BJP 1st list: Bansuri Swaraj makes poll debut; Bidhuri, Lekhi dropped

Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the New Delhi seat and incumbent MP Manoj Tiwari from Northeast Delhi as the......

Lakha Khan, An Indian Treasure

It is astonishing, even for many of us who may have wide exposure to music, to see how such world-class performers are so little known in their own land, notes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: The Incomparable......

The mystery death of Pakistan's 'holy warrior'

Khadim Hussain Rizvi is now gone.But the mass appeal of fundamentalism among Pakistan's burgeoning, young, illiterate, unemployed and angry population isn't, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Khadim......

Denied ticket, BJP MP Udit Raj joins Congress

Terming the Bharatiya Janata Party 'anti-Dalit', disgruntled BJP MP from northwest Delhi Udit Raj joined the Congress on Wednesday after being denied a ticket and slammed his former party saying it......

20 Kg Of Mehendi for KatVic Wedding

'They have spared no expense to ensure that they make their special day a memorable one.' IMAGE: Veena Nagda applies mehendi on Katrina's hands on the sets of Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. Photograph:......

'If anybody asks me what I do, I'll say I'm a Grammy winner'

'What I see in Bollywood is that there’s this assembly line -- there’s a lyrics writer, there’s a composer, then there’s playback singer who is selected on mutual......

Review: Dhoom 3's soundtrack is engaging

Dhoom Machale is the biggest draw of the Dhoom 3 soundtrack, writes Joginder Tuteja. There are good, though not humungous, expectations from the music of Dhoom 3. While Dhoom and Dhoom 2 had......

First Look: Colors new show Gurbani

The Colors TV channel will launch a new serial titled Gurbani. It’s about young girls from Punjab who are enticed into marriage with NRIs by their parents and wait endlessly for their foreign......