'A very large part of this would have come from opium.' IMAGE: Amitav Ghosh with his new book, Smoke and Ashes, after its launch at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai, July 18, 2023. Amitav Ghosh is......
A charkha for US President Obama, 100 Benarasi sarees for the First Lady and more! India is showering the couple with gifts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents a reproduction of telegram......
'We cannot forget 2002. We cannot forget Modi's approach nor can we believe him.' 'The Sachar Committee says the lives of Muslims in India are even worse than that of the Dalits. Since the Congress......
The Aam Aadmi Party leader took a dip in the Ganga, visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple before he opened his challenge to Narendra Modi. Sharat Pradhan reports from Varanasi. A sworn atheist and......
The stage is set for Narendra Modi's rally on the outskirts of Gorakhpur on Thursday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party claiming that it will be the "greatest of all" rally addressed by the party's......
As India's top designers including Tarun Tahiliani, Vikram Phadnis, David Abraham, Rohit Bal, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Wendell Rodricks gather in Varanasi today to try and give a boost to the......
We're drifting on the Ganga in a little boat listening to Pullu, our boatman, wax eloquent about Benarasi silk. "Connoisseurs can always tell when a woman is wearing a Benarasi silk sari," says he,......
Bollywood stars looked gorgeous on Dusshera, and we can certainly try some of these styles during the festive season. Photograph: Kind courtesy Disha Patani/Instagram Disha Patani looks like a......
Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth got married at a 400-year-old temple in Wanaparthy, Telangana, on September 16. The couple posted glimpses from their wedding on social media, giving everyone a......
One of the most ornamental things about art can be one of its biggest asset too. Audrey Hepburn's iconic style in Breakfast At Tiffany's hasn't lessened the movie's impact in any way. If anything,......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal/Instagram Newlyweds Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal posted pictures of their magical wedding day, looking totally in love. The couple had......
Rocking festive styles and designer dazzle, Sukanya Verma picks the stars who aced the fashion game in September. Rashmika Mandana Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Cream and gold never go wrong.......