengaluru was adjudged the most liveable among 111 cities in India in the government's 'Ease of Living Index' on Thursday, followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore,......

From luxury cars to business jets, small-town tycoons aiming big

With growing revenues, a spreading business empire, and surging aspirations, companies are seeing a strong demand for luxury products from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Doing business in a small town......

How Gautam Adani plans to 'develop' Mumbai, Ahmedabad airports

Gateway airports of Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be connected with the feeder airports of Lucknow, Guwa­hati, Trivandrum, Jaipur and Mangalore. IMAGE: The Chhatrapati Shivaji International......

Spotted: Aamir Ali, Sanjeeda in Bhubaneshwar

Reader Siddhant Mishra met Aamir Ali, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Abhijeet Sawant and Pritam ona flight from Bhubaneshwar to Mumbai. Siddhant and his mother also met Ayub Khan (top left) at Mumbai's Film...

Stunning Sobhita!

Tabu binges on bread... Kajol drools over bun-maska... Sidharth pushes his limits... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita Dhulipala/Instagram Sobhita Dhulipala, will soon fly to Cannes, has a good......

Riya Sen in Bhubaneshwar

Reader Partha Mohanty along with his brothers met Riya Sen in Bhubaneswar in early 2007. Riya was in the city to perform andpresentsomeawards at a function. Riyawas very sweet to them andPartha......

The Jengaburu Curse Review: Big Ambitions, Poor Execution

This tangled tale of good versus evil could have been far more intriguing, observes Mayur Sanap. Cinema is often regarded as a tool for social commentary and change. If done right, it works as an......

Hockey Pro League: India men rally to down Ireland

IMAGE: The Indian team celebrate a goal during the FIH Hockey Pro League match against Ireland on Friday. Photograph: Hockey India The India men's team overcame an early goal to outclass Ireland......

Spotted: Murali Karthik in Bhubaneshwar

Reader Sandeep Dang sent us this photograph. We met Murali Karthik at the Bhubaneshwar airport last weekend and he happily agreed to get photographed with us. My friends Deepak (extreme left) and......

Neeraj to compete in India for first time in three years

Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete at home for the first time in three years after confirming participation in the National......

Dipa Karmakar back in Nationals after eights years

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar will make her comeback to the Nationals after a long gap of eight years. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters Olympian Dipa Karmakar will make her comeback to the tournament......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......