Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP

Atique Ahmed is one of the most feared dons in Uttar Pradesh today.There was another don who preceded Atique and had he survived, Atique wouldn't have been around today, recalls Sudhir Bisht.......

'Parts of India have begun to run out of water'

'By 2030, there may not be enough water for all; by 2030, parts of India would be overcome by water.' IMAGE: A Sikh farmer pushes his bicycle over his dry rice paddy field. Rice, along with wheat,......

Munna Master: Muslim bhajan singer, Padma Shri

Munna Master, who has been singing bhajans for 30 years, earnestly believes the Padma Shri is a result of his devotion to gau mata.Amrita Singh reports. IMAGE: Bhajan singer Munna Master who has......

Was Vijaykanth the villain who stole Modi's thunder in TN?

If Vijaykanth and his party stole the media thunder, which lingered in the viewers’ mind even while watching Prime Minister Modi’s thunderous campaign speech, the latter suffered also......

FM quoted Kashmiri verse, Tamil literature in longest Budget speech

A Kashmiri verse, quotes from Tamil poets and references to Saraswati-Sindhu civilisation peppered Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 160-minute long marathon Budget speech on Saturday which got......

Steadfast Jaitley gets pat from Modi, colleagues

Divisions in the Congress on how the Bill should be handled were evident. Government strategists, particularly Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, received a congratulatory phone call from Prime......

The little known story about Shakuntala Railway

A historic railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy, notes Bibek Debroy. Narrow Gauge Train at Rajim Station. Photograph, courtesy: Pankaj Oudhia/Wikimedia Commons......

Should there be quotas in private institutes?

The government's attempt to pass on its social obligation to unaided educational institutions is undemocraticP V Indiresan, former Director, IIT, Madras"Let's face it - reservation policy has......

When Bollywood Lost Its Memory!

Main kaun hoon? Main kahan hoon? Once upon a time, the only way to take a story forward was make a character lose their memory. The numerous complications it would spark off until the script......

When Samantha Got Emotional

Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha/Instagram Samantha got emotional at the trailer release of her new film Shaakuntalam in Chennai, even as she remained grateful 'for today'. While she is bravely......

Are You Ready For Samantha's Shaakuntalam?

The New Year brings with it a new slate of movie announcements.The stars update us: Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha/Instagram After Yashoda, Samantha will be seen in Shaakuntalam,......

A new Sanskrit wave

A cow that speaks, a question on patriarchy and the story of a 17th-century poet -- Sanskrit filmmakers are finding new ways to revive the 'dying' language. IMAGE: Rajesh Hebbar and Pratheeksha......