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.......

'They started Opposition unity much too late'

'They were as late as June 2023 and they did not follow it up with concrete measures immediately in terms of a secretariat or common minimum programme, working group or seat sharing etc.''They......

Naseer calls out Indian Muslims 'celebrating' Taliban's return

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has criticised a section of Indian Muslims for celebrating Taliban's rise to power in Afghanistan and said it is a cause for concern.   IMAGE: Bollywood actor......

Kathua rape-murder kingpin moves HC seeking suspension of life term

The bail application of main accused Sanji Ram, sentenced to undergo a life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomad girl in Kathua, has been posted for hearing on February......

Chhabrias put Dunlop House on the block

Dunlop House, one of the prestigious addresses in Kolkata, is up for sale.The 57B Mirza Ghalib Street office in Kolkata was the registered office of Dunlop India Ltd, the Indian arm of the tyre......

Dunlop eyes Rs 116 cr via realty sale

Dunlop India hopes to raise Rs 116 crore (Rs 1.16 billion) by selling its unused land at prime locations in Mumbai and Kolkata. The proceeds will be used to revive the company along with the Rs 20......

Fire not to affect Dunlop's revival plans

The devastating fire that gutted the four-storied building housing the marketing office of Dunlop India Ltd early this morning would have no impact on the revival plans of the company, a spokesman......

A tale of two strategies

Finally, there is empirical evidence that you and I make a difference. Two recent surveys, one by Mckinsey and the other by Boston Consulting Group, released barely a month apart, point out that in......

Heeramandi Teaser Glitters And How!

If Sanjay Leela Bhansali could make Mumbai's Kamathipura sparkle in Gangubai Kathiawadi, Heera Mandi is bound to be drowned in glitter, observes Deepa Gahlot. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi:......

Will Kangana Make A Good Politician?

Entertainers can be good politicians if they treat the citizens as the audience, and treat their job like a live show, and work hard to make sure the audience likes them, asserts Sandeep Goyal.......

'Stop Pitching Urdu Against Hindi'

'Urdu is the language of Hindustan.' IMAGE: Gulzar launches a series of paintings, Ghalib & Gulzar, by Shahid Rassam in 2015. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Even at 89, the awards aren't stopping any......

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything......