Row over Shivaji's 'wagh nakh'; Maha minister clarifies

Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told the legislative assembly on Thursday that nobody has claimed that the wagh nakh or tiger claw-shaped weapon being brought to the state from London......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Shivaji's 'Tiger Claws' set for journey to India from UK for exhibition

The Victoria and Albert (V and A) Museum is all set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government next week, which will see 17th century ‘Tiger Claws' weapon believed......

'Wagh nakh' used by Shivaji to kill Afzal Khan to be brought back from UK

The 'wagh nakh', an iron weapon shaped like tiger claws that was used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to kill Bijapur sultanate's general Afzal Khan in 1659, is likely to be brought to Maharashtra......

Why London is celebrating India

When it comes to going ga-ga over India, London just takes the cake. Even as you read this, the city is gearing up to celebrate India in a never-before display of culture, food, art, theater and......

'India, London partners in globalisation'

Observing that India and London have vital interest in "strengthening" their business links, city Mayor Ken Livingstone said he would be opening two mayoral offices in Delhi and Mumbai during his......

India's rich textile legacy

That's a 17th century Indian border print that was popular in Persia," says Dr Ruth Barnes, looking at the leaf-like motif print on my skirt. "Border prints tend to last longest - like the......

Making billions on Islamic art

It's hard to know when art maven and real estate investor Nasser David Khalili first felt a craving for legitimacy. Could it have been when his teacher at a Jewish day school in Tehran, Iran......

Baby Doll Singer Kanika Kapoor's Wedding Album

On May 20, singer Kanika Kapoor celebrated one of the most important moments of her life. The gorgeous singer, who's been a single mother to three children -- Aayana, Samara, and Yuvraaj --......

302 films in 365 days!

Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube. As a journalist I often write about films. I see many,......

Rowling's Pottermore could be a gaming website

\\nGood news for Harry Potter fans, as a new project called Pottermore, involving a treasure hunt linked to an online game, is in the offing, according to The Times.\\nDetails of the mysterious......

He wrote about Mumbai without coming here!

British novelist H R F Keating, who died on Monday aged 84, created his best-known character Inspector Ganesh Ghote without visiting Mumbai. Filmmaker Zafar Hai salutes the writer who first made......

Understanding the Australian

Soon after the second Pokhran nuclear tests, the western world was outraged. America was quick to apply sanctions. In an insufficiently recalled incident, a bumptious Australian army official......