Heeding Azad, Partition Could Have Been Prevented

Abul Kalam Azad chose not to contest the Congress Presidency and to throw his weight behind Nehru, instead of Patel, a decision he would come to regret. Patel would have seen his plan through,......

Sambhal violence: Focus shifts to Turk-Pathan rivalry

The communal violence in Sambhal that claimed four lives and left over 20 people injured has now sparked a debate over a purported rivalry between the Turk and Pathan communities, with political......

Main accused in Deoband blasts arrested from Srinagar after 31 years

Nazir Ahmed Wani, the main accused in the 1993 Deoband bomb blasts, has been arrested from Srinagar by a joint operation of the UP Anti-Terrorism Squad and the local police after he evaded capture......

Mandya violence not communal, situation under control: K'taka HM

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the clashes between two groups during Ganesha idol immersion procession in Nagamangala town in Mandya district cannot be termed as "communal......

Shyam Benegal, Sir, Only Gratitude For You

'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'Sukanya Verma mourns the movie legend. IMAGE: Shabana......

Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight

Freedom At Midnight is a bold attempt to revisit the whole discourse about Partition, its causes, and the predicament under which the Congress leaders accepted it.It perfectly captures the......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

'Ek Baar Dekh Lo, Phir Discuss Karte Hain'

'Whatever you do will spark controversies, so it is best do what your heart tells you to do. Simple.' IMAGE: Chirag Vohra plays Mahatma Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Nikkhil Advani's new Web......

East Bengal Football Club appeals for protection of minorities in Bangladesh

IMAGE: The iconic East Bengal Football Club called on the Bangladesh government to take immediate and effective measures to safeguard vulnerable communities. Photograph: East Bengal Football......