Satyapal Malik: From loyalist to outspoken critic

Veteran politician Satyapal Malik's five-decade-long political career spanned across multiple political parties and included several high-profile gubernatorial appointments before he transitioned......

Emergency at 50: JP's diary tells nation's darkest tale

"Every nail driven deeper into the coffin of Indian democracy is like a nail driven into my heart," wrote firebrand socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in his diary while being interned as a......

Social unrest, SC order: What led to Emergency in 1975

Amid this unrest came the verdict of the Allahabad high court on June 12, 1975 that found Gandhi guilty over discrepancies in the electoral campaign, which led to the Emergency on the night of June......

50 Years Of Emergency: Banality Of Evil, And A Warning

While India today is vastly different from the India of 1975, the need for vigilance against authoritarianism remains the same, asserts Utkarsh Mishra. IMAGE: National Democratic Alliance MPs......

Panchayat Season 4 Review: Evil In Rustic Paradise

Panchayat Season 4 is watchable, mainly because of the wonderful actors, who, over the seasons have developed a warm rapport, notes Deepa Gahlot. It couldn't last. The rural paradise that is......

Manoj Kumar's 10 BEST Performances

Some actors are known for their style. Some for their versatility. Manoj Kumar is famous for his on-screen patriotism, which is so deeply etched in public memory that he came to be known as......

Can Motherhood Kill An Actor's Career?

Kareena has been a leading lady now for 25 years, Deepika for almost two decades and Alia for over a decade.Dinesh Raheja chronicles the changing ways Bollywood has treated actor-moms. IMAGE:......

15 Immortal Manoj Kumar Songs

Songs beaming in pride and passion for the country. Songs filled with hope and idealism about the future. Songs of exuberant youth and romantic fervour. Songs pondering over the philosophy of life......

India Women name two debutants for T20 series vs SL

IMAGE: World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur will return to action in the five-match home T20 series against Sri Lanka. Photograph: ANI Photo Gunalan Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma on Tuesday......

WPL auction: Hefty deals expected for Deepti, Gaud, Charani

Big international names up for grabs include retired Australia captain Meg Lanning, current Australia skipper Alyssa Healy and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt. SCORECARD IMAGE: Deepti......

WC stars to get top billing at WPL auction

'A total of 19 players have registered in the highest base-price bracket of Rs.50 lakh, 11 players in the Rs. 40 lakh bracket, and 88 players in the Rs.30 lakh bracket.'   IMAGE: Each of the five......

'At times we only had one meal a day but I never gave up': Gaud

'We had to win for India more than ourselves.' IMAGE: Pacer Kranti Gaud played a vital role in India's World Cup triumph, picking up nine wickets in eight games, at an economy rate of 5.73.......

WPL auction: UP Warriorz break the bank for Deepti!

No takers for Alyssa Healy; Giants bought Sophie Devine for Rs 2 crore, while UP Warriorz landed Lanning for Rs 1.90 crore.   IMAGE: Deepti Sharma was retained by UP Warriorz for Rs 3.20 Crore,......