BJP, Left silently forging Ram-Bam alliance in Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party and claimed that the saffron party's ideology differentiates......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Where Muslims keep Ram Lila alive

Amid rise in incidents of terror and communal flare-ups in the country, a lone hamlet in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, sets an encouraging example of brotherhood and friendship among Hindus and Muslims.......

Ram Sethu : Two ASI officials suspended

Heads rolled in the government in the wake of the controversy over the Supreme Court affidavit on Ram Sethu with two senior officials of Archaeological Survey of India being suspended. Bakshi and......

Is the fairy tale of India's sugar sector facing multiple challenges?

The uneven monsoon in 2023 means that the sugar industry is already beginning to factor in a drop in production in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports. Photograph: Eric......

Inclusive growth: Why Lohia's legacy is alive

Professing a commitment to equity is now a political necessity -- something that Ram Manohar Lohia advocated years ago, says Rajni Bakshi. An overwhelming majority of people who pass by the Lohia......

Is it the end of brand 'Maggi' or will Nestle strike back?

Nestle's silence on Maggi defies logic; it should be 'seen' as managing the crisis, says Shailesh Dobhal. Watching the ongoing monosodium glutamate and lead controversy involving Nestle's instant......

Heard These Ram Bhajans?

Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of. Ab To Aao Dhanush Ke DhariBajrangbali (1976)Singer:......

Dance To These Songs This Navratri

Nine days of song and smiles, dance and dressing up, colours and celebrations. Sukanya Verma curates a Navratri special playlist just for you to give those festivities a touch of Bollywood style......

30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

5 memorable Ram bhajans from Hindi films

IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Neel Kamal. Bollywood has a history of great bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. Great melodies like O Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Mohammed Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and......