Countdown to Diwali Begins

IMAGE: Women purchase decorative items ahead of Diwali from a shop in Surat. Photograph: ANI Photo   As Diwali approaches, homes and markets across India come alive with colour, light and......

Kharge cites Sardar Patel's letter to demand ban on RSS

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that in his personal opinion, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh should be banned as most law and order problems in the country are arising because......

'We Carried BJP to Power, Now They Crush Us'

'If all of us (all the 57 Shiv Sena MLAs) stand together we can change the dynamic. We are not afraid of anyone.' IMAGE: Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis. Photograph: ANI Photo For months, the......

India celebrates Diwali with fervour, Delhi AQI worsens

Buildings were decorated with colourful lights and earthen lamps dotted houses as people across the country thronged temples and celebrated Diwali with pomp on Monday. IMAGE: Women dressed in......

India's Diwali sales cross record Rs 6 lakh crore: CAIT

India's Diwali sales touched a record Rs 6.05 lakh crore -- comprising Rs 5.40 lakh crore in goods and Rs 65,000 crore in services -- buoyed by the recent GST reform and strong consumer sentiment,......

A Legend Returns: My Tata Sierra Story

A car that defined a generation of Indian SUVs, offering a rear seat so comfortable it felt like home. As the Tata Sierra makes a triumphant return as a modern monocoque 5-door on November 15,......

GST 2.0: Soaps, coffee, biscuits, oil to be cheaper from Monday

Daily essentials and food products will be cheaper from Monday, as leading FMCG companies have slashed prices, extending GST cut benefits to consumers. Photograph: Pawan Kumar/Reuters The move is......

Used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel: IndianOil

Cooking oil is often discarded after being used for frying at home or in restaurants. IMAGE: Used cooking oil is filtered to remove impurities. Photograph: Emily Chow/Reuters However, a refinery......

When Dharmendra Intruded Into Dilip Kumar's Home!

'For some inexplicable reason I began to fancy that Dilip Kumar and I were siblings.' IMAGE: Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharmendra/Instagram Much before he won the......

Sweet Home Alabama: The review

You don't often see a Hollywood film that actually has all the ingredients you would find in an authentic desi potboiler. Sweet Home Alabama has a readymade recipe for success just waiting to be......

Step Inside Neha-Angad's Sweet Home

"Every house should have a story to tell. And with this house, if you were to knock every wall, you will find at least one story and one skeleton," Neha Dhupia says about her 'love nest' in Mumbai......

Perfect Family Review: Realistic But Dreary

All this time the Great Indian Family was a refuge, when did it become a toxic dump, wonders Deepa Gahlot. If an OTT show is called Perfect Family, chances are it is anything but. What comes as a......

Home sweet home: Pakistan savour emotional series win

IMAGE: Bowling coach Waqar Younis was elated with the victory but felt hosting the series mattered more. Photograph: ICC/Twitter A 1-0 victory over Sri Lanka was the icing on the cake as an......

Dhol beats, sweets mark Amanjot and Harleen's return

World champions Amanjot and Harleen get grand welcome in Chandigarh IMAGE: Punjab celebrates its World Cup heroes Amanjot Kaur and Harleen Deol. Photographs and videos: ANI/X World Cup-winning......

Women's World Cup: 'The whole country is proud of Deepti'

IMAGE: Deepti Sharma, who finished as the highest wicket-taker with 22 scalps at an economy rate of 5.52, was adjudged the player of the tournament. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters It was......

Surya's sweet gesture lights up Omani camp!

'Surya spoke about the game and praised us which means a lot. Our boys had questions on how to play in different phases of T20 game. It was really nice to have a chat with him.' IMAGE: Suryakumar......

Chak De! Men In Blue Extend Warm Wishes To Harman & Co

Gambhir, a prime architect of India's triumph in 2011 with a 97-run knock in the final against Sri Lanka, hoped the women's team would end the silverware drought. IMAGE: With India and South......