Former India captain Ajit Wadekar passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday.

The 93-year-old former prime minister was admitted to the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion.

It is easy to criticise but difficult to transform an institution, says CJI Misra

The Indian cricket team celebrated India's 72nd Independence Day by hoisting the tricolour in London on Wednesday.

Choreographer Ashley Lobo on why creative freedom is so important for him.

The 36-member all-women Special Weapons And Tactics team has been trained by the National Security Guard for anti-terrorism duty under the Delhi Police's Special Cell.

India have done reasonably well in the quadrennial continental event, only twice finishing outside the top eight since hosting the first Asiad in 1951.

Continuing with his business ventures beyond the cricket field, MS Dhoni has now invested in 360 degree sports ecosystem Run Adam, and will serve as its endorser

'Sanjay Dutt was a very stylish person. He created his own style; he did not follow trends.''He wasn't a tapori, he was grand.''Also, whatever he wore, reflected what was going on in his life.'

Modi had last year spoken for 57 minutes, his shortest Independence Day speech in five years.

Despite adding no new aircraft, Jet Airways saw more departures during the year, it flew more people, and achieved a higher load

Former Sri Lanka captain attributes the Indian team's debacle in the first two Tests against England to lack of preparation.

Under the I-T Act, if a person has more than one property, one of them may be treated as given on rent even if it is vacant

Readers share their pics and recipes for Independence Day.

From children to soldiers, everyone in India marked the 72nd Independence Day with much vigour and zeal.Here are glimpses of the celebrations from across the nation.

It's not as simple as you think!

'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.''The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.''The other factor is deforestation.''Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.''The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'

'Look at what we are doing to the goats, the cows, the women, the children...'

The prime minister highlighted the gains made during his last four years vis-a-vis the previous governments to suggest that he has lived up to the promise of hope he had offered to the electorate in 2014.

The decision to suspend the operations was taken after shutters of the Idamalayar and Cheruthoni dams, part of Idukki reservoir, were opened on Tuesday evening to release excess water.

'Patriotism is a sentiment, a feeling of belonging to a place.' 'Nationalism is an ideology, and like all ideologies, it is absolute and restrictive in nature,' Ashis Nandy, arguably India's leading social thinker, tells Geetanjali Krishna.

So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right?

The world had almost completely forgotten about Partition, and many never learned about it, says Guneeta Singh Bhalla, the woman who founded the 1947 Partition Archive.

India's struggle for freedom is one of the most unique and compelling stories of the 20th century.

The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.

Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.

Ten celeb-approved ways to show your patriotism.

'John Abraham has Popeye's muscles and Bluto's scowl, but how many times can you watch a deadpan Hulk pull out a van door or burst forth from a truck tyre?' asks Sukanya Verma.

Captain Kohli and Coach Shastri's selection choices for the first two Tests against England, which India lost, were bizarre.Why, for instance, did they drop Umesh Yadav and include Kuldeep Yadav for a seaming track at Lord's?Instinct, gentlemen, can't overrule logic.Time we helped Messrs Kohli and Shastri pick the side for the Trent Bridge Test.What changes must India make for the must-win third Test?

It's only when Gold moves away from Akshay Kumar's blundering Bangla and hockey humbug to become a story of grace among go-getters that it comes close to becoming the movie it should have been, says Sukanya Verma.

The tea sector may see a crop loss of 50 per cent (around Rs150 crore) while the damages owing to landslides washing away a 100-acre plantation in Wayanad are yet to be accounted for.

The question being silently telegraphed around the court room was: When did this happen?Wasn't this trial about Indrani murdering her daughter to prevent her from marrying Rahul Mukerjea, her husband Peter Mukerjea's son from his first marriage?

On Independence Day, the actor tells us what patriotism means to him.

Live and let live. Be independent, says Anmol Rodriguez.

The country's deputy transport minister warned that the toll could climb further.

The ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort in New Delhi as India celebrates the 72nd Independence Day.This is Modi's fifth and final address as PM in the current tenure.During his speech, Modi reflected on the achievements of the National Democratic Alliance government and presented a report card of his four-year tenure.Here are the main takeaways from his address:

Grand Marshal Anupam Kher at New Jersey's India Day Parade.

Rifleman Aurangzeb, who belonged to the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, was on way back home on June 14 to celebrate Eid when terrorists abducted him.

This Republic Day, learn what it takes to be a perfect patriot from Bollywood.

The beleaguered Indian team on Tuesday received a boost with pacer Jasprit Bumrah being declared fit and available for selection for the third Test against England starting in Nottingham on Saturday.

On the eve of Independence Day, President Ramnath Kovind addresses the country.

'These are elementary things you do not do against any decent swing bowler in English conditions. To try to do it to James Anderson, who is one of the great master craftsmen in those conditions, tells me the Indian batsmen have not done their homework'

Stokes, 27, was accused of knocking unconscious two men, Ryan Ali and Ryan Hale, in a brawl in Bristol, southwest England, last September just hours after he had played in a one-day international against the West Indies.

Powar's term will include a tour to Sri Lanka, a bilateral series in the West Indies in October followed by the ICC Women's World T20 in West Indies in November.

The Malaysian government is considering curbing Internet use for teens between midnight and 6 am. Should India follow suit?

Two people at the scene were treated for injuries after the vehicle crashed into the large steel barriers erected around the Houses of Parliament complex.

Experts said this will mean that companies, which have offices in multiple states, will have to raise Goods and Services Tax invoice for functions performed by employees in head office that has helped branches in other states.

Liverpool referred forward Mohamed Salah to the Merseyside Police over a video which appears to show the Egyptian using his mobile phone while driving.