National Film Awards named after Indira Gandhi, Nargis renamed

The 'Indira Gandhi award for best debut film' and the 'Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration' have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary......

PV Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan get Bharat Ratna

Former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh as well as Green Revolution pioneer M S Swaminathan will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.......

Babri, economic reforms, scams: Rao's action-packed 5-year term as PM

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable PV Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and......

BJP hopes to break new ground with Bharat Ratna awards

State awards often convey a message beyond the public contributions made by their recipients and the Modi government's pick of five of them, with three of four politicians in the list firmly......

'This National Award is yours'

'I hope this win inspires boys and girls who watch thousands of dreams and want to make them come true.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Film folk celebrated the big wins of the......

'Nitin Desai was full of energy and life'

'For me, Nitin Chandrakant Desai will always be associated with masti-mazaak. IMAGE: Director Madhur Bhandarkar, left, with Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who reportedly died by suicide on Wednesday,......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

Flashback 2022: Pushpa Blooms

As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call Part 3: Malaika-Arjun's 'M'......

Teen sensation Hooda named in Indian Badminton Team

IMAGE: Fourteen year old prodigy Unnati Hooda will be part of the Indian Womens' Badminton team. Photograph: BAI /Twitter Teen sensation Unnati Hooda, 14, was on Thursday named in the Indian......

The desi in NBA's Hall of Fame

'My mission is to bring the world together by the game of basketball.' IMAGE: Nav Bhatia, the Toronto Raptors's Super Fan, was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 16,......

PHOTOS: World champ Sindhu returns to hero's welcome

IMAGE: Newly-crowned badminton World Champion PV Sindhu flashes the victory sign on arrival from Basel, after winning the BWF World Championship, at the T-3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International......

Sports Shorts: France's Pouille threatens to boycott new-look Davis Cup

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday Frenchman Lucas Pouille threatened to boycott the Davis Cup should the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rip up the......

Sports shorts: Chennai Open, Asian Games tennis, ISL...

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.' IMAGE: Two breaks of serve in each set were enough for Yuki Bhmbri to get the better of compatriot Sidharth Rawat at the Chennai......