India-Lanka discuss joint army exercises

Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday met Defence Minister A K Antony in New Delhi. Rajapaksa and his Indian counterpart Shashikant Sharma had discussed increasing the......

Bangalore rape: Mothers take online route to petition for a safer city

Amid protests over the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl in a public school, people, mostly mothers, are posting petitions online to air their criticism on the matter and suggestions to Chief......

Sunanda underwent check up at super-specialty hospital in Kerala earlier

Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in a Delhi hotel on Friday night, had undergone a series of medical tests at a super-specialty hospital in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this week. Authorities at......

Aadhaar for every Indian? Or just a select few?

The stories of exclusions illustrate so tragically, the need of the hour is to bolster biometrics and ‘smart’ technologies with something more old-fashioned -- the good old fashioned,......

At Godrej House, it's time for Succession 2.0

Burjis Godrej, 25, son of Nadir Godrej will join Godrej Agrovet in July After the leadership change at the Rs 9,242-crore listed Godrej Consumer Products, attention has shifted to the unlisted......

The life of Silk Smitha

Marilyn Monroe had said, 'Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.' Silk Smitha would probably have agreed.   One diva was born in the......

How does Vidya compare with the real Silk Smitha?

The promo for Milan Luthria's much talked about biopic on the late seductress Silk Smitha is out and already creating much buzz.Now that we've seen Vidya Balan -- who plays Silk -- sport......

How does Vidya compare with the real Silk Smitha?

The promo for Milan Luthria's much talked about biopic on the late seductress Silk Smitha is out and already creating much buzz.Now that we've seen Vidya Balan -- who plays Silk -- sport......

'Kamal Got Me Hooked On To Fitness'

'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation.''If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will......

Former wrestler Narsingh Yadav elected chairman

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that......

Rohit returns as India aim to seal ODI series

IMAGE: India's players celebrate a wicket during the first ODI against Australia in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: BCCI The spotlight will once again be on K L Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja when India......

Miffed BCCI lodges official complaint against Smith, Handscomb

It has been learnt that BCCI has emailed the documents along with video footage of the incident to the ICC, pressing Level 2 charges under the global body's Code of Conduct. IMAGE: Australia......