Madhumati murder: HC upholds life sentence to Amarmani

The Uttarakhand high court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to former Samajwadi Party Member of Legislative Assembly Amarmani Tripathi, his wife and two others in the murder of......

Manipur: 'It was like pogrom of Jews in Nazi Germany'

On the evening of May 3, Dr H Kamkhenthang, a leading anthropologist and author from a Kuki sub-tribe, was studying in his bungalow's library in Imphal's Paite Veng, when all hell broke loose.......

Dhoti-clad Indian man stopped from travelling in Dubai Metro

A 67-year-old Indian visitor was stopped from entering the Dubai Metro, apparently for wearing a traditional Indian dhoti. According to the victim's daughter Madhumati, a policeman stopped them......

Don't see any wave, anywhere: Pt Chaurasia on LS polls

Asking people to vote and choose an honest government this Lok Sabha elections, noted flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has said that he "did not see any wave, anywhere" in the country. "I do......

The Salil Chowdhury You Never Knew

'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary......

'I Was Becoming A Mini Dilip Kumar'

'Dilipsaab was an interesting mix of spontaneity and stylised acting.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meenakshi Seshadri/Instagram Meenakshi Seshadri may have recently returned to Dallas, USA, to spend......

'When Lataji Called Me Mahalaxmi'

'If I'm proud to be single it's because Lata was so blissfully single.' IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with Rekha. Photograph: Prodip Guha/Getty Images/Rediff Archives The Super-Reclusive Rekha, who......

'My Father Bimal Roy's Time Has Come'

'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.''They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He......