Amarnath Yatra: Drinks, fast food among 40 items banned

More than 40 food items have been banned at the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and the pilgrims have been advised to achieve physical fitness by walking at least 5 kilometres a day, the Shri Amarnath......

'People ask me if I am from China, Tibet or Nepal'

Facing racial discrimination has become a part of daily life for a majority of youngsters coming from the northeast to the national capital, which touts its tag of being a cosmopolitan city. Often......

'Racist' remark against Assam girl on TV show sparks row

Purported racist comments by a host of a television reality show against a participant from Assam has sparked an outrage, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday calling it a 'shameful'......

The bizarre reasons why men rape in India

In India, rape is the fourth most common crime against women. If one goes by the National Crime Records Bureau statistics, a shocking 93 women are raped in the country each day and a total of......

McChowmein? He made it a reality

The man who wants to create a McDonald's-style chain of Indian-Chinese food insists there's a subtle difference between improvising and massacring a cuisine. A little over four years ago, when......

Lust Stories 2 Review: Konkona Saves The Day!

Anthology movies are a strange beast.They can be as monotonous and harmless as munching away a bumper bag of chips -- you eat one, you have to finish the rest.Or they can be like discovering a rare......

The Ujda Chaman review

Fighting prejudice with prejudice, Ujda Chaman is too shallow to dwell compellingly into the frailties of the human mind, feels Sukanya Verma. Ujda Chaman is the sort of movie that spends all its......

'Sad when people in power waste time, energy on me'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: While CPI leader Atul Anjan continues to draw flak for his remarks on Sunny Leone, the 34-year-old Indo-Canadian actress is......

Review: One By Two is a drag

Abhay Deol shoots himself in the foot by acting in (and, inexplicably, producing) this monstrosity called One By Two that sucks all the goodwill out of an actor we usually like, writes Raja Sen.......

When Tendulkar's first Chinese food experience was soured by friends!

'My father set me free at the age of 11 when he told me, 'Chase your dreams, but make sure you don't find shortcuts to them'.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar and wife Anjali enjoying a meal in Mussoorie.......

MS Dhoni: Their 'very own Ranchi boy' and much more

'Why do I need his (Dhoni) picture? He was my student and he always stays here (heart)' IMAGE: Humility is something that almost everyone associates with Dhoni. Photograph: PTI There is a bit of......