When Nitish Kumar Took On Bihar Dons

Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in protecting one of his party MLAs. He could not allow his rule-of-law train to be derailed by a small rock on the......

Remembering A A Khan: The Tough Cop

Unlike other top police officers, A A Khan spoke boldly --- be it while defending 'encounters' in many of which he was involved, or in tracing the cause of the ghastly Radhabai Chawl incident,......

How Omar surprised cops by scaling graveyard gates

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah did a virtual power walk, security personnel struggling to keep pace with him, his father Farooq Abdullah took an auto and minister Sakina Ittoo drove......

Satyapal Singh -- tough cop becomes minister

The 61-year-old former top cop from Mumbai changed professions after listening to his ‘inner voice’.    A Mumbai Police commissioner who quit the post to join politics,......

2025's Top 10 OTT Shows

In 2025, OTT series were entertaining enough, even though most were in the crime genre. The ones that crossed two seasons, like The Family Man, Panchayat, Delhi Crime, Maharani and Special Ops have......

The Best Hindi 25 Films In 25 Years

Over 25 years, societies evolve and tastes change. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is tough. This list takes into......

Your Weekend Got Steamier With Our Fault

Wondering what to watch on OTT this long weekend? Namrata Thakker lists options to choose from. Our FaultWhere to watch: Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Spanish, English After My Fault and Your Fault,......

Single Papa Review: Daddy Humour

In the midst of crime and cop shows all over, a family comedy comes as a relief, notes Deepa Gahlot. Bring a cute baby on board, and it's half the battle won. Single Papa is set in a nouveau riche......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Kohli, Pant shine as Delhi down Gujarat

IMAGE: Virat Kohli was named player of the match after he stroked a quickfire 77 from 61 balls against Gujarat. Photograph: DDCA/X Star batters Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant made solid fifties,......

When an Indian fan thanked Kasprowicz for saving Test cricket!

'I was in India recently, and a guy came up to me, and he said, 'Pleased to meet you. Thank you for saving Test cricket'.' IMAGE: Michael Kasprowicz played 38 Tests for Australia and took 113......

Duleep Trophy: Tough outing for Shami on return to red-ball cricket

East keep North in check at 308/6 on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy quarter-finals in Bengaluru on Thursday. IMAGE: East Zone Mohammed Shami had figures of 1 for 55 in 17 overs on Day 1 of the Duleep......

Will Bumrah play? Gill drops hint ahead of 2nd Test

“Our first priority would always be on these kind of wickets, how we can get 20 wickets rather than playing that extra batter.”  IMAGE: India's skipper Shubman Gill attends a press conference......

Did selectors push Kohli, Rohit out? Full story here

Selecting the forever under scrutiny Indian cricket team can be a 'thankless job' and in the recent past, panels have also been labelled 'spineless' for not taking tough calls. IMAGE: Seniors......