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Rs 118 cr: MF Husain painting is India's most expensive

Legendary painter MF Husain's Untitled (Gram Yatra), billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting a new......

Massive drug haul dumped by Pak smugglers seized off Guj coast

In a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard have seized over 300 kg of drugs worth Rs 1,800 crore which were dumped into the Arabian Sea by Pakistani smugglers......

What Husain Painting's Record Sale Will Fund

Proceeds from the sale will support the training of future generations of doctors at the Oslo University Hospital.The fascinating story behind the Husain painting which set a new record for modern......

Fishing boat with 173 kg hashish worth Rs 60 cr seized off Guj coast, 5 held

The Indian Coast Guard, the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad and the Narcotics Control Bureau in a joint operation seized 173 kilograms hashish from an Indian fishing boat and detained two crew......

We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......

Why I am fida about Baba Ramdev's products

Baba Ramdev may be controversy's child, yet he has a fan following not just in India, but almost all over the world.Sanjeev Nayyar recounts why he is fida about Patanjali products. IMAGE: Ramdev......

Ford no longer fida on AB Jr

The first discordant note has just been struck in actor Abhishek Bachchan's new-year symphony, which had thus far been about the success of Guru and his engagement to sweetheart and co-star......

Secrets M F Husain shared with the DLF chief

Legendary artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who passed away recently, was an employee at the real estate firm DLF at a starting salary of Rs 800 in the 1960s. DLF chairman KP Singh, who has dedicated......

Brand Husain creates legacy value

In the end, he died in exile, which is the pity, because if there is anything Maqbool Fida Husain really wanted, it was to come back home to India. London, where he succumbed to a coronary......

Sotheby's India auction sees tepid response as slowdown hits art world

The sale lot of 61 pieces of art, which was spread across a variety of categories such as modern and contemporary South Asian art, prints, and photographs, realised an estimated sale price of Rs......

Special Ops 2 Review: Dizzyingly Fast

Special Ops 2 captures the spirit of the modern-day spy thriller and runs with it, observes Deepa Gahlot. A financial defaulter living the high life in Dominica dismisses a pretty young agent.......

'We Are Fixated By White Skin In India'

'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Renuka Shahane/Instagram Whether or not Renuka Shahane will......

Why did Fida flop?

The offscreen chemistry between Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur was supposed to take the box office by storm in their first film together, Fida, which released on August 20. But the film, directed......

'Fida isn't an erotic film'

In Dev, Fardeen Khanshared a kiss with Kareena Kapoor.In Fida, he shares a bathtub with her! Ask him about that, and he'll laugh. But he adds quickly, "Fida is not an erotic film."Directed by Ken......

Meet The Haseen Dilrubas Of Bollywood

Full of seduction and schemes, she'll use her sultry charms and slinky moves to trap and trick her fall guy until he's putty in her hands. Call her femme fatale, man-eater, gold-digger or......