'Something unique in the mitti and paani of Bharat'

'There is something in our desh ki mitti that has held us together.''So many conquerors, colonisers, cultures came and went, but we withstood them and rose up again.' IMAGE: Uttarakhand Chief......

'Hum Hindustani hai': Hizbul terrorist's brother hoists Tricolour in Kashmir

In a video that has gone viral on social media platforms, Rayees Mattoo, the brother of Hizbul terrorist Javed Mattoo, is seen waving the tricolour in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore. In the viral......

'I didn't want to be shot by my friends'

'I was bundled into a blanket and shoved into a small hut for the night.'I heard the Pakistani Rangers telling the snoopy villagers that I was a senior officer in custody and wasn't to be......

Nitish, Lalu, Sushil: Bihar's Complex Triangle

Today, a friendship forged by common ideals behind prison walls has become a transactional understanding, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets Rashtriya Janata Dal......

When Bollywood Showed Off Its Tricolours

Red, blue or tricolour, Bollywood folks love to douse themselves in hues of celebration. On the occasion of Republic Day, Sukanya Verma looks at the times the colours of the tiranga adorned the......

The '90s Bollywood Heroines Are Back!

Back in the 1990s, a deluge of fresh talent hit silver screen. Raw, ravishing and raring to go, they slowly but steadily made a place for themselves beyond the realm of song and dance. For some,......

Why Sahir Ludhianvi Is Relevant Today

While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes......

Date Night For Aditi Rao Hydari-Siddharth

It was raining stars at the wedding reception of Aamir Khan's only daughter Ira and Nupur Shikhare, as the proud father invited *everyone* from the film industry. We saw the fam jam and the......