Tagore's Santiniketan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. IMAGE: The clock tower at......

Shiv Sena to house MLAs in Mumbai luxury hotel ahead of council polls

The Shiv Sena has decided to move its MLAs to a luxury hotel at Powai in northeast Mumbai ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, a party leader said on Friday, as the ruling coalition......

Karna crisis: 2 Cong MLAs quit, high drama in Mumbai

Two more Congress MLAs resigned on Wednesday in another jolt to the beleaguered Congress-Janata Dal-Secular coalition government in Karnataka whose survival played out in three cities amid high......

Uddhav meets 'Renaissance Man' Pawar, NCP says game on

The new-found bonhomie between the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena was on display on Sunday after Uddhav Thackeray met Sharad Pawar at a Mumbai luxury hotel where NCP MLAs were lodged......

Hotels' New Year's Eve revenue to fall 50 per cent

This is one New Year when most citizens will not be comfortable partying following the terrorist attacks that left hundreds dead. Taking a cue, major hotels in Mumbai, like the JW Marriott at Juhu......

Hotels go hi-tech to woo travellers

The move ensures more than just 'five-star' treatment; provides Wi-Fi access, Internet Protocol phone, plasma screens, gaming consoles. . .to residents. Today, when you check into a hotel, be sure......

Finally, Tata rolls out Hexa, price starts at Rs 12 lakh

The keenly-awaited Hexa is here, and sports many Tata firsts in the premium SUV segment. Tata Hexa, the latest entrant in the premium SUV segment, was finally launched in Mumbai on Wednesday, at a......

Farewell, AVR

One of the finest minds on foreign exchange management, monetary and fiscal policies, on debt and currency markets, on bank management and governance, and indeed on almost every aspect of modern......

The Best of Pankaj Udhas

A golden name in the world of ghazals and playback singing, Pankaj Udhas regaled listeners with his dulcet voice on silver screen and stage. Growing up in a family of zamindars and government......

'We will do another film up there soon'

Dilip Kumar worked with several actresses in his career like Nalini Jaywant (whom he once told Subhash K Jha was his most challenging co-star), Nargis, Waheeda Rehman and Saira Banu. Subhash feels......

The world of Chaitanya Tamhane's Disciple

'Tamhane's densely composed shots achieve what a vacuously whizzing camera seldom does.''Like those Renaissance Paintings in which a bewitching lady is shown posing for a portrait, and daily life......

'#MeToo is like a wave'

'The first one has done what it needs to do.''I'm sure there's going to be a stronger wave.''Anybody who thinks #MeToo has gone and they are off the hook are fooling themselves.' Photograph: Kind......

Would Messi Have Won World Cup Without Di Maria?

Eight years is a long time in the life of an athlete. But just like Messi, Di Maria has preserved and persisted towards his childhood dream, points out Deepti Patwardhan. IMAGE: For an hour of the......

'Wadekar was renaissance man of Indian cricket'

IMAGE: Former India captain Ajit Wadekar passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI/File The BCCI on Thursday condoled the demise of former captain Ajit Wadekar, calling him the......

IPL 2020: The TOP 10 bowlers

The doctrine that T20 is a batsman's game was rejected at IPL 2020 where bowlers dismantled teams with acclaimed batting superstars. If Royal Challengers Bangalore paceman Mohammad Siraj bowled two......

IPL 12 Rewind!

Pandya, Rahul back in form; Warner sends warning to WC rivals IMAGE: For India, the foremost gain has to be Hardik and Rahul's performance. Photograph: BCCI Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul's......

Will ISL inspire youth to take up football as career?

IMAGE: Nita Ambani said that ISL had ‘rekindled’ love for the beautiful game in India The ISL 2017 witnessed a spike of over 103 per cent in domestic players' salary as compared to the......