Mumbai's museum is no longer a mere showcase for objects of history, but an active agent in prolonging its life.
'In the hands of a majoritarian government, with utter contempt for the cultural plurality and diversity of our great nation, the pipe dream of making Hindi the sole official language takes on nightmarish proportions.'
Director Gunasekhar deserves applause for his attempt to capture history on screen, but the melodramatic screenplay, never-ending battle scenes and highly exaggerated performances give an unreal quality to this real-life account.
Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime chief Monirul Islam said they got information that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh chief Musa along with some other JMB terrorists are in Sylhet.
So far, the Central Sector has never seen active hostilities, remaining peaceful even through the 1962 war. A reason for the Central Sector having remained peaceful is the towering Himalayan watershed that defines the border.
Rediff.com brings a preview of the main matches coming up this weekend in the English Premier League.
The Philippines army battles terrorists backed by Islamic State in the first major military encounter with Islamists in that part of the world.
Ever thought if Bollywood actors are capable of playing these roles?
Raja Sen deciphers the Captain America: Civil War trailer.
The Skoda Superb is a complete package which ticks all the right boxes to become the most competent and luxurious car without having a German badge.
General Bakshi is understood to have been assured by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar that the process was under way to appoint him as India's first tri-service commander, a post that would, at least nominally, place him senior to General Rawat.
The choice of candidates for 175 seats by Shivpal has apparently not gone down well with his defiant nephew Akhilesh who, according to party insiders, is understood to have prepared his own list of preferred candidates for all the 403 UP assembly seats and sent it to his father and party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.
'Nehru once told JRD, "I hate the mention of the very word profit".' '"Jawaharlal, I am talking about the need of the public sector making a profit!" JRD replied.' 'Nehru reiterated, "Never talk to me about the word profit, it is a dirty word".' A fascinating excerpt from Shashank Shah's The Tata Group: From Torchbearers To Trailblazers.
Fathers and sons have had a vexed relationship throughout myth, says Arundhuti Dasgupta.
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