Kashmir: Justice must be seen to be done

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......

The 50 million people the world forgot

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......

It's like a festival outside Nitish Kumar's home

It is like a festival out there in front of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence in Patna as he is set to return to power by a landslide. His beaming supporters, mostly from the......

US Quran burning: Religious leaders call for peace

Religious leaders cutting across faith lines have joined hands to condemn the threat by Terry Jones, an American Pastor, to burn the Holy Quran on September 11, the anniversary of the 9/11 terror......

Kiran-Aamir Watch A Movie With...

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao played host at a screening of Kiran's new film, Laapataa Ladies.   Kiran Rao directs her second film 13 years after making her debut with Dhobi Ghat in 2011. Laapataa......

PIX: Dia Mirza, Aditi Rao Hydari @ Shabana Azmi's Holi party

Bollywood celebrities celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours, with fervour. Shabana Azmi, known for her fun-filled Holi parties over the years, welcomed friends and family along with husband Javed......

Neha Makes Memories In The Maldives

Huma does good in LA... Walusha meets her sis in Amsterdam... Amyra likes it in Phuket... Photograph: Kind courtesy Neha Dhupia/Instagram Neha Dhupia takes a spring break to the Maldives with......

Vidya At Satish Kaushik's Prayer Meet

Eleven days after Satish Kaushik's sudden passing on March 9, a prayer service was held at his residence in Andheri, northwest Mumbai on Monday, March 20. Friends and colleagues stopped by to mourn......

Spotted: Kevin Pietersen in the West Indies

Reader Siddhartha Kunzru sent us this photograph. 'This is a photo of my friend Rishikesh Bagati with Kevin Pietersen in a hotel in the Caribbean (during the March 2009 England trip to the......