A draft delimitation order issued by the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation has changed "Muslim-sounding names" of around a dozen wards, prompting a sharp reaction from leaders of the Samajwadi Party......
On July 23, Kashmiri-born journalist Basharat Peer took home the prestigious Crossword Book Award 2008 top prize for Non-Fiction (English). And with good reason.His book Curfewed......
Today is World Refugee Day. The day is a tribute to the courage and dignity of refugees world wide. This year's World Refugee Day theme is "Real People, Real Needs". Despite best......
‘His listeners will certainly be deprived but I hope they understand his sentiments and the larger concerns surrounding it’ ‘Musicians are emissaries of peace. When they are......
'India Week' -- a cultural, academic and economic festival to celebrate the Republic Day will be held in Jeddah next week. The event will also mark the first anniversary of Saudi King Abdullah Bin......
Noted ghazal singer Talat Aziz celebrated his 60th birthday over the weekend with his family and friends from the music industry. (Actress Charmme had a birthday blast as well. Click here to see......
Sonu Nigam chose a unique way to celebrate his 51st birthday on July 30. He screened the documentary, Symphony of Fate, which chronicles a disturbing chapter in his life and the way he overcame......
Majaz, based on the life of Asraul Haq Majaz, the John Keats of Urdu poetry, marks Talat Aziz's debut as a composer in Hindi cinema.The film could have been an excellent biopic had it stuck to the......
A screening of Sharmila Tagore-Manoj Bajpayee's film Gulmohar saw quite a few special guests. Mrunal Thakur's Plus One for the evening is... Younger brother Dhaval Thakur. ......
The series is held together by a superbly astute performance by Gagan Dev Riar, who moves from cheerful conman to menacing criminal with remarkable skill, observes Deepa Gahlot. After Scam 1992......
Finally R-Day is here. Not the Republic one, but the much-awaited reception day. Hyderabad's Taj Krishna hotel is fully decked for the grand reception of Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and......
A mouth-watering menu awaits the guests at the reception of the high-profile marriage between Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik at a Hyderabad hotel on April 15. A spokesperson of Sania Mirza on Sunday......
Madhuri praised him in Sinhalese, saying, 'Gondhak hundai (Very good)', which instantly made Sanath smile.A fascinating excerpt from Chandresh Narayan's Sanath Jayasuriya: A Biography. IMAGE:......