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32 Delhi schools receive hoax bomb threats; police assure serious probe

At least 32 schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Monday, triggering panic and prompting student evacuation, before officials declared them a hoax. IMAGE: Multiple teams from......

Social media post leads to bandh in J-K's Bhaderwah, internet shut

Protests and a partial bandh were observed in the communally sensitive Bhaderwah town of Doda district on Saturday following an objectionable social media post allegedly put up by a leader of a......

SP beats BJP in UP's Ghosi, makes it 4 for INDIA, 3 for NDA

The by-election results for seven assembly seats in six states declared on Friday were a mixed bag for the BJP and the opposition INDIA bloc, with the saffron party winning three seats and one each......

Veteran Ami Bera makes it as 5th Indian American elected to US Congress

A record five Indian-American lawmakers from the ruling Democrat Party, including Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Ami Bera have been elected to the US House of Representatives,......

PHOTOS: Illaiyaraja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan, 41 others given Padma awards

Noted music composer Illaiyaraja, Hindustani classical singer Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Hindutva thinker P Parameswaran, Kerala Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom and 39 other prominent personalities were......

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators. IMAGE: The informal beginnings of what would......

Good to see Bikhchandani, Banga on the rich list

'To all the MBAs that burn the candle at both ends, travel half-a-million miles every year, and spend little or no quality time with their families, the rise to riches of Mr Bikhchandani and Mr......

BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS From SRK's Life

What is Shah Rukh Khan's life like? What is it *really* like to be a superstar? What's it really like to be loved by millions of fans all over the world? Khan may try to keep it as natural as he......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......

Remembering Bollywood's big supporter

'Richard Corliss started loving Bollywood late in his career, but he gave everything he had in his power as a critic to promote India's Hindi cinema.' Aseem Chhabra remembers Time magazine's film......

AFI's Randhawa questions Dronacharya for 'influential' Thomas

Last week boxer Manoj Kumar had slammed the selection criteria for national sports awards and further questions over the same were raised on Monday. Former hurdler and Athletics Federation of......

Sports Minister refuses to get drawn into Bajrang Punia controversy

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri in protest. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over......

Rathore, Kumble among Padma Shri winners

Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and India's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket Anil Kumble are among five sportspersons who have been selected for the Padma Shri award.The......

Indian badminton legend Nandu Natekar passes away

IMAGE: Nandu Natekar had also represented India at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Jamaica. Photograph: Files Legendary badminton player Nandu Natekar, the first Indian to win an international......

How The Boy From Khandra Became A Man In Tokyo

On Republic Day eve last week, Subedar Neeraj Chopra -- who ended India's 125 year wait for an athletic medal at an Olympics by winning the javelin event at the Tokyo Games -- received a dual......