History In Minutes: Javed Akhtar's Freedom Fighter Family

Syed Firdaus Ashraf offers a ready reckoner on Javed Akhtar's great great grandfather Fazl e Haq Khairabadi who fought the British empire during the 1857 Mutiny and was imprisoned in the Cellular......

Over 60% voter-turnout recorded in Haryana polls

Over 60 per cent polling was recorded in the Haryana assembly elections on Saturday in which the ruling BJP is eyeing a third term and the Congress seeking a comeback after a decade. IMAGE:......

Pakistan Gets A New ISI Boss

Asim Malik's shift to the important DG, ISI post comes as something of a surprise now, but it indicates the army chief's confidence in him, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.......

Murder case filed against Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others, including two senior ministers of her cabinet and the sacked police chief, would face trial on murder charges, court officials said......

The Sikandar You Must Watch Instead

Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be.Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today. IMAGE:......

Golden Girl Malaika's Night Out

The weekend was dedicated to women, as The Hollywood Reporter celebrated Women In Entertainment 2025. Celebrities took to the red carpet, as they were applauded by those on stage as well as by the......

Did Tamannaah Celebrate Holi With Vijay Varma?

Holi is the festival of colours and Bollywood has got the memo! Photograph: Kind courtesy Pragya Yadav/Instagram Tamannaah Bhatia celebrates Holi with Rasha Thadani and Pragya Yadav at......

Women's Friendships: 10 Movies To Watch

While men continue to celebrate friendship in style, even in films made by a female director, for instance, Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara by Zoya Akhtar or Happy New Year by Farah Khan and the recent......

Should Dhoni Have Done This Ad?

It is a pity that he does not take his youth influencer role more seriously and align his brand endorsements more responsibly, notes Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a Lays ad.......

Sania, Saina, Yuvraj, Irfan Dance To Oo Antava

Photograph and Video: Kind courtesy Saina Nehwal/Instagram Sania Mirza let her feet down as the tennis ace, her family and close friends enjoyed her farewell bash in Hyderabad on Sunday. Sania......

Gayle, Harbhajan, Afridi among star-studded marquee players

IMAGE: Chris Gayle will ply his trade for Mississauga Panthers. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form on......

Rahman, Mahesh Babu, Yuvraj: Sania's Star-Studded Farewall Bash

Photograph: A R Rahman/Instagram Sania Mirza's farewell bash was a star-studded affair! Sania bid goodbye to her illustrious career at the Lal Bahadur tennis stadium in Hyderabad, the venue where......

Don't Sania-Shoaib Look Adorable?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Shoaib Malik/Instagram Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik shared a birthday post for film-maker Farah Khan. What stands out in the picture is Farah's dear buddy Sania Mirza.......