WB CM Mamata wants to acquire Tagore's home in London

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to acquire the London house where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore had lived, and convert it into a museum-cum-memorial to the world-famous poet......

Mann Ki Baat: PM says Diwali with troops in Gurez 'unforgettable'

Describing India as a 'messenger of peace', Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the country has always contributed towards global peace, unity and harmony through United Nations missions......

Their flood vs Our flood

Darryl D' Monte, the distinguished enviromental journalist, discusses how the media covers floods in Mumbai or Texas, but ignores Assam or Bangladesh. Bihar floods: A human curse! The liberal......

Row erupts over cancelling booking for Bhagwat's event

A row was erupted on Tuesday after a state-run auditorium in Kolkata cancelled the booking for an event which was to be addressed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on October 3, a......

'McDonald's has shown the way, it's great for Subway'

The man who started Subway 47 years ago and made its first sandwich himself is now targeting 1,000 outlets in India in five years and 5,000 in 10 years.There are 260 outlets now.Fred DeLuca,......

A farmer's innovative success story

Ganakabari is a small village with 87 households in Jorhat District of the Indian state of Assam. Every year, the low-lying area is subject to deep flooding due to monsoons that cause the overflow......

Heeramandi Review: Romance, Revenge, Rebellion

Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Bambai Meri Jaan Review: Gansgter Gush

Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot. Mainstream Hindi cinema went through a phase......

PIX: Alia-Ranbir party with the Ambanis

Guests trouped out of Arpita Khan's party and into Mukesh Ambani's, on the other side of Mumbai. The Ambanis invited film folk to celebrate the Ganpati festival with them with a grand party.......

PIX: Ranbir, Dia, Lara celebrate at Prithvi

Prithvi theatre turns 40! Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre marks 40 years this November. And, this year, the Prithvi Theatre Festival is being held from......

Tips for spectators attending CWG opening

The Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi on Sunday. The ceremony, which will run for two hours, will begin at 1900 IST. Following......