Mercury to rise in Delhi
On Tuesday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 28.7 degrees, the season's average while the minimum temperature was 14.8 degrees, two notches…Read more
EC supports totalising votes before counting
New March 5 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court on Monday that it supported the demand of replacing booth-wise counting of…Read more
James Ivory becomes oldest Oscar winner
The screenplay of the gay romance movie, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is based on the eponymous novel by Andre Aciman.
Ivory beat…Read more
Tsurenko beats Voegele, defends title in Acapulco
Acapulco (Mexico), March 4 (IANS) Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko, the world no. 40, defended her Mexico Open title, rallying to beat Switzerland's Stefanie…Read more
Big Cats: Predators under threat (Comment: Special to IANS) (March 3 is World Wildlife Day)
It is a startling statistic which beggars belief, but the truth is there are more tigers living in captivity in the US than survive in the wild in…Read more
Divided in Love, Rishi-Ranbir are united in their hate of media (Bollywood Spotlight)
Rishi Kapoor and his son Ranbir don't see eye to eye on any issue. Both father and son have told me that the relationship is, at best, troubled and…Read more
'It all began with that dinner where the milk played truant' (Translating India - 8)
(ATTN EDITORS: This is the eighth in a 10-part "Translating India" series where noted translators -- in articles written exclusively for IANS -- share…Read more
No more films for me, says Kamal Haasan
N0ew Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Filmstar Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said there will be no more films for him as his plunge into politics for the people of…Read more
Love profane and sacred - the message of romance from Urdu poetry (Feb 14 is Valentine's Day)
Another Valentines Day is on us, and will be enthusiastically observed by those who want against the backdrop of usual noises about it being a "western…Read more
Retaining the cultural moorings from Hindi to English translations (Translating India-5)
(ATTN EDITORS: This is the fifth in a 10-part "Translating India" series where 10 noted translators -- in articles written exclusively for IANS --…Read more