Bihar police to use drones to go after liquor mafia

Five years after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imposed total prohibition in Bihar, the liquor mafia continues to thrive, reports MI Khan. Kindly note the image has only been published for......

PM, Gilani meet at beach cottage, script new chapter in ties

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Maldives to give a push to normalisation of bilateral relations marked by "shrinking" trust deficit.......

Rural bazaar on Indo-Bangla border inaugurated

Marking further cementing of bilateral ties, a haat (rural bazaar) on the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya was inaugurated on Saturday. The Border Haat at Kalaichar, West Garo Hill District in......

Aadhaar Act contravenes right to life and personal liberty

Aadhaar-related schemes and the Aadhaar Act exist on the assumption that Right to Privacy is not a Fundamental Right. The SC's verdict has totally demolished this flawed assumption, says Dr Gopal......

Leaders of largest economies to meet in Canada

Leaders of the world's largest economies, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama, will gather in Ontario this week to discuss plans to beat the economic slump. The......

Najma Heptullah models for a cause

Why is Najma Heptullah, deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha, modeling for a Devdas-inspired pashmina shawl designed by fashion stylist Neeta Lulla?For the twin cause of championing animal rights and......

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,......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Double whammy for Sohail Khan!

Ektaa Kapoor's earlier horror film, Kucch Toh Hai, may have been torn apart by film critics and audiences. But that has not stopped the producer from making another horror flick.This time, brother......

Shreya Ghoshal mesmerises New Zealand

Reader Perdy Mohindru from Auckland, New Zealand, sent us this article and picture of Shreya Ghoshal's concert in New Zealand recently. Feel free to mail us your write-ups, videos and photographs......

When Dilip Kumar almost got arrested

Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life. This article was first published on Rediff.com December 10, 2012. In the early '80s, my mother and I were holidaying in Goa......