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Modi's 'Bankim da' remark sparks fierce clash with Trinamool

A political slugfest broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress on Monday after the latter accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting Bankim Chandra Chatterjee......

BJP committing 'big sin': Priyanka on Vande Mataram row

In a measured but scathing attack, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of committing a 'big sin' by creating a controversy over Vande Mataram and claimed......

Paresh Rawal's 'The Taj Story' poster sparks controversy

Actor Paresh Rawal's upcoming film The Taj Story has sparked a huge controversy over its poster depicting him removing the dome of the Taj Mahal and a statue of Lord Shiva emerging from it,......

'Government Is The Source Of Our Data Leakages'

'Instead of the government and telecom operators solving the mess of their own creation, they're telling us we need to give access to our phones perpetually.' Kindly note that this image has only......

TMC suspends MLA who proposed to build 'Babri Masjid'

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday suspended Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir for what it termed "communal politics" amidst a flashpoint over his plan to lay the foundation of a Babri Masjid-style......

'Efficiency of E20 is more or less on a par with petrol'

'Crude oil prices are around $66-67 per barrel now but could fall to $55-60 if global disturbances ease.' Kindly note the image have only been published for representational purposes. Photograph:......

India's Oil Reforms Aim To Counter US, EU Pressure

The government has no say in where the country's refiners source oil from because these are commercial transactions. Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters India's energy security will get a leg......

'This Is Why Trump Has Scored'

'I realised why the farmers and the rural folks are going for Trump. They are so insecure and vulnerable that anybody who is throwing a line of hope to them, they seize it.' IMAGE: US President......

'My Naada Was Stuck And I Couldn't Untie It'

'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.''I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film......

Dev Anand: 'I Wanted To Marry Suraiya'

'I fell in love with Suraiya and that was my first real gafla.''The more I couldn't get her, the more I wanted her.''When I couldn't marry her because the world didn't want it, I cried for the......

The Trial 2 Review: Circus Of Plots

What you get is a predictable, conventional story salvaged only by powerful performances from both the lead and the supporting cast, observes Divya Nair. It's been two years since Kajol made her......

What Janhvi Wants In Her Man

IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan at the Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari trailer launch. Photograph: Panna Bandekar We have seen Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari before. It's been done in......

How Comedy Of Errors Defined F1 Season!

Inevitably, as the dust settled on the three-way battle that ended with the top trio separated by 13 points, there was discussion -- however futile ultimately -- of the what-if scenarios. ......

Shami slams selectors: 'I don't need to create controversy'

'I have said this before... Selection is not in my hands. If there is a fitness issue, I shouldn't be here playing for Bengal.' IMAGE: Mohmmed Shami has not been a part of the Indian Test side for......

'No malice intended': SA coach clarifies 'grovel' remark

'The only context I ever intended it to be was for India to spend a lot of time and make it really tough for them.' IMAGE: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad said the whole episode took the......

ODI GOAT! Gavaskar Hails Kohli

'Sachin has been absolutely right up there with 51 hundreds. But when you pass the great Sachin Tendulkar, then you know where you stand.' IMAGE: In the series opener against South Africa in......

'We're not a fast-bowling nation anymore': SA coach

'We are thrilled that we can come here to the subcontinent with a quality pack of spinners' 'I think it will do wonders for our game back home as well because youngsters can now see there's a line......