UK: 75,000 participate in Janmashtami celebrations

An estimated 75,000 people from all walks of life celebrated the festival of Janmashtami at a famous temple in Watford in the United Kingdom, participating in plays and dancing to mark the birthday......

3 Bulandshahr gang rape accused sent to jail for 14 days

Three accused in the Bulandshahr gang rape case were on Monday sent to judicial custody, even as Governor Ram Naik expressed anguish, saying cases like this have been occurring at different places......

Good God! Thou ate beef?

'If policy-makers hold the lives of animals to be more significant than the welfare of a human populace, I can't believe that they're likely to do anything progressive for India.' Almost 17 years......

How the government is smothering dissident NGOs

Muzzling NGOs is unbecoming of a democracy. Self-confident democracies encourage, indeed applaud, the involvement of citizens’ associations, including NGOs, in social and political......

Dev Anand Would Be 101 Today!

Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor? IMAGE: Dev Anand. Dev Anand led a larger-than-life existence on screen. His real life was just as eventful.......

PIX: Meet Bollywood's sexy sisters!

Bollywood's portrayal of a 'sister' is an enduring stereotype. Either she's a poor, pitiable girl-next-door oozing saccharine virtuousness or a victim of mistreatment triggering our enraged......

Guess who replaced Akshay in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Kartik Aaryan is all set to step into Akshay Kumar's superstar shoes in the sequel to the comic supernatural thriller, Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Kartik unveiled the poster on social media and shared......

Special: The 30 Best Songs Of R D Burman

This article started out as a list of Rahul Dev Burman's 10 Best Songs. I suggested on increasing the figure to 20. By the time I got around to writing the story, my list had expanded to 25 and was......