Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

'New birth certificates' for us: CAA beneficiaries

These are "new birth certificates". This how Dayal Das, a refugee from Pakistan, described the citizenship certificates issued to him, his son and daughter.   Das, 47, who has been living in a......

Will Renaming India Change Our Lives?

Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity without answering moot questions that stare us in the face.Ramesh Menon asks a few of those questions that do......

Shinde claims rebel MLAs security removed, MVA refutes charge

Dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Saturday alleged that the Maharashtra government has withdrawn the security cover provided at the residences of 16 rebel legislators, including himself,......

A Beautiful, Cultural Evening With...

Glimpses from the 58th and 59th Maharashtra State Film Awards held simultaneously in Mumbai this week. All Photographs: ANI Photo Asha Parekh, the 'glamorous good girl' was awarded the Raj Kapoor......

Indian Film Makes HISTORY At Cannes

IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, the Grand Prix award winner for the film All We Imagine as Light, at the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, May 25, 2024. Photograph: Clodagh......

It's All About Loving Numbers!

Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......

'I was the highest paid actress'

'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.' IMAGE: Jeetendra and Mumtaz in Roop Tera Mastana. Jeetendra and Mumtaz were both excellent dancers, so it was......