'Pappu becomes Munnabhai': Twitter buzzes over Rahul's hug

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s surprise gesture to hug Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha after his speech during the no-confidence debate had Twitter abuzz on Friday with jokes......

Shiv Sena's preamble demand is 'destructive': Tushar Gandhi

The Shiv Sena's demand to remove the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Preamble of the Constitution on Thursday drew flak from Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Mahatma Gandhi's......

A house for Mr Modi

Life inside the prime minister's official residence is highly regulated, but it comes with its perks, says Veenu SandhuThe prime minister's official residence for the last 30 years, 7 Race Course......

After Salman, is it now Rahul's turn to go Dabangg?

In the beginning was Salman Khan and the word was Dabangg. Ever since Sallu bhaiyya outdid every other star's box-office record with his brother's film, by playing the buffoon and dumbing down to......

Bankers resort to 'Gandhigiri' to recover dues from wilful defaulters

United Bank of India and Andhra Bank employees start organising silent protests outside houses and work places of defaulters. Bankers are resorting to 'Gandhigiri' – made famous by Rajkumar......

Sunderbans: Where the sun shines on climate change

The Sunderbans boast the highest concentration of solar home panels in India thanks to the efforts of a former government scientific officer. Sustainable technology may be the next big thing for......

India must regain higher growth: FM

India must return to the higher growth path at the earliest, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. The economy grew at 6.7 per cent in 2008-09, which is a sharp downward......

Air India to revamp top brass, divest partially

Taking aggressive steps to turn around cash-strapped Air India in two years, government on Tuesday said a major revamp of its top management would be carried out in 30 days and there would be a......

'It's like asking Harsha Bhogle to bat'

'The common ground between a film-maker and a film critic is a mad masochistic love for the movie.' IMAGE: Raja Sen on the sets of Chup: Revenge of the Artist. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raja......

Actor Arun Bali passes away

Photograph: Kind courtesy Arun Bali/Instagram Actor Arun Bali, best known for his work on the television show Swabhimaan and the blockbuster 3 Idiots, died on Friday morning at his home in......

Salman, Anil, Fardeen To Reunite For No Entry. But...

IMAGE: Fardeen Khan, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Bipasha Basu in No Entry. It's an age-old tradition in our films to change the heroines in sequels while the heroes remain the same. So when......

Why New Mom Pranitha Is Emotional

Hungama 2 actress Pranitha Subhash welcomed her first child on June 11 and she describes the days since as 'surreal'. Pranitha shared her experience of giving birth to her baby girl, recounting how......

Where In The World Is Sachin Tendulkar?

Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Instagram Despite the extreme heat in London, Sachin Tendulkar seems to be enjoying the English summer. Tendulkar, who usually spends a couple of months in London......

Images: England survive, Argentina and Brazil win

Substitute Jermain Defoe struck twice after the break to spare the blushes of England's defenders and earn Fabio Capello's side a 2-2 draw in a friendly with the Netherlands on Wednesday. England......

For this 15-year-old, diving is a 'Daley' routine

While diver Tom Daley is already something of a celebrity, neither he nor his coach expected him to be world 10-metre platform champion at the age of 15. To his visible disbelief the pint-sized......