Will shed my blood to stop Bengal's division: Mamata

Amid demands for a separate state carved out of Bengal by some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that she is ready to shed her blood, if need be, to......

Ramdev withdraws 'allopathy' remarks after furore

Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday withdrew his recent statements on modern medicine which had triggered strong protests from the medical fraternity.   Responding to a letter from Union Health......

Modi's is the best I-Day speech by a PM ever!

'Speaking this year from the ramparts of the Red Fort, he excelled himself in content, diction and delivery -- all extemporaneously flowing, replete with felicitous expressions and captivating word......

'Gau Rakshaks run a mafia business in Gujarat'

'Atrocities on Dalits get political support.''Dalits do the dirty jobs, yet they are tortured and humiliated publicly.' Protesting against the attacks by cow vigilantes against scheduled caste......

Stem cell banks strike the right 'cord'

It was a keen desire to secure the future of his soon-to-be born baby that made Japin Sibal, a young IT professional from Gurgaon, do an Internet search for various savings schemes available before......

'At 75, you won't get mediclaim'

Are you properly insured? Are the policies that you have taken sufficient to take care of your near and dear ones in case of anything untoward and unexpected? Insurance and investment consultant......

20 UNFORGETTABLE FRAMES of Dilip Kumar

As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind. When an actor achieves as much resonance and distinction as Dilip Kumar did in......

'You will definitely be somewhere around us'

Rishi Kapoor's passing has made the year sadder. Perdy Mohindru, who lives in New Zealand, remembers an actor he adored: It's hard to digest that my teenage hero is no more. Rishi Kapoor......

Pakeezah actress dies in old age home

Geeta Kapoor worked in over a hundred films, including Pakeezah and Razia Sultan. IMAGE: Raaj Kumar and Geeta Kapoor in Paakezah. Actress Geeta Kapoor, who was allegedly abandoned by her children......

What if Amrapali were remade today?

He believes all is fair in love and war. She believes in sacrificing for her nation.What happens when two such ideologies clash?In 1966, filmmaker Lekh Tandon explored the consequences of this......

If India wants to win Gold in Paris...

'If we want to ensure this isn't a once-in-four-decade phenomenon, then we have to produce 1,800 players all the time, create infrastructure, so that we are constantly challenging at the top of the......

Sports Shorts: Federer sends Switzerland into Hopman Cup final

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Roger Federer said beating Greek youngster Stefanos......

Paes may have to skip mixed doubles to play in seventh Olympics

Leander Paes's dream of appearing in a record seventh Olympics may remain just that if Rohan Bopanna decides to play with a player ranked lower than the world No 46. IMAGE: Leander Paes may have......

PHOTOS: Sri Lanka scrape past Afghanistan after Mahela ton

Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Dunedin on Sunday Thisara Perera of Sri Lanka bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and......

'When brothers go hand in hand they are unmatchabl

USER: Atreya Banerjee1. Virender Sehwag2. Sachin Tendulkar3. Inzamam ul Haq4. Saurav Ganguly5. Rahul Dravid6. Yuvraj Singh7. Abdur Razzaq8. Wasim Akram9. Shoaib Akhtar10. Zaheer Khan11. Saqlain......