August 15, 1947: How I Celebrated Freedom

'We were children and could not distinguish freedom from bondage, but we could understand that a momentous and happy event was imminent.' IMAGE: The Tiranga at retired Professor Ajit D Masih's......

Why has history forgotten this giant?

50 years ago, on January 10, Lal Bahadur Shastri died suddenly in Tashkent. We salute The Gentle Giant on his 50th death anniversary. IMAGE: Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visits the Lahore......

Why has history forgotten this giant?

Seven miles from Kashi in Uttar Pradesh is Mughalsarai. A hundred years ago, Lal Bahadur, India's second prime minister, was born there on October 2, 1904, the same day as India's greatest......

Text of PM's speech

This the the text of prime minister's Independence Day speech:Dear countrymen,My hearty greetings to all of you on the sacred occasion of our Independence Day. Each year, on this day, we gather at......

Box Office: Vodka Diaries, Birthday Song open badly

The hits and misses of the week. Last week saw as many as seven movie releases. All of them bombed at the box office. Films like Vodka Diaries, Nirdosh, My Birthday Song, Hamara Tiranga, Haq E......