Must read: A Hindu's battle to preserve Urdu!

In four years, Rekhta has become the largest online repository for Urdu poetry and literature in the world, says Veenu Sandhu.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The lawns of the Indira......

Row over Indira, Rajiv stamps: Congress cries foul, govt defends move

A controversy has erupted over the decision to discontinue postage stamps of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi with the government saying only one family can not get this honour, even as the Congress......

Khar holds talks with civil, military leaders on India dialogue

Against the backdrop of Pakistan's flip-flop on the issue of granting the most favoured nation status to India, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday held consultations with the top civil......

US-Pak dialogue: All eyes on General Kayani

Pakistan and the United States are set to hold their first strategic dialogue on Wednesday, but the focus will squarely be on powerful army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who has played a key role in......

Go in peace, Lata didi

We will continue to be enthralled by your golden oldies we grew up with, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: An artist paints a tribute to Lata Mangeshkar. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters......

Lata Mangeshkar, as you have never seen her before

It was a rich and beautiful life. A life that touched millions. A voice that helped millions express their emotions. For Lata Mangeshkar was God-gifted genius. She loved music. Cricket was a......

25 UNFORGETTABLE Dilip Kumar songs

Unlike his contemporaries Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand whose career boasts of a great many songs, Dilip Kumar's name isn't synonymous with music. Considered an acting school by himself, the legend's......

When Lata and Rafi had a fight

'Finally it was S D Burman who brought us together.' Lata Mangeshkar has so many interesting stories to tell about the movies, her long career and from her own life. Many of these are recorded in......