The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

Why is Modi telling us to remember something we haven't been allowed to forget?

Have we been allowed to forget Partition?Isn't Partition the reason many Hindus cannot bring themselves to trust Muslims?So many Muslims born after 1947 have told me with anguish: "How long will we......

Mountbatten's Indian valuables auctioned for Rs 56 crore

A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that made up a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, Lord Louis......

Remembering India's struggle for Freedom

Seventy-three years ago, at the stroke of the midnight hour, a nation was born.India's struggle for freedom is one of the most unique and compelling stories of the 20th century.As we celebrate this......

Twinkle shoots with mom Dimple Kapadia

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Twinkle Khanna recently shot with her mother Dimple Kapadia for a jewellery brand.Celebrity photographer Dabboo......

Gurinder Chadha brings Mountbattens to India

The Viceroy's House features Lord Grantham playing Lord Mountbatten :) Gurinder Chadha is set to arrive in Jodhpur to begin shooting her new film The Viceroy's House, August 31 onwards. The......

Irrfan Khan to play Nehru?

Filmfare Award winner Irrfan Khan is expected to play India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Cate Blanchett starrer Indian Summer, according to reports. Indian governmentofficials, being......

Atonement director to make film on India

BAFTA winning director Joe Wright (Atonement) will reportedly helm Indian Summer, an upcoming Hollywood movie, which will portray the last days of British rule in India. Oscar winner Cate......