"Immobilised" Mamata calls for peace as TMC-BJP clash

She lay on a hospital bed, her left foot in plaster cast strung to an iron stand, but an "immobilised" Mamata Banerjee Thursday had West Bengal in ferment as supporters of her ruling Trinamool......

PM's 1st post surgery meet with Benin Prez

Five weeks after undergoing bypass surgery, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will have his first official engagementon Wednesdaywhen he holds talks with President of Benin Boni Yayi in New Delhi.......

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 -- first pictures released

  Naturally the best!   Possums, primates and disappearing habitats all feature among the first images to be released from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 awards.   The......

Sheena Bora Trial: Where did Sheena's brain vanish?

Shivade: "You didn't find any brain inside the brain cavity?"Dr Thakur nodded.The judge shocked: "Huh?!"Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Uttam......

Moto G's bet on e-commerce worked; more launches planned ahead

Tech giant Motorola on Sunday said its strategy of using only the e-commerce route, instead of the traditional brick-and-mortar stores, has worked in its favour as validated by competitors who are......

New Moto E launched in India, 4G version by May

US-based Motorola is hopeful of bringing the 4G version of its popular affordable smartphone, Moto E, to India by May this year, pricing it under Rs 10,000 as it looks to compete with brands like......

Developing tastes

A few months ago in Punjab, as grain farmers set fire to harvested rice fields to clear their land, Jagroop Singh spent the afternoon reflecting on his good fortune farming cows. Singh, a tall Sikh......

Amazon narrows gap with Flipkart, tops Snapdeal

Amazon signed up Motorola as an exclusive brand partner for its new devices, which in turn helped it grow SoftBank-backed Snapdeal slipped to third position in India’s fast-growing......

Boni: Quite a mish-mash

The Telugu film Boni has all the commercial staples -- action, songs (two shot in foreign locales), a bit of romance -- of a potboiler.It's technically pretty slick too with good camera work by......

'I Realised The Power Of Cinema'

'I went from being a teenager, to an actor and eventually into a star all so quickly.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram Kriti Kharbanda has completed 15 years in the movies. She......

Bahut Hua Samman review

A glossy presentation of a confounding narrative, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee. The trailer of Bahut Hua Samman made everyone laugh. It also made people believe that we are about to enjoy two hours......

Sumanth: I need a big commercial hit.

After the critically acclaimed Telugu film Golconda High School (GHS) where Sumanth won accolades for his performance, he now stars in Daggaraga Dooranga releasing this Friday. Though GHS and his......

Man City add more firepower with Bony signing

Wilfried Bony. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Manchester City have bolstered their attacking arsenal with the signing of Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Bony from Swansea City, the English......

Fit-again Rahul to open in Perth Test; Bumrah to lead

'After being hit on his elbow on Day 1 of the match simulation, KL Rahul has recovered and is raring to go.' IMAGE: K L Rahul looked pain-free as he batted without any major discomfort and......

Swansea would only sell Bony for 'astronomical fee'

It would take an "astronomical fee" for Swansea City to part with in-form Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Bony, manager Gary Monk said on Monday. The 25-year-old has scored 18 Premier League goals in......

Soccer: Barca, Arsenal and Monaco buoyed by Sanchez, Bony, Carrasco

The weekend saw a lot of football all over Europe and the results were exciting to say the least. While Alexis Sanchez scored a hat-trick to lift Barcelona to a 4-0 win over Elche which took them......

Twenty new athletes added to 2024 Games' TOPS list

IMAGE: India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in action during the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images As many as 20 new sportspersons were on Monday added to the list of Target......