Pratham Pooja at Amarnath

Please click on the images for glimpses of the Pratham Pooja at the Amarnath shrine in Kashmir's Anantnag district.   IMAGE: A devotee prays at the shrine. All photographs: Atul Yadav/PTI......

Allahbadia summoned again as Mumbai home found locked

Mumbai Police has asked podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia to appear before them on Saturday as part of a probe into his controversial remarks on a YouTube show, as he did not turn up during the day.......

Republic Day celebrations end with Beating Retreat ceremony

Foot-tapping melodies and the majestic backdrop of a setting sun over Raisina Hills mesmerised the audience at Vijay Chowk on Wednesday during the Beating Retreat ceremony, marking the culmination......

Tharoor praises Pratham's literacy drive

United Nations Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor extolled the work done by non-governmental organizations like Pratham that have helped raise literacy levels in India.Tharoor, at the world......

Pratham to honour Amartya Sen

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has been selected as the recipient of the second annual Pratham USA Award for Outstanding Service in education, the non-profit organisation announced recently. The award......

PrathamUK raises £1 mn for literacy drive in India

PrathamUK, the London-based arm of India's leading educational charity, has crossed the 1 millionmark in fund-raising efforts dedicated to eradicating illiteracy in India by 2010.In its latest......

Byju's Spectacular Meltdown

The edtech major promised a learning revolution, offering hope to millions of under-educated youth. Now, those dreams are shattered, observes Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

Raising funds for charity, in style

Sometimes sheer scale is the defining quality of a creation. So it is with the two installations that Kaaru, a design and architecture firm from New Delhi, has conceived of as backdrop and......

'World Has Not Seen This Gandhi Before'

'I can't wait to show the series in India.' IMAGE: The Gandhi poster. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Pratik Gandhi is elated by the global response his latest project is......

Mrs Review: A Must Watch!

Mrs succeeds in riling you up for all the right reasons. And without resorting to high-pitched drama, applauds Sukanya Verma. Few films have boiled my blood like Jeo Baby's The Great Indian......

'My husband asked for my autograph'

'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.''I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.''But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and......

Scoop Review: TERRIFIC Show!

Even those with no knowledge of the inner workings of the media and police would find Scoop absorbing as a human drama and the story of the resilience of a woman, her family and true friends,......

Ranji Trophy: Young Kushagra dazzles with double ton

IMAGE: Jharkhand's Kumar Kushagra smashed 23 boundaries and four sixes in his 367-ball 234 against Baroda. Photograph: BCCI Young wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra completed a brilliant......

Kishan's ton, Shami's late magic: Big names rule Ranji

IMAGE: Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad showed composure to anchor the innings almost single-handedly. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ishan Kishan starts Ranji campaign with fighting hundred......

Duleep Trophy: Pratham, Varma hit centuries as India A dominate

IMAGE: India A's Pratham Singh celebrates scoring a century against India D on Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy match on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI/X Tilak Varma and Pratham Singh smashed centuries as......

Rinku's time to shine: Can he seize the opportunity in Duleep Trophy?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rinku Singh/X Majority of the players picked in the India squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, including Rishabh Pant, K L Rahul and Shubman Gill, were on Tuesday......

Duleep Trophy: Mulani, Kotian lead India A fightback

IMAGE: Shams Mulani, right, put together a 91-run stand for the seventh wicket with Mumbai teammate Tanush Kotian to rally India A on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Pace......