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I remember thinking I was dying: Salman Rushdie on knife attack

Mumbai-born Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has spoken in gruesome detail about the moment he was attacked by a knifeman on stage in New York in 2022, and said he thought he was dying as......

Does life term mean entire life? SC to hear triple murder convict's plea

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition which sought to know whether the specification of 'life sentence' would mean the entire life or can it be commuted or remitted by powers under......

3 Palestinian students shot in US

Three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington City, Vermont, US on Saturday evening. IMAGE: Three Palestinian students, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali and Kenan Abdulhamid, were shot in......

How Aftab killed Shraddha: Police charge-sheet reveals chilling details

Aaftab Amin Poonawala was dating several women through an app and even brought one to his residence while the body parts of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar were still lying there and used to......

Friends take selfie as man beheads cousin in Jharkhand

A 20-year-old man beheaded his cousin over a land dispute in Jharkhand's Khunti district, and the accused's friends took a selfie with the severed head, police said. Image only for representation.......

Proposal to make 6 airbags mandatory in cars deferred by a year to October '23

The government has deferred the implementation of the proposal to make six airbags mandatory in passenger cars by one year to October 1, 2023, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari......

What exactly happened at RBL Bank?

RBL Bank is no Yes Bank. It's not fraught with fraud. It's a story of limitless ambition and greed for growth under a leader who doesn't want to give up, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE:......

Minimum 6 airbags to be made mandatory in select vehicles

The Centre will make it mandatory for carmakers to provide a minimum of six airbags in motor vehicles that can carry up to 8 passengers for enhanced safety of occupants, Union Minister Nitin......

Bollywood Gets Ready For 2024

Bollywood's first posts of 2024 are full of warmth and gratitude. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaani Kapoor/Instagram Vaani Kapoor says 'Hi' to 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena......

Review: The Village Fails To Impress

The Village starts off pretty well, but it required something more convincing than a bunch of creepy Gollum-like monsters to deliver the impact it should, observes Divya Nair. Exploring the......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani Review: Soch Nayi, Swad Wahi

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani packs in abundant entertainment and hat tips to the KJo brand, observes Sukanya Verma. Karan Johar has tried something new in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani. On the......

Salman Khan's Most Iconic Style Mantras

Right from his debut as leading man in Maine Pyar Kiya to his last appearance as Tiger in Pathaan, Salman Khan's swaggering style has made its mark on screen. His long locks in the upcoming Kisi Ka......

Roshibina dedicates silver medal to struggling Manipur

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Team India/X For India's Naorem Roshibina Devi the silver medal in women's 60kg sanda event of wushu was a victory for the victims of Manipur violence that has been......

US journalist died of aneurysm at World Cup

IMAGE: Grant Wahl wrote early last week that he had visited a hospital while in Qatar and that health officials told him he likely had bronchitis. His body was flown back on Monday to the United......

What's Dada Doing At Lords?

No, not in London, but in his native Kolkata where the BCCI boss inaugurated the Garia Mitali Sangha Naba Durga Puja festival, which had a lookalike of the famous Lords balcony. It was on the Lords......

Meet the man who taught the art of power-hitting

IMAGE: Punjab Kings’ power hitting coach Julian Wood. Photograph: BCCI/IPL If bowlers increasingly become cannon fodder in Twenty20 cricket, people like Julian Wood might be to blame.......

Will Brands Warm Up To Captain Rohit?

The studies that put Virat Kohli as the top brand now do not have rohit Sharma in the Top 10.That will change quickly if he delivers the T20 World Cup next year or the ODI championship the year......

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