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President Confers Honours On Bodyguard

On September 30, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu presented the diamond jubilee Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in recognition of 75......

Sonali Ghosh's Historic Wildlife Journey

Dr Sonali Ghosh, the first woman to head the Kaziranga National Park and the first Indian to win the IUCN's Kenton Miller Award, has turned her childhood love for nature into an inspiring career in......

S L Bhyrappa: The Journey Of A Unique Storyteller

S L Bhyrappa, who passed into the ages last week, remains an enigma, with his clear and unwavering voice resonating through his writings. Standing apart from the literary trends over the course of......

Why Modi Needs Mission-Mode Bureaucrats

Learning from East Asia, India must reform its district administration with performance, accountability, and vision to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat, points out Deepak Mishra. Illustration:......

Brush With Death

Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry. Brush with Death IMAGE: Passengers get out and stand around a bus after it fell into a deep gorge in Mandi.......

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of......

Advertising doyen Piyush Pandey passes away at 70

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey has passed away. He was 70. Photograph: Courtesy, Nirmala Sitharaman/X The news of Piyush Pandey's demise was shared by columnist Suhel Seth on X on Friday......

From Badla To Jane Street: Market Tricks Haunt Again

Jane Street could do what they did because of the most fundamental flaw in the Indian stock market: A fragmented, fractured, fissured, fistula-ed liquidity stream, points out Shankar Sharma.......

India's Tea Giant Just Got British Roots

For Luxmi, the Brew Tea deal ticks key boxes in its strategy, mainly, focusing on quality and branding. IMAGE: Guardians of the Makaibari tea estate. All photographs: Kind courtesy Makaibari Tea......

Dev Anand's 10 Finest Films

Dharmendra's 10 Best Comedies

On the basis of his rogueish Veeru in Sholay and Parimal in Chupke Chupke, Dharmendra softened his He-Man image and went on to do a series of charming comedies. Deepa Gahlot lists 10 films in which......

'Nudity Did Get Excessive In Satyam Shivam Sundaram'

'Now when I'm a mother and have two sons, I do look back and say, "Oh my God! What was I thinking?"' Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Age is just a number for Zeenat Aman, who turns......

10 Brilliant Dharmendra Movies

A career longer that most lifespans, a filmography of over 300 films. The media that gave Dharmendra labels like 'He Man' and 'Garam Dharam' did him no favours. Focusing on his looks and ignoring......

Like Prithviraj's Kumbha Look? VOTE!

IMAGE: Prithviraj Sukumaran as Kumbha in GlobeTrotter. Photograph: Kind courtesy Prithviraj Sukumaran/Instagram Prithviraj Sukumaran gives us the first sneak peek of his much-anticipated film,......

The Greatest Left-Arm Bowlers Of All Time

Left-arm bowlers have long added a unique dimension to Test cricket, blending pace, swing, spin, and subtle variations that unsettle batters in ways few others can. Over the decades, a select few......

Messi magic fires Miami to first-ever MLS Cup title

IMAGE: Inter Miami midfielder Rodrigo de Paul (7) celebrates with teamamtes after scoring his goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the second half during the 2025 MLS Cup at Chase......

SA optimistic as Rabada not yet ruled out of 2nd Test

IMAGE: Kagiso Rabada missed the opening Test in Kolkata after suffering a rib injury during a training session ahead of the match. Photograph: Cricket South Africa/X South Africa's bowling coach......

Tendulkar, Kohli bid farewell to He-Man of Bollywood

'His energy was incredibly infectious, and he would always tell me, 'Tumko dekhkar ek kilo khoon badh jaata hai mera.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli remembered Dharmendra as an icon who left an......

43-YO Anderson Signs New Lancashire Contract!

'This club has been my home since I was a teenager, and I still get the same buzz walking out at Old Trafford that I did when I made my debut.' IMAGE: James Anderson, who turns 44 next July,......