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The Home Netaji Left Never To Return

Subhas Chandra Bose was under house arrest, yet he pulled out a daring escape from his Elgin Road residence in Calcutta to Germany via Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia... IMAGE: Netaji Subhas Chandra......

Dilli Ab Door Nahin!

'Delhi's streets were not alleys but an artist's canvas,' the eminent poet Mir Taqi Mir noted more than 150 years ago.Syed Firdaus Ashraf savours the sights and cuisine of the national capital.......

Indians Were At X'mas WWI Truce!

The German and British sides, along with the Indian soldiers, met at halfway points, on no man's land and gave the Indian soldiers sweets and Christmas trees and they offered biscuits and cognac in......

When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

Britain's King Charles visits Bengaluru for Ayurvedic treatment

Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla paid a private visit to Bengaluru for wellness treatment at a sprawling integrative medical facility here, local sources said on Wednesday,......

Indian art boom inspires bigger canvas for galleries

The recent India Art Fair in New Delhi generated greater interest than before in local contemporary artists among a growing cohort of Indian collectors, including millennials. Image used......

How much will this painting sell for?

This is the largest single-owner sale of Indian modern art, but it is for reasons other than this historicity that it will be remembered, says Kishore Singh. IMAGE: The Winner of Hippies by......

A 2-bedroom flat in Hindujas' The OWO costs 5.8 mn!

The OWO is spread over 580,000 sq. ft and rises to seven floors. Its 1,100 rooms are now being converted into 85 residences and a hotel. IMAGE: A 250-year lease of the vast property was acquired......

Amazing images of Ferrari's museum in Italy

Legendary car manufacturer Ferrari has recently opened a new museum in Modena, Italy, to honour the founder of the company, Enzo Ferrari. Let's take a look at some amazing images of the museum,......

Google sales boss Nikesh Arora made $26 mn in '09

Nikesh Arora, Google's global sales boss, is the top earning Indian at the global search giant. According to an SEC filing, Arora received $26.3 million in compensation in 2009. This also makes him......

Sonal's Birthday Party In Dubai

Pooja craves for coffee... Shilpa wants dancing fountains... Krystle is missing Cannes... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonal Chauhan/Instagram Sonal Chauhan, who celebrated her birthday in Dubai,......

Watch The Best Of Satyajit Ray On OTT

Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies. His films still dazzle with their technical artistry and are relevant even......

Review: Night at the Museum 3: Been There, Seen That

Repetitive and a tad cheesy, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb would have warned moviegoers better of its overly Christmas-y intentions were it named 'Once Upon a Time in the Museum Dobaara!'......

At last! A museum of Indian Cinema

Historically, Mumbai has been the cinema capital of India and for her to have a film museum of this kind was perhaps a natural happening.Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

How Bollywood's Best Costumes Were Made

Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passed into the ages on Thursday.We pay homage to a true legend by celebrating her best creations. Some of the biggest movies in Hindi cinema -- Gandhi, Lekin, Guide,......

Mine to medal: The Olympic medal journey

From mines in the United States and Mongolia to the necks of the world's most elite athletes, a display at the British Museum investigates the journey of the 4,700 Olympic medals to be handed out......

Bradman's history-making bat up for auction

IMAGE: Donald Bradman, who had scored 6996 runs from 52 Tests at an astounding average of 99.94 in the 1934 Ashes series, wrote his top scores from the series on the bat, including 304 at......

Maradona's 'Hand Of God' shirt could be yours

IMAGE: Charge d'affaires of the Argentine embassy Diego Alonso mourns the death of soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona, outside the Argentine embassy building in La Paz, Bolivia. Photograph:......

Wimbledon officials continue plans for June championships

IMAGE: Spectators are admitted to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Wimbledon officials on Tuesday said they are continuing plans for the......

David Beckham, daughter get into Christmas spirit

Seems like former British Football player David Beckham and daughter Harper can't wait for Christmas anymore as the star documented some adorable daddy-daughter pictures when the pair visited......

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