How you can build a house yourself

'Where was cement 100 years ago?''Why do we need harmful building materials when we have so much in nature around us?' Geeli Mitti founder Shagun Singh tells Samali Basu Guha.Illustration: Dominic......

Mamata elevates nephew to 2nd most important post in TMC

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday elevated her nephew and MP Abhishek Banerjee as the party's all-India general secretary, the second-most important post in the organisation, a......

Decoding the Kamala Harris Phenomenon

Kamala succeeded as she identified herself with the larger minority groups rather than narrow ethnicity, prodded by her mother who did not want to return to India, observes Ambassador T P......

2 killed in Karnataka; anti-CAA protests grip India

From Mumbai to Mangaluru and Delhi to Kolkata, simultaneous protests raged in India, defying prohibitory orders to voice dissent against the new citizenship law. IMAGE: Police personnel baton......

Complexities found in Indrani's companies, too

SFIO tried to sift through changed names, cross-holdings in INX Group Like her family members and relationships, Indrani Mukerjea’s companies had multiple identities and were entangled in a......

'Ekta Decided To Cast Smriti As Tulsi'

'Star didn't think Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was good enough to come immediately after KBC.''Except for Ekta, no one imagined it would become such a hit.' IMAGE: Smriti Irani in Kyun Ki Saas......

Mithun: The Outsider We Love To Watch

Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.......

Hema Malini's Favourite Films With Dharmendra

Hema Malini and Dharmendra, who celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on May 2, made a beautiful couple on screen. They did as many as 33 films together, many of them blockbusters. IMAGE: Hema......

'You were part of my childhood, Dada'

'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor and Amrita Singh in Chameli Ki Shaadi. The film fraternity mourned the......