Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in HP's Lepcha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with security forces. Since coming to power in 2014, Modi has been visiting military facilities to......

Shimla school drops Eid celebration plan after right-wing threat

A private school in Shimla on Monday withdrew its decision asking students to wear 'kurta-pajama' with a small cap and bring 'roti' roll with 'paneer', 'sevaiyan' and dry fruits for Eid-ul-Fitr......

Modi's Diwali gift to poll-bound HP: Vande Bharat, IIT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the country's fourth Vande Bharat Express train from Una railway station in Himachal Pradesh. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Railways......

My Diwali is where you are, Modi tells soldiers in HP's Lepcha

India is fast emerging as a “big global player” in the defence sector and the capabilities of its security forces are constantly rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.......

Gautam Adani's wealth up relative to India's GDP

Amid increasing volatility and recession fears looming over global markets that has led to the decline in wealth of a number of billionaires, Gautam Adani was the only one to buck the trend.......

Planning to go to Goa for Diwali? Airfares up 30%

Analysts expect holiday fares to inch up further closer to the travel dates, but airlines may still not be able to fully recover higher costs as fuel costs remain elevated. Domestic airfares have......

Offers, market boost post-Diwali vacation business

After a flat Diwali season, tour operators are now pinning their hopes on the upcoming Christmas season for a rebound in holiday bookings. This optimism is triggered by the feel-good factor in the......

Consumer durables makers find 4 new destinations

Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and the Northeast have rarely featured in the country's industrial map. Now, however, the contours are changing. Leading home appliance companies......

Sunny Leone looks stunning!

Bollywood stars have posted gorgeous pictures on Instagram. Let's take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Yami Gautam/Instagram Yami Gautam enjoys a cuppa in Himachal Pradesh.   Photograph:......

Brahmastra Review

Brahmastra is a work of star-struck ambition and high-octane energy whose razzle-dazzle hits many happy notes, observes Sukanya Verma. India is a gold mine of mythological stories about good......

When are the BIG movies releasing?

The floodgates seem to have opened for Bollywood at the theatres. After Yash Raj Films announced its slate of films for 2021, many other film-makers went ahead and confirmed the release dates for......

Love Hostel Review

Love Hostel stays focused on the murky present and revelling in its increasingly dark outcome.Despite the reach of social media and technology, this isn't the cushy, liberal India of mainstream......

Cricket fans in Dharamsala prefer IPL to ODIs?

  The HPCA stadium in Dharamsala. Photograph: BCCI The buzz ahead of Friday's fourth One-day International between India and the West Indies in Dharamsala is missing. It seems the city,......

Meet India's boxing 'Nav Ratna' at the Tokyo Games

An unprecedented nine Indian boxers will be taking the ring at the Tokyo Olympics, conscious of the fact that medal expectations from them are at an all-time high. PTI takes a look at the five men......

Ranji: Delhi made to chase leather as Ishan ton takes Jharkhand to 359/6

IMAGE: Jharkhand's Ishan Kishan celebrates his century against Delhi on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Delhi bowlers frittered away the initial advantage as Ishan Kishan's brilliant unbeaten......