Jayant Narlikar: A Voice That Lit The Cosmos

'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.''That's a very rare quality -- to......

Mehbooba offers prayers at Navagraha temple, BJP calls it 'gimmick'

People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday visited a temple in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and offered prayers. IMAGES: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti visits the......

How June 25, 1983 Changed India Forever

That win gave us something no other victory ever would: It gave a young nation hope. It gave us the will to dream, notes Abhishek Mande Bhot. IMAGE: Kapil Dev holds aloft the World Cup on the......

Yashpal Singh, who boasted of Patiala House violence, arrested

Yashpal Singh (pictured, bearded), one of the three lawyers caught on camera thrashing journalists and Jawaharlal Nehru University teachers and students at Patiala House court complex last week,......

Ek Chatur Naar: Not Chatur At All

The only saving grace is the title score by Amar Mohile, which injects some energy into this otherwise pointless attempt at a dark revenge drama, observes Divya Nair. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... no, that's......

Review: Dupahiya Is Lotsa Fun

Such a collection of amiable characters were last seen in Panchayat.There are greedy dowry seekers, criminals, misogynists and the like, but the collective goodness of the others keep violence and......

Raid 2 Review: Second Time's Not The Charm!

Rajkumar Gupta's hammy treatment and bombastic score strips the realism to turn Raid 2 into another hail the hero exercise, observes Sukanya Verma. Whether or not a film is crying for a sequel is......

Pregnant Richa Chadha Gets Cravings

Film folk queued up to watch Kartik Aaryan perform in his first biopic, Chandu Champion, directed by Kabir Khan, at a screening in Mumbai. Richa Chadha is in the mood for a movie.   Ananya......

BCCI mourns Yashpal Sharma's death

IMAGE: 'Yashpal Sharma will fondly be remembered for being a great servant of Indian cricket.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter The BCCI on Tuesday condoled the death of former......

Yashpal Sharma: Of guts, pride and Dilip Kumar's word

IMAGE: Yashpal Sharma didn't have Gavaskar's class or Vengsarkar's flair but he was guts personified. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mohammad Azharuddin/Facebook "I shared a strange relationship with......

India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma dies of cardiac arrest

IMAGE: Yashpal Sharma was known for his gutsy attitude and his stroke-filled half century in the semi-final against England at Old Trafford in the 1983 World Cup . Photograph: Yashpal......

Unfit Rana returns as Delhi name 24-member Ranji squad

IMAGE: Nitish Rana returned to Delhi after a stint at Uttar Pradesh. Photograph: Goa Guardians An unprecedented 24-member squad has been named for Delhi's opening Ranji Trophy match against......

'Yashpal won us the 1983 World Cup semi-final'

IMAGE: Yashpal Sharma, a former middle-order batsman, died on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Photograph: Yashpal Sharma/Instagram India's cricket fraternity was in shock and......