Is Modi Wooing Muslims?

If Rahul's yatra makes a political statement from the other side of the aisle and Shah Rukh's success underlines a more relaxed popular mood, Mr Modi and Mr Bhagwat's cues to their followers are......

'I hate my life...': Diary of JK cop murder accused shows depressed mind

From "I hate my life" and "Dear death I am waiting for you" to Bollywood songs about sadness and the final farewell, the recent diary entries of a man who is accused of killing Jammu and Kashmir......

The Warrior Named Bindaas

A salute to Commando Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh, known as Bindaas to Indian Army officers and colleagues in the J&K police, who was killed in action last week in an encounter that eliminated three......

'If you want to be a singer, you can only think of Bollywood. This is not right'

'Don't object to change; understand why people like it.' IMAGE: Babul Supriyo in Khoya Khoya Chand (2024). Singer Babul Supriyo, who gave us hit albums like Sochta Hun and Kuch Aisa Lagta Hai,......

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

'He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.' Photograph: ANI Photo There was much more to Pankaj Udhas than ghazals and Chitthi Ayee Hai. One of the three......

'He was a beacon of Indian music'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Udhas/Instagram Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, whose velvet smooth voice gave expression to the many colours of love, longing and heartache in songs such as......

Take This Super Villain Bollywood Quiz!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Remember when evil was so much fun and flamboyant and Hindi cinema’s big, bad villains would make life hell for......

Asian Games: 'Shoot as if it's your last shot'

IMAGE: Rookies Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur revealed how Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s pep talk helped them win gold. Photograph: Anurag Thakur/X Handling pressure at the highest level can......

Ex-Indian Air force man Saurabh ready for 'India Test'

IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar is the only new face in the 18-member Indian squad for the three-Test series against Sri Lanka. Photograph: Saurabh Kumar/Instagram Seven years......