'Leaders Like L K Advani Are Extinct'

'In these times of vitiated politics, we miss people like Advaniji and Atal Bihari Vajpayee in active politics more than ever.' IMAGE: Former deputy prime minister Lal Kishenchand Advani is 98......

Mamdani flaunts his Indian roots at victory speech

From Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' to 'Dhoom Macha le' New York's newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, did not forget to flaunt his Indian roots during his first victory speech, although he did not......

Bollywood meets NYC: Mamdani closes victory speech with 'Dhoom Machale'

'Dhoom Machale...' The exuberant, celebratory track from the 2004 blockbuster Dhoom rounded off Zohran Mamdani's victory speech, more evidence that New York's newly elected mayor embraces his many......

'A Domestic Dispute That Became A National Dispute'

'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.' IMAGE: Yami Gautam with Director Suparn S Varma on the sets of Haq. Photograph: Kind courtesy Suparn Varma Does......

Mohanlal, SRK, Rani, Vikrant Dazzle National Awards

The 71st National Awards were presented at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 3, 2025. Photograph: Press Information Bureau The big winners of the night: Mohanlal, Shah Rukh Khan,......

'People Do Ridiculous Stuff When They Are Heartbroken'

'The idea was to not give any morality lessons.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajshri Deshpande/Instagram As someone who brought remarkable intensity to her roles in Sacred Games, Manto, Sexy Durga,......

'Very Few Series Deal With Female Orgasm'

'If a survey were conducted, many people wouldn't understand the concept.''Thanks to Rangeen, a conversation has started.' IMAGE: Viineet Kumar Siingh. Photograph: Kind courtesy Viineet Kumar......

Why Theatres Are Losing To OTT

IMAGE: Aamir Khan in Sitaare Zameen Par. Bollywood is trying out various scripts to lure audiences back to the big screen. This comes as the rising dominance of over-the-top (OTT) platforms makes......

No more free IPL streaming: JioHotstar to offer hybrid model

IMAGE: JioCinema has provided free IPL streaming since securing the rights to the T20 league for five years, beginning in 2023, for $3 billion. Photograph: BCCI The Reliance-Disney joint venture......

Chopra primed to win World C'ships gold, Pakistan's Nadeem also in reckoning

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra has won gold medals in Olympics (Tokyo in 2021), Asian Games (2018) and Commonwealth Games (2018), besides becoming the Diamond League champion last year. Photograph:......

'Worth more than gold: Kusale's historic bronze'

Prez, PM and sports fraternity hail bronze medallist shooter Sawpnil Kusale Photograph: Kind courtesy SAI Media President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the country's......