Sangam turns into biggest confluence of human faith as 5 cr take dip

An estimated five crore devotees had their holy dip in the Sangam on Monday, the second and most auspicious day of ‘shahi snan’ on Mauni Amavasya, turning the Ganga, Yamuna and mystical......

Samajwadi Party races against time, patch-up efforts fail

Last ditch efforts to salvage the Samajwadi Party from split on Wednesday appeared to have failed despite hectic back channel moves to broker peace between warring Mulayam and Akhilesh camps, even......

Ansari's Hanoi visit combines hard power with soft

The closing ceremony of the India-Vietnam friendship year in 2012 in Hanoi on Tuesday saw local youth present four dances, two of them from Bollywood. One, Jai Ho!, is really an international song,......

'Lord Krishna existed. School texts are wrong'

Did Krishna exist? Most certainly, says Dr Manish Pandit, a nuclear medicine physician who teaches in the United Kingdom, proffering astronomical, archaeological, linguistic and oral evidences to......

Choona Review: Not Much Fun!

Choona is too slow, has redundant characters and needless complications, observes Deepa Gahlot. In Mumbai slang, 'choona lagana' is to fool or con someone. Which is what six men do to a politician......

Rishi Kapoor was Hindi cinema's safety valve

It's two weeks today since Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages.'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,'......

Pagalpanti review

You can imagine the standard of Pagalpanti's humour when characters are named Wifi, Bully and Tully, a hospital placard reads Dr Trump and bitter gourd is mistaken for poison to evoke laughs, warns......

'Pagalpanti is a film that cannot be critiqued'

'Pagalpanti has no double meaning, no exposure, no bloodshed...''Even the villain is very cute!'   IMAGE: John Abraham and Ileana D'Cruz in Pagalpanti. If you want to have a nice time,......

Soccer PIX: Real Betis' Joaquin makes La Liga history

IMAGE: Real Betis' Joaquin Sanchez celebrates on completing his hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao in their La Liga match on Sunday. Photograph: Real Betis/Twitter Real Betis captain Joaquin......

Football Briefs: Aguero in 'peak' condition after knee surgery

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Sergio Kun Aguero. Photograph: Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has said there is no lingering......

PIX: Record-breaking Aguero lifts City to victory; Liverpool cruise

IMAGE: Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring the third goal for Manchester City. Photograph: Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images Manchester City’s all-conquering season reached new peaks as Sergio......

Football PHOTOS: Spain, Italy register easy wins

Spain strolled to a 4-1 win at home to Israel, while Italy survived some first-half scares on the way to a 2-0 win and Croatia registered a 1-0 home win over Ukraine in an action-packed game.......

PHOTOS: Ramos double rescues Real Madrid

IMAGE: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, left, celebrates after scoring a goal. Photograph: Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos performed another rescue act to wreck......