63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

Sunil Dutt cremated

Sunil Dutt, versatile actor and politician, died in Mumbai on Thursday morning, leaving Bollywood and the political world shocked and in deep grief.Less than two weeks short of turning 76,......

Sunil Dutt is dead

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and actor Sunil Dutt passed away after a heart attack at his home in Bandra, northwest Mumbai, on Wednesday morning.He would have turned 75 on June......

VMIL stake: Merrill, Lehman among 4 firms in race

US-based Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Kishore Biyani's Indivision and Standard Chartered Private Equity are in the race to buy a minority stake for $40 million (around Rs 170 crore ) in Neeraj......

Indian art's millionaire club swells at Sotheby's

The orgy of escalating prices for Indian art continued in New York where Sotheby's auctioned a record 148 modern and contemporary works (and, in an additional session, 30 miniature paintings,......

'My tears have all dried up'

'Now, I laugh at every adversity.' IMAGE: Reena Roy in Nagin. Having done over a hundred movies in the 1970s and 1980s, Reena Roy was among the most popular actors of her time. But she gave it all......

5 Lata Mangeshkar-R D Burman Gems

Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar. You only have to hear Raina Beeti Jaye (Amar Prem), Bahon Mein Chale Aao......

'Lataji was sakshaat Saraswati'

'I tell the next generation of singers to take a leaf out of Lataji's book.''Be it Kavita or Alka, every time I give a song to a singer, I tell them, 'Dhyaan se suno, listen attentively, phir......

'You needed caliber to be his wife'

'I guess if I was chosen to be his wife, I must be special.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dilip Kumar/Twitter Saira Banu began her career in 1961 opposite Shammi Kapoor in Junglee. She was only 17.......

SAFF Cup: Indian eves drub Sri Lanka 5-0

Parameshwori Devi scored a brace as defending Champions India routed hosts Sri Lanka 5-0 to brighten their semi-final chances in the Women's SAFF Championship, in Colombo on Sunday. India had......

Indian eves shock Australia in World Cup

An inspired India stunned world champions Australia by 16 runs to start their Super Six campaign in style at the ICC Women's World Cup cricket tournament in Sydney on Saturday. Australian skipper......

57 athletes to represent India at Olympics

Reena Kumari's Olympic hopes are all but over. The archer failed to make it to the list of 57 athletes who will represent India at the Beijing Games. Reena, who met Sports Minister M S Gill......

'Tendulkar has two years left in him'

India and Pakistan disappointed at the 2007 World Cup, but the men who paid the price for it were the ones who didn't play at all! Both teams lost their coaches -- Greg Chappell quit after India's......

Jasmine Kaur sets 20km walk mark

Punjab's Jasmine Kaur seta new meet record in the women's 20 km walk on the second day of the 43rd National Open Athletics Championships in Bangalore on Monday.Jasmine finishedin one hour, 48......