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Delhi stampede: HC seeks Railways' response on limiting passengers

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Railways to examine the fixing of maximum passengers and sale of platform tickets -- issues raised in a public interest litigation (PIL) over the recent......

Poet Vajpeyi opts out of cultural fest over censorship, organisers deny claim

Poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Friday said he won't participate in a cultural festival as he was scheduled to because the organisers asked him not to read poems critical of the government. A spokesperson......

Disrupt seer's 'yagya', get punished: UP CMO's warning to Priyanka

Hours after Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra commented on saffron clothes of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the latter's office hit back, asserting that he wore......

Mahesh Bhatt gets extortion call, death threat to Alia; one detained

One person has been detained in Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged threat and extortion call received by filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, police said on Thursday. Based on a complaint registered at......

Dal Lake comes to life: J&K chief minister reviews conservation efforts

A boy paddles his boat on a polluted Dal Lake. Photograph: Umar Ganie Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday directed the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority to......

There's something in a name, say private equity players

When it comes to choosing a name for a new fund, private equity managers in India rarely heed the famous quote of the Bard of Avon, 'What's in a name?'It seems that fund managers who have launched......

The man who proposed the ban on Rs 500, 1,000 notes

The War on Big Notes 'By demonetising higher denominations of currency notes, we have taken out the vehicle for corruption.'But the motive is still there.' In 2000, Anil Bokil, chairperson of......

When Smita Patil lived Arth in real life

'Films like Arth don't happen again and again. They come once in a lifetime.''I was lucky to make it, and I couldn't have done it without Smita and Shabana.' IMAGE: The incomparable actor Smita......

'Arth': an ode to relationships

Dinesh RahejaDirector Mahesh Bhatt had once justified Arth, a semi-autobiographical film, saying, "We all borrow from life." But not everybody achieves results quite as cauterising. The theme of......

The Sensation Called Smita Patil

IMAGE: Smita Patil. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Twitter Smita Patil would have been 69 today, October 17. The actor, who passed away at the young age of 31, had a rare appeal. Even......

Take The '80s Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Like it is said in our compilation of 1980s landmark Hindi movies, it was a decade of extreme contrasts. 'If on one......

'How Can Truth Hurt The Film-maker?'

Mahesh Bhatt, Bollywood's enfant terrible, turned 75 on September 20. Subhash K Jha hails Bhattsaab -- as he is known to his legion of proteges -- as the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in......

US Open: Federer, Djokovic, Azarenka cruise; Stosur stunned

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic blasted their way into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday with ruthless efficiency, crushing their hapless opponents in straight sets on an action-packed......

'Proteas suspected match-fixing in 2007 Pak tour'

Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has made a shock revelation that they suspected match-fixing when Pakistan lost a One-dayer against them in Lahore in 2007. Arthur went public with his......

Arthurs gives Australia 1-0 lead

Wayne Arthurs rode his booming serve to a 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Mounir El Aarej to give Australia a 1-0 lead over Morocco in their Davis Cup World Group playoff at Perth's Royal Kings Park on......