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Merry Christmas to only those who respect all Indian festivals: Kangana

Actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday extended Christmas greetings to "those who respect and accept all Indian festivals." The 'Queen' actor took to Instagram to share three pictures, including one with......

Sunita Williams' Happy Diwali From Space

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams extended her warmest wishes for Diwali from space. In a video message shared from the International Space Station, the Indian-origin astronaut said that this......

'Controlled Indo-Pak suits both ruling elites': Ex-NSA

Former national security advisor Shivshankar Menon has said that the political dynamics between India and Pakistan have led to a "controlled level of hostility" that serves the interests of the......

Indian bus attacked in Bangladesh: Tripura minister

Tripura's Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury alleged that a bus on the way to Kolkata from Agartala was attacked in Bangladesh. IMAGE: Security force personnel stand guard as Hindu devotees......

IIT Madras director's cow urine remark sparks row; apology demanded

The director of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, V Kamakoti, has sparked controversy after making a remark about the "medicinal value" of cow urine, or gomutra. IMAGE: IIT-Madras......

Festival demand boosts domestic sales of two-wheelers by up to 26%

Major two-wheeler manufacturers in India witnessed a double-digit increase in domestic sales in October, driven by the festival fervour. Image used for representation purpose only. Photograph: ANI......

Amazon sees gold rush in festival season

Amazon India has witnessed an 84 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in sales of hallmarked gold jewellery and posted a 5-fold spike in demand during the first two days of its ongoing Amazon......

Amazon India creates 110K seasonal jobs ahead of festivals

E-commerce firm Amazon India has announced the creation of over 110,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network as it prepares to serve millions of customers throughout India......

E-com fireworks in rural India this festival season

India’s e-commerce giants, led by Flipkart, Amazon, and Meesho, are making a strategic push into Tier-II and —III cities and rural regions, where demand for online shopping is surging......

Key factors that will drive the markets this week

Investors will take cues from the December quarter corporate earnings, with blue-chips like Infosys, Reliance Industries scheduled to report their results this week, in addition, inflation data and......

The 'Alien' Who's Made A Tiger Film

'I am fascinated by the lurking presence of the tiger.' IMAGE: Natesh Hegde with Anurag Kashyap, who his co-produced his film Vaghachipani. Photograph: Kind courtesy Natesh Hegde/Instagram Natesh......

Go Chic This Pongal

Filmi divas offer some tips on how to dress up traditionally on Pongal and keep it very, very, chic. Namrata Thakker sifts through some amazing styles. Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi......

Indian History Could Have Changed If...

'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......

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......

Love, Disaster, Drama On OTT This Week

Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your choices. Girls Will Be GirlsWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: English After......

World champ Gukesh becomes highest ranked Indian

IMAGE: D Gukesh. Photograph: FIDE/X Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the......

Cricketers Go Kite Flying!

SEE: India and Ireland women cricketers go kite flying in Rajkot. Video: Kind courtesy ISL/X The Ireland women's cricket team joined their Indian counterparts in celebrating Makar......

Chase gold, not grades: Bhutia

'Every kid is specialised to study, become a doctor or an engineer, but a more sports-friendly system has to be in place and that is how we will be able to produce world champions' IMAGE:......

Neeraj Chopra's secret wedding stuns fans

Most of his over 10 million followers across social media platforms also wondering, "just how did he do it?" IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra shared photos from the intimate ceremony that featured only the......

PV Sindhu Engaged!

IMAGE: PV Sindhu is all set to tie the knot with Venkata Datta Sai. Photograph: PV Sindhu/Instagram Indian badminton sensation PV Sindhu is set to tie the knot with Hyderabad-based businessman,......

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