Bihar Cong MLA writes to Sonia, seek cabinet berth in Nitish ministry

The return of the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) to power in Bihar seems to have set personal ambitions soaring in the Congress, which had been down in the dumps. IMAGE: Congress MLA from......

Congress likely to get 4 ministerial berths in new govt in Bihar

The Congress is likely to get four ministerial berths in the new government in Bihar as Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party and joined hands with the......

FIR ordered against Tejashwi, Misa for duping ticket-seeker of Rs 5 cr

A court in Patna has directed the police to lodge an FIR against Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, his MP sister Misa Bharti and some other political figures on the complaint of......

RJD to boycott swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar

The Grand Alliance on Monday decided to boycott the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar, claiming the mandate in the elections was "against the National Democratic Alliance" which has been......

'Even today, Pancham is a chart-topper'

'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes......

'People will forget everyone when they hear you'

Lata Mangeshkar sang many, many songs. But three of them were truly career-defining. Subhash K Jha lists them on Lataji's 94th birth anniversary on September 28, 2023. Dil Mera Toda from......

Gulzar's Madhur Dosti With R D Burman

None of R D Burman's collaborations was as rewarding and resplendent as with Gulzar, who turns 89 today, August 18, 2023, says Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Gulzar and Rahul Dev Burman. Photograph: Kind......

Holi Songs You Haven't Heard

Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)! There are over......