'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Denied LS ticket, BJP MP Harsh Vardhan quits politics

With sitting MP Harsh Vardhan's name not figuring from his Chandni Chowk constituency in the list of candidates announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, he......

BJP 1st list: Bansuri Swaraj makes poll debut; Bidhuri, Lekhi dropped

Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the New Delhi seat and incumbent MP Manoj Tiwari from Northeast Delhi as the......

Modi among first 195 BJP Lok Sabha candidates; See full list

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi for a third time as the Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, naming 34 Union ministers,......

'Vocal for Local': China anticipates losing Rs 1 lakh crore in Diwali trade

As the Diwali festivities kick off, Dhanteras emerges as a pivotal day for traders nationwide, with an estimated trade volume of Rs 50 thousand crore, predicts the national president of the......

'Just look at the amount of gold sold during Diwali!'

'Last Saturday, the largest number of people travelled by air on a single day!''There is a kind of hunger among consumers to spend as they have been confined to their homes and not spending for......

Optimism in the air, mixed with hesitancy

Something seems to be working for Indian consumers. Yet, the Indian consumer expresses some caution this festive season, reveals Mahesh Vyas. IMAGE: Festive shopping at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi.......

Navratri: Bollywood's White Wonders

It's safedi ki chamkar time, folks! After glimpsing at some bright and bold orange imagery as part of our Navratri colour celebrations, it's time to embrace the cool, calm, pristine wonders of......

The Incomparable Waheeda Rehman

Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Rati Agnihotri confides breathlessly, "I was......

When Bollywood Sang To The Moon

When Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, Indian movies couldn't stop praising the Chand. As India successfully lands Chandrayaan-3, does the moon look as beautiful as one's beloved......

Fun, Fun Bollywood Quiz!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's time to exercise those filmi bugs in your head with our super-duper fun Bollywood quiz. All you have to do is......

When Akshay Kumar ditched lucrative IPL contract

He could have easily played hardball with all the aces up his sleeve but Bollywood star Akshay Kumar instead terminated his lucrative contract with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2009 after......

Fight for justice proving an expensive affair for wrestlers

'We will buy coolers if the need arises. It's very hot out there. We had brought Rs two lakh cash with us but have already spent about 5-6 lakh rupees so far.'   IMAGE: Social activist Medha......

Sports Shorts: Mumbai to host IOC session in 2023

IMAGE: India will host the session for the first time since 1983. Nita Ambani, the Indian representative on the committee, described it as "a significant development for the country's Olympic......