'Upset' over ministerial picks, Sidhu quits as Punjab Cong chief

Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday quit as the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief, triggering other resignations and plunging the party into a fresh crisis just months ahead of the assembly......

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Indian nun Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City on Sunday. Mariam Thresia, who founded the......

Oscars 2018: Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek on the red carpet

Looking at the glamorous Oscar red carpet! The 90th Annual Academy awards is unfolding at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.   Unlike the Golden Globes, black does not dominate the......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

Guide, Waqt, Jaanwar: Bollywood classics turning 50 this year!

How many of these have aged well? Fifty years ago, while India was engaged in war with Pakistan, Hindi cinema flourished in effervescent, excited Eastman colours. 1965 is significant in more ways......

Aaron, Sammy will bring fresh ideas: Sehwag

Kings XI Punjab's head of cricket operations Virender Sehwag is confident that international players like Varun Aaron, Darren Sammy will bring fresh ideas and skills going into the 10th edition of......

Focus on India's Gen Next in New Zealand warm-up match

Youngsters Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw will be keen to make a mark and impress the national selectors during the two One-Day warm-up games against New Zealand in Mumbai. IMAGE:......

2nd Warm-up: Taylor, Latham hit tons as NZ beat Board President's XI

IMAGE: New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor in action during the 2nd practice match against Indian Board President's XI in Mumbai on Thursday. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI New Zealand found some......

Can SRH put their campaign back on track against KXIP?

IMAGE: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been outstanding, especially in death overs. Photograph: BCCI Back-to-back losses denting their confidence, defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to put......

NZ raring to bounce back after shock loss to India's youngsters

It will be another opportunity for the likes of Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Karun Nair to prove their mettle against an international team and boost their chances of......