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Dilli Ab Door Nahin!

'Delhi's streets were not alleys but an artist's canvas,' the eminent poet Mir Taqi Mir noted more than 150 years ago.Syed Firdaus Ashraf savours the sights and cuisine of the national capital.......

History In Minutes: Javed Akhtar's Freedom Fighter Family

Syed Firdaus Ashraf offers a ready reckoner on Javed Akhtar's great great grandfather Fazl e Haq Khairabadi who fought the British empire during the 1857 Mutiny and was imprisoned in the Cellular......

When Manmohan told Sushma, 'Tu Mera Intezaar Dekh'

A leader of reserve and quiet dignity, former prime minister Manmohan Singh had a keen taste for Urdu verses, and his poetic banters with Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj in the Lok......

'Kashmir Needs A Bal Thackeray'

'Afzal Guru became a victim of Pakistan's conspiracy.''He was used as a means, just like all other innocent Kashmiris.' IMAGE: Polling officials ride a shikara on the Dal Lake in Srinagar,......

'How many of us remember Ghalib, Faiz, Kabir, Tagore?'

S H Raza In our special series on the India You Didn't Know, eminent painter S H Raza remembers Indian greats Ghalib, Tagore, Faiz and Kabir -- and lauds our inheritance of different forms of......

Chhabrias put Dunlop House on the block

Dunlop House, one of the prestigious addresses in Kolkata, is up for sale.The 57B Mirza Ghalib Street office in Kolkata was the registered office of Dunlop India Ltd, the Indian arm of the tyre......

Dunlop eyes Rs 116 cr via realty sale

Dunlop India hopes to raise Rs 116 crore (Rs 1.16 billion) by selling its unused land at prime locations in Mumbai and Kolkata. The proceeds will be used to revive the company along with the Rs 20......

India can become the entrepreneurial engine for the planet: Nadella

This is Satya Nadella's third visit to India since he took over as Microsoft CEO in February 2014. India-born CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella on Monday said developers and entrepreneurs from......

'Hatred And Bloodshed Can Only Give Birth To Love'

'In a world that's loud and fractured, this is my small offering of softness. Of love.' IMAGE: Fatima Sana Shaikh and Vijay Varma. Photograph: Kind courtesy Fatima Sana Shaikh/Instagram Vibhu......

When Meena Kumari Fell In Love With Dharmendra

'At parties and premieres, Meena openly showered affection towards Dharam. Sometimes she would even take his hand and the next day it would be in print.''On one occasion, mischievously almost, she......

The Bollywood Legend Who Almost Didn't Become One

'What do you think... those working in the film industry are illiterate people? Why don't you go and work with Bimal Roy?' IMAGE: Dharmendra and Nutan in Bandini. Gulzar says he did not envision a......

'Despite Massive Success, We Know So Little About Him'

'If you watch songs like Acha Ji Main Haari Chalo Maan Jao Na, Lag Ja Gale or Jhumka Gira Re, you'll notice they're not just a distraction. There's a story unfolding within them.' IMAGE: Raj......

The Sikandar You Must Watch Instead

Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be.Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today. IMAGE:......