After Parliament, now focus on VP Enclave, new PMO

With the new Parliament building inaugurated, the focus now shifts to the construction of the Vice President Enclave, Common Central Secretariat buildings, Defence Enclave, MPs' chambers, and prime......

Modi, LS Speaker Om Birla to inaugurate new Parliament on Sunday

Amid the Opposition objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building on May 28, the official invitation put out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat shows that the......

PHOTOS: Inside prime ministers' museum

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (prime ministers' museum), which is a tribute to every prime minister in the country since Independence. The......

Sony World Photography Awards 2022 Winners

The Overall Winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. The World Photography Organisation has announced the overall winners of the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Adam......

Sir Ratan Tata and Mahatma Gandhi

'In all humility I may say that I have come here also as a friend of the capitalists-- a friend of the Tatas. And here it would be ungrateful on my part, if I do not give you a little anecdote......

Reconstructing Iraq: Crony capitalism at its worst

What is as appalling as the brutal United States-led war on Iraq and the subsequent looting of priceless treasures that were once stored in Baghdad's museum is the blatant manner in which......

'Indian filmmakers make art even when they aren't thinking they are making art'

'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American......

Coming Soon: The real Filmistan on Pedder Road

For a nation seemingly consumed by a passion for making and viewing cinema, India's track record in preserving the medium's history so far has been far from laudatory. The National Museum of Indian......

Traditional music should be kept alive: Yesudas

When melody was queen in the Hindi film industry, Yesudas was the king romancing her. But with melody losing out to double meaning lyrics, and gyrating numbers replacing soulful renditions, Yesudas......

'I don't make films on ordinary problems'

'What can you possibly want to ask me that you haven't before?' Adoor Gopalakrishnan responds, when I telephone him at the Mayflower Hotel, in New York City, asking for an interview.He remembers an......

Wellington: The score... and more

The second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand will be played at the Westpacstadium in Wellington on February 27.The venue hashosted just a solitary Twenty20 international, between......