Profile: Trivedi, a man of many parts

Sheela Bhatt traces the fascinating life journey of India's new Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi. "God has been kind. Mother Nature is gracious." This is what Dinesh Trivedi, 61, India's new......

Pakistan and the Class of '74

Must Indians and Pakistanis be bound by the easyclassifications ofenemies and terrorists, muses Aseem Chhabra \\nThere is an old black and white photograph on my Facebook profile page, taken......

Abida Parveen survives motorway accident

Pakistani sufi singer Abida Parveen recently survived a motorway accident. She was travelling from Lahore to Islamabad with University of Health Sciences' former vice-chancellor Professor Dr Husain......

Awadh, through Muzaffar Ali's Jaanisaar

Muzaffar Ali’s period drama Jaanisaar launched its first look and trailer at the Asia Fashion Week in London last week. The movie marks the return of the maverick filmmaker to the silver......

More jingoism, less singing in Sur Kshetra

Reality TV show Sur Kshetra is more about aggressive patriotism and less about singing, writes Preeti Arora.Jung ka elaan, Jung ka maidan, Jeet hamari hi hogitelevision seems louder this weekend,......

'Mehdi Hassan was an institution'

Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan passed away following a prolonged battle with ailments this morning in a Karachi hospital. His death has left a void in the world of music that can never be......