'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Kalki: The Revolutionary Writer Behind PS 1

Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I. IMAGE: Director Mani Ratnam, third from right, with......

Punjab effect: Cong tells leaders to shut up in public

Amid the ongoing crisis within the Congress in Punjab, its national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Friday expressed the hope that its leaders "talk more in private and less in public." With......

COVID-19 and Masked Mankind

COVID-19 has accomplished what the UN failed to do in the last 75 years by making mankind rally around a mask of unity, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. The unique blessing that distinguishes......

'Oh My God! We've Done Something Great'

'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.''I am looking forward to that change.' IMAGE: Chhaya Kadam in Cannes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chhaya Kadam/Instagram It's a......

When Katrina Doffed Her Stylish Hat

Hide and hydrate, summer is upon us. Time to bring out those shades and sunscreens, guzzle down gallons of nariyal and nimboo pani and take refuge in cool, chic hats from the scorching sun. From......

The Kriti Sanon Mark Sheet: See How Much She Scored!

Even the nerdiest cannot escape the lure of showbiz. Kriti Sanon was studying to become an engineer until modelling and movies beckoned. Sans a famous surname or connections in the film industry,......

When Fashion Got OUTRAGEOUS!

If you think Bollywood's kitschy overkill from the 1980s is stuff of throwback terror, wait till the big, bad, bold fashion of the 1970s is unleashed upon you. Sukanya Verma lists some trends we......