Tagore's Santiniketan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. IMAGE: The clock tower at......

Get ready for Zubin Mehta at NCPA Mumbai on Aug 19, 21

Zubin Mehta, the globally-acclaimed Parsi conductor from Mumbai, music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is all......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Celebrating Astad Deboo!

Two years ago this day, Astad Deboo, dancer extraordinaire, passed into the ages.A new exhibition Breaking Boundaries remembers the pioneer who redrew the margins of Indian dance. IMAGE: Astad......

From a city of hope to despair: Mumbai loses its glory

Politics and poor governance are robbing the Maximum City of its spirit, notes Anjuli Bhargava.  IMAGE: Mumbai’s infrastructure crumbles. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images  ......

Small stores go out of business as consumers flock online

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon, one of the biggest online retailers in world. Photograph: Reuters It is a breezy evening and the Delhi weather is perfect for......

Oberoi Realty, Kalpataru in race for Tata Steel plot

Real estate developers Oberoi Realty and Kalpataru have emerged front runners in a race to acquire Tata Steel’s 25-acre plot in Mumbai. The land, in the northern suburb of Borivali, is......

This iconic Mumbai bungalow likely to fetch Rs 280 crore

The deal will be a record in terms of per sq ft rate of Rs 1,12,000. Mumbai may see the most expensive real estate deal mid this year. The National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), the cultural......

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

'Rapists do have families.''I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.''They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.''Why don't we show it that......

Loan Default: Nitin Desai Lost Control Of Studio

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nitin Chandrakant Desai/Instagram Noted art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who was found dead on Wednesday at his studio in Maharashtra's Raigad district, had......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

Naseeruddin Shah: 25 TOP Performances

Sukanya Verma celebrates Naseeruddin Shah, acting legend. There's a beautiful quote I once read by Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman: 'No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film......

Sports Shorts: Mary Kom to hit your TV screens soon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Anna Sarkissian, left, and Ameesha Joshi with India's boxing queen M C Mary Kom. Photograph Courtesy: Anna......

Test cricket could die in India if...

How will young batsmen brought up on T20 learn to build an innings?What about the technique to patiently negotiate hostile seam bowling conditions or the skill to play on difficult dusty......

Celebrating 500th Test: India's most memorable wins at home

As India gets set to play its 500th Test, Rajneesh Gupta presents India's memorable Test victories at home. IMAGE: V V S Laxman, left, congratulated by Adam Gilchrist after scoring a double......