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Honouring Those Who Died In Trump's Venuzuela Operation

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez led a solemn ceremony in Caracas honoring Venezuelan and Cuban military personnel who died during a US operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife......

Indigenous equipment a 'strategic necessity': Army chief

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday said the institution is moving forward as a future-ready force and underscored the need for indigenous equipment, calling it a "strategic necessity".......

About 50% turnout in Maha civic polls; 41% polling in BMC

Around 50 percent polling was recorded in Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra on Thursday amid sporadic clashes, while a major controversy erupted over claims that the ink......

Mayor Mamdani's First Day in Office

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's mayor on January 1, 2026, in a historic inauguration ceremony. The event was attended by his family, including acclaimed filmmaker mother Mira Nair,......

Poll heat hits box office as Vijay, DMK-linked films clash at Pongal

As the political temperature in poll-bound Tamil Nadu heats up, an 'ideology war' is brewing in the box office, with the political stakeholders playing a role in the clash of the movies as well.......

Hero rides festival tide, GST winds at its back

With gains of over 28 per cent, Hero MotoCorp has emerged as the best-performing largecap automotive stock over the past three months. Photograph: Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters The rally has been......

Eight more cos to get incentives under auto PLI

Three additional vehicle makers and five more auto component makers will begin availing financial incentives under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile sector from......

Margin, valuation worries may weigh on Eicher stock

The stock of automative major Eicher Motors hit its all-time high on Wednesday, capping the year with gains of about 52.7 per cent. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters It has comfortably......

GST 2.0 Puts Luxury Cars In Fast Lane

India's luxury auto market is rebounding after a slow start to 2025, with GST 2.0 emerging as the main catalyst. Kindly note the image have only been published for representational purposes.......

Vaa Vaathiyaar Review: Karthi's Swashbuckling Entertainer

Vaa Vaathiyar ends up a bland yet fascinating iteration of a masala film funnelled through the prism of a quirky humorist, notes Arjun Menon. The MGR factor in Vaa Vaathiyaar The name MGR......

'Dharmendraji Was The Hero Every Boy Wanted To Be'

'At times when the pressure, glitz and glam felt horribly garish, there he was with no pretences or guile. A sweet reminder that life is about the real things not the fluff.' Photograph: Kind......

'I Can Be A Whacked Out Person'

'Had I been launched as a leading actor, it would probably have worked better.''Prabhu Devaa came eight years after me. Maybe if a filmmaker had thought of a film for me like the ones he got, my......

The Reason Why Parasakthi Released Now

Throughout Parasakthi, Sivakarthikeyan mentions he is not against Hindi but the imposition of the language, notes A Ganesh Nadar. 1952's popular film Parasakthi had Sivaji Ganesan deliver fiery......

The 7 Highest-Rated TV Shows Ever

Drawing on December 2025 IMDb user ratings, we present a list of the most-highly rated shows of all time. All photographs: Kind courtesy IMBb 1. Breaking Bad Sitting firmly at number one is the......

Bondi Beach Heroes Honoured At SCG

IMAGE: Bondi beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed gestures to the crowd during the ceremony before the start of play at Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. Photographs: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters The......

Olympic hero Vijender takes big admin leap

IMAGE: Vijender Singh brings with him nearly two decades of experience at the highest level of the sport, both in amateur and professional boxing. Photograph: Vijender Singh/X Indian boxing icon......

Kohli's special souvenir for wicket hero Jayswal

IMAGE: Gujarat's spinner Vishal Jayswal with Virat Kohli after the Vijay Hazare Trophy match at BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Friday. Photographs: Vishal Jayswal/Instagram Gujarat's......

From Junior World Cup hero to exile: Harjeet seeks answers

'Many of the players I played alongside like Harmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Krishan Pathak are doing very well today. Somewhere, there is regret that I could not do that.' IMAGE: Harjeet Singh......

India's World Cup Heroes Ring In 2026 at Mahakaleshwar

IMAGE: Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur at Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain on Thursday. Photographs: Shafali Verma/Instagram A few members of the India women's cricket......