BJP drops Brij Bhushan, fields son instead from Kaiserganj

Ending weeks of speculation, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday named Karan Bhushan Singh as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh, replacing his father and......

Using children in pornography a matter of serious concern, an offence too: SC

A child watching porn may not be an offence but children being used in pornography is a matter of “serious” concern and may be an offence, the Supreme Court said on Friday. IMAGE: A......

CAA is Modi's guarantee to provide citizenship: PM

Emphasising the need for a strong and stable government at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed opposition bloc INDIA for spreading canards about the Citizenship Amendment......

Sided with Mir Jafar to protect Hinduism: BJP's royal nominee

Bharatiya Janata Party's Krishnagar Lok Sabha candidate 'Rajmata' Amrita Roy dismissed her opponent, the formidable Trinamool Congress candidate Mahua Moitra, as a non-threat, asserting that the......

Evergrande isn't China's Lehman moment

Many in the US establishment must hope that the crisis would put the brakes on China's growing military might.Well, it ain't gonna happen, says T T Ram Mohan, who was appointed a member of the......

Bhumi's Royal Look

Nimrat gets a taste of Kashmir... Vaani attends a wedding... Laxmi amuses herself... Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram Bhumi Pednekar looks like royalty even on holiday.......

Why Merry Christmas Left Me Feeling Shortchanged

If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Katrina Kaif in......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

Have You Watched These OTT Films Yet?

There may not have been anything as remarkable as 2022's Darlings or Qala on OTT in 2023, but the advantage of the medium is the variety of genres that can be found, and there are always surprises.......

Sunil Chhetri: The backbencher and prankster who will finish on top

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri will drop curtains on his illustrious career on June 6 at the Salt Lake Stadium when India take on Kuwait. Photographs: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters Football was not very close......

Ready to sacrifice medals to ensure justice: Bajrang

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia said delivering justice to the victims will be their biggest medal. Photographs: Al Bello/Getty Images The protesting wrestlers on Thursday said they were willing to......

Qatar issues clothing protocol for fans at WC

'Attitudes towards dressing in Qatar are relaxed, but visitors (men as well as women) are expected to show respect for the local culture by avoiding excessively revealing clothes in public. It is......

Will BCCI resume Nayudu trophy, women's T20?

IMAGE: The C K Nayudu Trophy for the Under-25 cricketers and Women's Senior T20 event had to be postponed last month due to rising cases of COVID-19. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The......

Media pan Cricket Australia's motives after Paine quits

IMAGE: Australia's Test captain Tim Paine resigned on Friday in wake of his involvement in a sexting scandal that came to light earlier this week. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters Cricket......