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BJP's minister calls Indira Gandhi 'mother of India'

Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday described former PM Indira Gandhi as the 'mother of India' and late Congress Chief Minister K Karunakaran as a 'courageous administrator'. IMAGE: Union......

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

American politicians, newspapers and space research institutions hailed India Wednesday on the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 as the country entered the elite club of three other nations......

Boxing superstar Mary Kom on her beloved India

'I am a fan of the co-existence of different castes and creeds in my beloved country.' 'As a nation, we have compromised on truth. India resides in its villages and I too hail from a small village.......

'Indian crews are very good'

'Indians are basically liked because they are educated, they are intelligent.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Reuters Captain Peter......

'I kept her picture in my temple at home'

'I worked closely with Mother for decades, not once did she say become a Christian.' IMAGE: Superior General of Missionaries of Charity sister Mary Joseph with other nuns at a special prayer to......

General Motors appoints Mary Barra as chairman

Mary Barra's appointment as chief executive in 2014 made her the first woman to lead a major automaker. General Motors Co on Monday named chief executive Mary Barra as the chairman of its board,......

From Rs 20K to Rs 8,000 crore: Emami's amazing success story

With the acquisition of Himani, Emami entered the mainstream personal care category in the late seventies, notes RS Agarwal. The late 1960s were not the best of times to kick off one's own......

In The Mood For A Deadly Bride On OTT?

Deadly brides, daredevil officers, bloodthirsty royals, killer toys, celebrity chefs, comic book heroes, angry goddesses, senior citizen dreams, poisonous snowfall, the OTT offerings this week will......

2024's Must Watch Indian Films

Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT. 2024 has packed in some real highs for Indian films, including a......

Indian 2 Review: Kamal Haasan Elevates Overwritten Sequel

The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's......

Bored? Solve the Mary Kom puzzle, right here!

Priyanka Chopra starrer Mary Kom, one of the most awaited films of the year, is finally set to hit the marquee on September 5, this Friday.Will it set the cash registers ringing? Will it be another......

Review: Mary Kom truly packs a punch

Mary Kom is a victory for its protagonist Priyanka Chopra, scriptwriter Saiwyn Quadras, and director Omung Kumar, says Laxmi Negi, a former boxer.How many times has a movie touched people in a......

A year after Olympics bronze... Hail Mary!

Laxmi Negi salutes 30-year-old mother of three boxing champion MC Mary Kom for her perseverance. It is exactly a year since the country acknowledged the presence of a truly great champion. MC Mary......

Celebrating Para star Avani Lekhara

IMAGE: Avani Lekhara shows off the biscuit that has been redesigned with each biscuit in the pack meticulously shaped to precisely mirror the dimensions of Avani's target from her triumphant......

PIX: Duplantis wins third straight World indoor gold

Images from Saturday's events at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China. IMAGE: Sweden's Armand Duplantis clears 6.15 meters during the......

Controversy, heartbreaks: Indian boxing's disastrous year

IMAGE: There were very few positives to count in a year when, after a widely successful 2023, expectations were sky high. Photograph: BFI/X Indian boxing endured a turbulent year marred by......

Who will light the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Paris Olympics/X The identity of the person who lights the Olympic cauldron on the night of the opening ceremony is one of sport's best-kept secrets, with less than a......