Tagore's Santiniketan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. IMAGE: The clock tower at......

Shiv Sena to house MLAs in Mumbai luxury hotel ahead of council polls

The Shiv Sena has decided to move its MLAs to a luxury hotel at Powai in northeast Mumbai ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, a party leader said on Friday, as the ruling coalition......

'Father of Indian theatre' Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94

Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama, tutored acting greats such as Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri.   IMAGE: Ebrahim Alkazi. Photograph: Wikimedia......

NCP shifts MLAs to two hotels amid fear of poaching

Amid the high political drama in Maharashtra and fear of 'poaching' of MLAs, the Nationalist Congress Party has shifted its legislators from a five-star resort to two other hotels in Mumbai.......

Farewell, AVR

One of the finest minds on foreign exchange management, monetary and fiscal policies, on debt and currency markets, on bank management and governance, and indeed on almost every aspect of modern......

Finally, Tata rolls out Hexa, price starts at Rs 12 lakh

The keenly-awaited Hexa is here, and sports many Tata firsts in the premium SUV segment. Tata Hexa, the latest entrant in the premium SUV segment, was finally launched in Mumbai on Wednesday, at a......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

The 5 most expensive cars in India

These million-dollar vehicles feature tarmac-shattering speeds, ooze luxury and come loaded with the latest bells and whistles, says Raunak Awasthi. For those with deep pockets, cars are so much......

'We will do another film up there soon'

Dilip Kumar worked with several actresses in his career like Nalini Jaywant (whom he once told Subhash K Jha was his most challenging co-star), Nargis, Waheeda Rehman and Saira Banu. Subhash feels......

The world of Chaitanya Tamhane's Disciple

'Tamhane's densely composed shots achieve what a vacuously whizzing camera seldom does.''Like those Renaissance Paintings in which a bewitching lady is shown posing for a portrait, and daily life......

'#MeToo is like a wave'

'The first one has done what it needs to do.''I'm sure there's going to be a stronger wave.''Anybody who thinks #MeToo has gone and they are off the hook are fooling themselves.' Photograph: Kind......

Why Konkona Sensharma won't make a masala film

The actress, who turns feature film director with A Death in the Gunj, discusses the cinema she is comfortable with and why she loves being an outsider. IMAGE: Konkona Sensharma on the sets of A......

Would Messi Have Won World Cup Without Di Maria?

Eight years is a long time in the life of an athlete. But just like Messi, Di Maria has preserved and persisted towards his childhood dream, points out Deepti Patwardhan. IMAGE: For an hour of the......

IPL 2020: The TOP 10 bowlers

The doctrine that T20 is a batsman's game was rejected at IPL 2020 where bowlers dismantled teams with acclaimed batting superstars. If Royal Challengers Bangalore paceman Mohammad Siraj bowled two......

IPL 12 Rewind!

Pandya, Rahul back in form; Warner sends warning to WC rivals IMAGE: For India, the foremost gain has to be Hardik and Rahul's performance. Photograph: BCCI Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul's......

'Wadekar was renaissance man of Indian cricket'

IMAGE: Former India captain Ajit Wadekar passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI/File The BCCI on Thursday condoled the demise of former captain Ajit Wadekar, calling him the......

Will ISL inspire youth to take up football as career?

IMAGE: Nita Ambani said that ISL had ‘rekindled’ love for the beautiful game in India The ISL 2017 witnessed a spike of over 103 per cent in domestic players' salary as compared to the......