'Tipu Sultan was no doubt a valiant fighter who vigorously opposed the British but that cannot mitigate the fact that he was also by all accounts a religious bigot -- a figure incompatible with......
Amid the Bharatiya Janata Party's opposition to the alleged move of 'naming' a renovated garden in Mumbai after Tipu Sultan, the Maharashtra Congress on Thursday claimed that even President Ram......
A rare 18th century decorated gun made in India for Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and valued at around GBP 2 million, has been barred from export to allow time for a UK-based institution to acquire it......
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday protested the 'naming' of a renovated garden in Mumbai after Tipu Sultan, claiming that the 18th century Mysore ruler persecuted Hindus and his name was......
The Tipu Sultan row that marred Karnataka politics in recent years seems to be spreading. It has now surfaced in the national capital after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal unveiled a portrait of the......
Tipu Sultan's majestic sword has fetched a record price of 505,250 pounds at an auction by Sotheby's here even though its initial estimate was a modest 50,000 to 70,000 pounds. In 2003, the......
WRONG! Vijay Mallya, chairman of the UB Group, launched Kingfisher Airlines in 2005. He is the proud owner of India Empress - his private yacht. Besides a flourishing business he has also built a......
The controversy over Tipu Sultan's legendary sword involving industrialist Vijay Mallya brings into sharp focus the issue of import and export of antiques.The Customs department issued a show-cause......
The high court remained unconvinced by Mallya's claim that he has been a non-resident Indian since 1988 and has lived in England since 1992, a country where he has indefinite leave to remain......
'As he goes down, he will almost certainly drag a few others down with him.''Once the mutual mudslinging has died down, collateral damage will probably include more bankers than politicians, given......
Veteran director Shyam Benegal is having a tough time finding producers for his ambitious project Spy Princess in the recession hit film industry. The film has been adapted from a book of the same......
'No matter how old or ill you may be, your thirst to excel as an actor remains intact.' IMAGE: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Director Sabbir Khan and Vikram Gokhale on the sets of the latter's last film......
'With his stature as a playwright and actor, Girish Karnad was one of the voices of modernity for not just Karnataka but the entire country.' IMAGE: Girish Karnad. Photograph: Rajesh......
In a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad lived several lives... not only on the stage, but also as a scholar, theatre personality, actor and director. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film......
An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line. IMAGE: Radhika Apte. Photograph: Kind courtesy Radhika Apte/Instagram Director Ketan Mehta (who has made biopics on......
India would have in mind the loss they endured against Bangladesh that knocked them out of the Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur last November. IMAGE: India under-19 captain Prithvi Shaw bats. Photograph:......