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New airport, revamped railway station: Modi's gifts for Ayodhya ahead of Ram temple event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in a festooned, festive Ayodhya on Saturday to unveil a ‘new look old' city with an airport, a revamped train station and projects worth Rs 15,700 crore......

President Mukherjee confers Padma awards

Political stalwarts Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma (posthumous), cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal were among the 39 people who......

Punjab cops recovers grenades dropped by drone from Pak

Eleven hand grenades dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan were recovered from a field near the International Border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, police said on Monday. The consignment was......

PHOTOS: PM addresses 'Sawasdee Modi' event in Bangkok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Bangkok at an event called 'Sawasdee PM Modi' on Saturday. The PM was greeted with laud applause and a standing ovation by around 5,000......

Pak violates ceasefire again, targets forward posts in Rajouri

Pakistani troops on Wednesday fired indiscriminately from across the Line of Control at forward posts in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting retaliation by the Indian Army, a defence......

Firecrackers Capital Sivakasi Faces Uncertain Future

Sivakasi is fighting for survival, thanks to the ban on firecrackers in Delhi, regulations in several other cities, pandemic-imposed sales dips, the ban on the use of barium nitrate... IMAGE: A......

What's taking the sheen off Sivakasi's firecracker sales?

A complete ban on firecrackers in Delhi until January 1, the government’s refusal to grant licences for sales in Karnataka, and restrictions in the Noida region are adversely affecting the......

How Big Brother Stole Diwali

Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......

Why Ram Gopal Varma Was Ashamed After Watching Satya

'I've never seen Ramuji cry... even when his father passed away.''But after the special screening of Satya he was crying.' IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee and J D Chakravarthy in Satya. J D Chakravarthy,......

All about Khamoshi

Cast: Tamannaah, Prabhu DevaDirector: Chakri Toleti What's it about: Khamoshi is a thriller about a deaf and mute woman who has to fight for her survival when a killer arrives at her doorstep.......

PIX: Sonakshi watches a film with her mum!

Bollywood gets ready for its latest release! Welcome to New York has quite a big star cast of Sonakshi Sinha, Karan Johar, Diljit Dosanjh, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani and Rana......

Khamoshi Review: No thrills, no scares!

Khamoshi is very predictable, warns Namrata Thakker. Filmmaker Chakri Toleti’s Khamoshi is a painfully dull remake of a good Hollywood thriller called Hush.I love the thriller......

Ajith finishes shooting for Billa 2

The shooting of the much-awaited Ajith film, Billa 2, is complete.The film, produced by IN Entertainment (India) Limited (INE) along with Wide Angle Creations, the production house led by Suresh......

PK Banerjee, Indian football legend, passes away at 83

IMAGE: PK Banerjee was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia and had an underlying history of Parkinson's disease, dementia and heart problem. Photograph: Col Rajyavardhan......