PIX: Netas Step Out To Vote!

Politicians of all hues stepped out to vote on Wednesday in Maharashtra's assembly elections. The election campaign was one of the most vitriolic in the state, but you would not have guessed it......

Dominique Lapierre's village of joy

Author Dominique Lapierre drove a horse carriage to Parbakshi in Howrah district, 50 km southeast from the City of Joy, he made so famous in his novel. He was accompanied by his wife, also named......

PIX: India goes back to school in the shadow of COVID-19

As a number of governments allow schools to be reopened in their respective states, here's a look at how the first day at school in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic looks like Schools in Uttar......

Chennai school under fire for discriminatory fees structure

A Chennai-based school faced angry protests from parents over its alleged dual fee policy and for discriminating between students, a charge denied by the school management which expressed its......

Review: Paathshaala...a school full of stereotypes

Unfortunately the title of this film will have most parents'think of it as a children's film. But Paathshaala is not a kiddie flick. Neither is it targeted at an adult audience. In fact Paathshaala......

Just How educated are our Bollywood heroines?

Bollywood heroines have made a fortune playing beautiful college girls in the movies but very few have actually spent much time there in their real lives. After looking at the educational......

'Ash didn't disappoint us'

Ash [Aishwarya Rai] went to the same school I went to -- Arya Vidya Mandir, Santa Cruz (W), Mumbai -- though she was six batches junior to me. She was quite a prominent face even as a child.I......

Nimrat Celebrates Ram Navmi

Neha is off to the Maldives... Parineeti tucks in momos... Esha goes to Venice... Photograph: Kind courtesy Nimrat Kaur/Instagram Nimrat Kaur celebrates Ram Navmi by sharing a throwback picture......

Dhoni's 'Dare to dream' inspires Ranchi school kids

Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, Dhoni's first coach and the mentor who was instrumental in him taking up the game, is training aspiring cricketers at the DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi, the school......

MS Dhoni: Their 'very own Ranchi boy' and much more

'Why do I need his (Dhoni) picture? He was my student and he always stays here (heart)' IMAGE: Humility is something that almost everyone associates with Dhoni. Photograph: PTI There is a bit of......

Why success at Champions Trophy is important for Dhoni

IMAGE: MS Dhoni's will power and game-analysing sense are the two qualities that make him special, feels his childhood coach Keshav Banerjee. Photograph: BCCI The Champions Trophy, to be held in......

Did criticism in media lead to Dhoni's retirement?

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained unknowable in his retirement from international cricket but childhood coach Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, on Sunday, said criticism and......

Ranchi misses Dhoni as it becomes Test venue

‘His (Dhoni’s) rise has put the city in international map’ IMAGE:  Mahendra Singh Dhoni playing the drums during the inauguration of the stadium in Ranchi. Photograph:......