Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Ram temple darshan timings extended amid huge rush

The extended timing to offer prayers at the new Ram temple in Ayodhya came into effect on Thursday with 'darshan' being allowed from 6 am as key roads leading to the temple town remained closed to......

Pawar vs Pawar: Sharad, Ajit factions go on sacking spree

A full-blown intra-party tussle broke out in the Nationalist Congress Party as rival factions went on a sacking spree on Monday to tighten their grip over the organisation and sought......

Shinde meets Sena MLAs to dispel fears amid NCP's entry

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday spent time to ease the unrest among his Shiv Sena colleagues facing disqualification in connection with the rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray and......

Jet fuel price hiked by 5.3%, 10th increase this year

Jet fuel prices on Monday were hiked by a steep 5.3 per cent - the tenth straight increase this year -- to an all-time high, in line with a surge in global energy prices. Photograph: Chris......

90,000 ATMs across India will soon dispense Rs 200 notes

About 200,000 ATMs can dispense the new series of Rs 500 notes The government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have told banks to recalibrate ATMs in a phased manner for dispensing Rs 200 notes.......

Alia Cheers Kiara-Sid At Their Reception

Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding reception was as star-studded as it can get. Karan Johar, who played Cupid, escorted Kareena Kapoor while Sidharth's Student Of The Year co-stars Varun......

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.' IMAGE: Dhritiman Chatterjee in Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi. Dhritiman Chatterjee, a post-graduate in economics, came from a world......

Did you know *this* about Meena Kumari?

Did you know that Meena Kumari, on whom Pakeezah's greatest songs were picturised, couldn't dance at all in the film? Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

India dominates Commonwealth weightlifting with 20 medals

Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/Twitter Lovepreet Singh and Purnima Pandey finished on the podium on the final day as hosts India wrapped up the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships with a......

India gears up for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

IMAGE: India had booked an automatic berth in the age-group showpiece as hosts. Photograph: AIFF Media/Twitter One of the least fancied sides in the tournament, India will begin as clear......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Wednesday, August 3

IMAGE: India's Tulika Maan celebrates victory over Australia's Sydnee Andrews in the women's +78Kg semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty Images India......

CWG: A happy hunting ground for Indian weightlifters

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu smashed the Commonwealth Games record in snatch, pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts (80kg, 84kg and 86kg) to win the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games......

Mirabai lifts Indian spirits with Tokyo silver but weightlifting faces uncertain Olympic future

IMAGE: India's Mirabai Chanu Saikhom on the podium after winning a silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Mirabai Chanu's heartwarming tale of......