Sushma Swaraj not to contest 2019 Lok Sabha poll

IMAGE: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses the media, in Indore, on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday announced that she will not......

Interview with Mumbai police commissioner Dr Satyapal Singh

Mumbai Police Commissioner Dr Satyapal Singh, the 37th police chief of the megapolis who took charge last month, is one of the most competent law enforcers to take over the reins of the city......

Why Rahul Gandhi is an angry young man

Neerja Chowdhury reports from Phulpur where Rahul Gandhi kicked off Congress campaign for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. It was not the usually mild mannered Rahul Gandhi reading from a......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

85 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle songs

Asha Bhosle, who turns 85 on September 8, has sung some of the finest Hindi film songs in her long and illustrious career.Sukanya Verma takes a look. Her voice reminds me of tiramisu. Rich, moist,......

9 Questions with Nawaz

'One can do Manto only when you are completely honest with yourself.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nawazuddin Siddiqui/Instagram From barely noticeable roles in Sarfarosh to getting recognition in......

Bollywood's Top 10 Qawwalis!

Bhar Do Jholi Meri is Salman's favourite song. Here's looking at other smashing qawwalis through time. Folk, Hindustani classical or Sufi, Hindi film music reflects various influences lending......

Olympics: Afghan refugee athlete disqualified for slogan

IMAGE: Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, wore a light blue cape that had the phrase "Free Afghan Women" written on it. Photograph: Violeta Santos......

Talash slips Taliban's shackles to break-dance at Olympics

Then 18, Talash crossed the border into Pakistan after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 before settling in Spain as a refugee the following year. The International Olympics Committee......

Meet Afghanistan's first female breakdancer

IMAGE: Manizha Talash,18, practises breakdancing during a training session in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters When 18-year old Manizha Talash joined a small but ardent......