72year-old washerman, Pancham Lal, who is accorded 'VIP'status on polling days, was the first to cast his vote in the erstwhile princely state. Sharat Pradhan reports Better known as the family......
'At school, on August 15, the Indian flag was raised. There was no national anthem at that time and we sang Rise India Thy Millions Lead,' recalls military legend Major General Ian Cardozo (retd).......
A senior Delhi Jal Board (DJB) official on Sunday bathed in water taken from a stretch of the Yamuna where the utility sprayed a chemical to dissipate foam in the river. IMAGE: A video surfaced on......
'They fear their caste privilege will be exposed if there is an OBC caste census.' IMAGE: Enumerators in action at Bank Road in Patna, January 7, 2023, as the first phase of Bihar's caste census......
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has come to a standstill with heavy waterlogging being reported in several areas. On Friday, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation received water......
The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) has suggested to the home ministry to allow limited activity in certain sectors such as heavy electricals and telecom equipment......
'The government has realised that the finances of the government are in a precarious state.''We are borrowing to fund the ever-burgeoning revenue deficit.''Then you are paying interest on the fresh......
Stepping up efforts to clean Ganga at Varanasi, the government has signed a loan agreement of Rs 552 crore (Rs 5.52 billion) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for an ambitious......
'Aamir is really competitive.''I feel that keeps him young.' IMAGE: Advait with Aamir Khan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Advait Chandan/Instagram Advait Chandan was 18 years old when he first met......
When Aamir Khan stepped into the limelight with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, everybody hailed him as the chocolate face heartthrob challenging the monopoly of gun-toting action heroes dominating the......
'Had anyone asked me if I was Aamir Khan, I would have admitted to it.'Senior movie journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya flips through the pages of her many interactions with Aamir Khan, who turned 60......
Raja Sen reviews Dhobi Ghat. Post YOUR reviews here!Films about cities, as opposed to films about characters or plot, are soaked in a different kind of romanticism. Unabashedly smitten by......
Sonil Dedhia reviews Dhobi Ghat. Post YOUR reviews here!It's important for a first-time director to get things right. And mind you, debutante director Kiran Rao almost does. But just when she gets......
IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar got his bats repaired by Mumbai's famous bat fixer Ashraf 'Chacha'. Photograph: Reuters/Files Ashraf Chaudhary once fixed his damaged bats and now Sachin Tendulkar has......