Important stanzas of Vande Mataram were dropped: Modi

In an apparent attack at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said important stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram were dropped in 1937 which sowed the seeds of partition and......

Another big diplomatic blunder: Cong slams Modi on India's G7 exclusion

The Congress on Tuesday said India not being invited at the G7 meeting in Canada is "yet another big diplomatic bungle" after the "blunder" of allowing the US to "mediate" between India and......

US Needs India As Much As India Needs The US

India-US relations, like Rome, were not built in a day, nor can they be demolished in a day.All said and done, when the new global order emerges, India can only remain with the democracies, asserts......

'Saudi Arabia Won't Align With Pakistan Against India'

'The background for the Saudi-Pakistan agreement is the fact that the regional security order has collapsed due to the Israeli attack on Doha.''The Americans have largely abandoned their security......

Ayan Mukerji Is Back In Karan Johar's Fold

'Ayan told Karan he blundered leaving Dharma.' IMAGE: Karan Johar and Ayan Mukerji. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayan Mukerji/Instagram Ayan Mukerji, who left Karan Johar's Dharma Production for......

10 Reasons Why This Is 2025's Most Unfairly Treated Film

As someone who could not predict a single beat in advance, who was exhilarated by its audacity to throw random elements together and take chances all over the place, Sreehari Nair thinks Odum......

Kesari Veer Review: Epic Blunder

Sooraj Pancholi, nostrils flaring and eyes twitching, tries to sell his character's steely resolve, but, sighs Mayur Sanap, the boy just can't act. Very early in Kesari Veer I figured that I was......

Why Manoj Kumar Stopped Making Movies

'I am not a greedy film person, even as an actor.''While my contemporaries Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor acted in nearly 300 films each, I've done hardly 35 films in my entire career.' IMAGE: Manoj......

Verstappen adds twist to F1 title race with Qatar win

The top three drivers each have seven wins for the season. IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/Reuters Red Bull's......

Chess WC final: Yi holds Sindarov with black in Game 1

IMAGE: Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov played out a 50-move draw in Game 1 of the Chess World Cup final, in Panaji on Monday. Photograph: FIDE/X Chinese Grandmaster Wei Yi played another solid game......

Why Didn't Suryavanshi Bat? Fans Rage at Jitesh

India A crashed out of the Rising Stars Asia Cup in heartbreaking fashion on Friday, suffering a Super Over defeat to Bangladesh A in the semifinal at the West End Park International Cricket......

Tie-breaks to decide Chess WC winner; Esipenko finishes third

Russian GM Andrey Esipenko beat Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Yakubboev to finish third, thus booking his place in the Candidates. IMAGE: Tie-break games, to be played between China's Wei Yi and Uzbek......

Sindarov, Wei Yi to clash in final; seal Candidates spots

IMAGE: Uzbekistan's GM Javokhir Sindarov outclassed Nodirbek Yakubboev in the semi-finals of the FIDE Chess World Cup in Panaji on Sunday. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE Uzbekistan's GM Javokhir......