Eid-ul-Adha, also known as Bakrid, was celebrated with religious fervour across the country on Thursday, with people gathering at mosques and eidgahs in large numbers to offer prayers and exchange......
'As Indians, we should be claiming and celebrating 'Bhartiyata' rather than seeking commitment to beliefs which are divisive and exclusionary.' IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage at the......
Over the last decade, individual Muslims have started breaking from the tradition of sacrificing animals on Bakra Eid, motivated by the thought that the considerable amount spent on buying and......
Anyone with such experiences could have been expected to turn fundamentalist. But Shaheen Kadri is anything but that.Jyoti Punwani reports. *Photograph: PTI Photo As the bhoomi puja for the......
'Why the restrictions for Bakri Eid?'Jyoti Punwani reports. IMAGE: A trader selects a goat for customers in Mumbai, July 29, 2020. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Some were angry,......
It was a slap on the face for the Indian government when it was told by the Swiss banks that India was not welcome on a 'name-fishing' expedition. According to various studies that have been......
For a long time, only those who spent hours in front of the television set, gorging junk snack food, qualified as couch potatoes. It was an unhealthy lifestyle, a sure recipe for disaster.......
They may be selling bananas, pav bhaji, cosmetics, cigarettes or just about anything else either on a pushcart going round streets or simply by standing at the roadside. Now, these street vendors......
BJP's plans a low-tax, low-interest regime For the Bharatiya Janata Party, the first 100 days would see its government initiating measures to bring back Indian money stashed away in secret tax......
IMAGE: Vikrant Massey in The Sabarmati Express. At 46, Quentin Tarantino said he would quit Hollywood at the age of 60 after he directs his 10th movie, reasoning he wouldn't want to linger on past......
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries.This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most......
None of Amjad Khan's subsequent roles could outshine Sholay.He had begun his career at the top and had no higher peaks left to conquer.Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor on his 80th birth......
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's that time of the week again. All set for a dose of our fun and filmi Bollywood quiz? All you have to do is......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram It's always a joy to read Zeenat Aman's posts on Instagram, especially when she goes down memory lane and reveals interesting nuggets of movie......