CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan termed as “surprising” the Supreme Court decision to reject his petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Governor’s nod to prosecute him in the Lavalin corruption case.

The Congress will insist on a common minimum programme if it joins a Trinamul Congress-led government in West Bengal after the Assembly polls. This was clearly indicated by the party here on Thursday.

Asserting that cricket should remain a sport and not construed as a medium for dialogue and diplomacy, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, on Thursday criticised the Centre on the issue and said that sports and diplomacy should not be clubbed.

Europe has a moral responsibility to keep its borders open for people fleeing Libya and some other African countries, United Nations under secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency reli

THOUGH A FILM within a film, a play within a play, or an actress playing an actress on stage or screen is not a unique concept, but it extends a good amount of space for experiments and creativity in

Socho! Jab Sab Ulta Ho, a play for children, is the latest offering from the NSD’s second year students. Inspired by the Swedish Nobel Prize winner Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking, the author is NSD alumnus Prasanna who lives in the village Heggodu in Karnataka, where he has set up weaving centre. The play, an elaborate and complex tale

Sunny Deol, who is currently shooting for Mohalla Asi, has been forced to mouth a lot of Sanskrit, which apparently took a toll on him.

They say, never ask a woman her age and a man his salary. We can’t tell about the former, but it seems that Akshay Kumar swears by the latter half of this adage.

A tradition that started in the 1500s when people who stubbornly refused to accept the Gregorian calendar were ridiculed for being “fools” seems to have gradually lost its sheen.

Schoolchildren are breathing a sigh of relief. The last exam is finally over. That means, no more burning the midnight oil.