PHOTOS: India's goody bag for Obamas

A charkha for US President Obama, 100 Benarasi sarees for the First Lady and more! India is showering the couple with gifts.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents a reproduction of telegram......

'The Muslims have been betrayed many times'

'We cannot forget 2002. We cannot forget Modi's approach nor can we believe him.' 'The Sachar Committee says the lives of Muslims in India are even worse than that of the Dalits. Since the Congress......

When Varanasi transformed 'atheist' Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party leader took a dip in the Ganga, visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple before he opened his challenge to Narendra Modi. Sharat Pradhan reports from Varanasi. A sworn atheist and......

Modi's 'greatest' rally in UP to be aired in 37 countries

The stage is set for Narendra Modi's rally on the outskirts of Gorakhpur on Thursday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party claiming that it will be the "greatest of all" rally addressed by the party's......

The rise and fall of Benarasi silk trade

We're drifting on the Ganga in a little boat listening to Pullu, our boatman, wax eloquent about Benarasi silk. "Connoisseurs can always tell when a woman is wearing a Benarasi silk sari," says he,......

10 Times Hindi Movies Gave Us Fashion Goals

One of the most ornamental things about art can be one of its biggest asset too. Audrey Hepburn's iconic style in Breakfast At Tiffany's hasn't lessened the movie's impact in any way. If anything,......

Sonakshi-Zaheer Post Wedding Pix

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal/Instagram Newlyweds Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal posted pictures of their magical wedding day, looking totally in love. The couple had......

Meet The Festive Fashionistas

Rocking festive styles and designer dazzle, Sukanya Verma picks the stars who aced the fashion game in September. Rashmika Mandana Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Cream and gold never go wrong.......

The JINX Shabana Wants to BREAK!

'My entire house turn their backs on me when a cricket match is happening.''The minute I look at the TV screen, an Indian player gets out.''So if I do enter the room, I have to sit with my back to......