Religious leaders meet NSA, bat for peace post Ayodhya verdict

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with eminent Hindu and Muslim religious leaders on Sunday, a day after the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case, officials said. IMAGE: NSA......

RSS, BJP reach out to Muslims ahead of Ayodhya verdict

Days ahead of the Ayodhya verdict, senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders reached out to prominent Muslim clerics and intellectuals and held a meeting with them......

Remembering a forgotten princess

Princess Jahanara, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's daughter, was a paragon of virtues: well-educated, well-versed in statecraft, even-tempered, beautiful. Although she was on the side of Dara Shikoh in......

PM offers 'chadar' at Ajmer Sharif

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday offered a chadar at the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti on the occasion of the 801st Urs. Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office V......

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com In sweet music is such artKilling care and grief of heart. Few embody William Shakespeare's golden words like Mohammad Zayur Khayyam Hashmi. An unmistakable......

'Definitely he's touched by God'

A lot of people only associate him with his music. And, obviously, he's a great musician.But Rahman, above all else, is a living example of spiritual equilibrium and intrinsic human goodness.A......