For the first time in nearly two years, tourism has been on the rise in Kashmir. But what does that mean for the average Kashmiri, ponders Abhishek Mande Bhot after a recent visit to the Valley.
The men in white uniform, known for their no-nonsense approach while maintaining law and order, used their public address system to sing "We shall overcome" from the streets of Entally area in central Kolkata.
Rahul Gandhi treated teachers from Kanyakumari to a 'special Delhi dinner' and won their hearts.
'The richness of Buddhism makes it possible for us to create these stories and to interpret them.'
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
'When Kamal Haasan came into the room, I was literally shivering. I am just an ordinary head load worker and there, I was standing next to a legend like him. I didn't know what to do. Not even in my dreams did I think of meeting Kamal sir or talking to Shankar Mahadevan sir. I was living a dream.'
'He was always sweet and polite with me.'
We celebrate Friendship Day by looking at the various kinds of friends in the movies.
'We know how to kill a terrorist, but we do not know how to stop an innocent boy getting radicalised.'
'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'
One of India's greatest music legends, Pandit Jasraj leaves behind a storied legacy spanning almost eight decades.
'I froze, but all I knew at that point was that I had to do it.'
After days of incessant rains, the situation improved in many parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra on Tuesday with water receding in affected areas.
It is astonishing, even for many of us who may have wide exposure to music, to see how such world-class performers are so little known in their own land, notes Aakar Patel.
'So I started talking to him in Marathi and everything really changed.' 'There was this spark in his eyes and he smiled.' 'It's unbelievable that a man can be so charming with a single smile at 90.'
'There is no one who can fill the vacuum created by the passing of Girija Devi,' mourns Sunita Budhiraja.
Sindhu had resumed training last month under the supervision of Korean coach Park Tae-Sang after the Sports Authority of India
'What Raamlaxmanji did with Sooraj Barjatyaji in Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun was beyond a miracle.'
The lack of competitions before the Olympics is a major concern for Indian shuttlers but not so much for PV Sindhu, who trusts her Korean coach Park Tae Sang to create match situations for her in training itself.
Chirag said "it is difficult to stay motivated" in such uncertain times.
Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films.
Shripad Khire from Sangli sent us these photographs.
S P Balasubrahmanyam sang songs about life and loss with enough soul to break your heart, notes Sukanya Verma.
After Prime Minister Modi performed the bhoomi puja for the Ram temple, Lata Mangeshkar picked her favourite Ram bhajans.
The Shiv Sena, an ex-BJP ally which has been a strong supporter of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, congratulated the people of the country over the long-awaited foundation stone laying ceremony for the grand temple.
For all of Sohn's efforts at reconciliation, Japan has had an awkward relationship with him and his legacy.
The Mangeshkar sisters -- Lata and Asha -- have sung about 80 Hindi songs together.
'While it is very easy to blame the chief minister, the bureaucracy should be held accountable. Chief ministers come every five years but bureaucracy is a permanent setup. The bureaucracy is trained for handling such situations with alacrity.'
Making his 23rd birthday memorable, Shubankar hit six birdies, three of them on last six holes, including the dangerous 16th, also called 'Calamity'.
Images from Day 6 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
'If I were to live a thousand years, I could not repay the gratitude I feel.' 'To receive love is the greatest thing.' 'What more in life could you wish for?'
Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth anniversary, August 1.
Sindhu said she has to watch out for the Chinese players as well since they have been missing from the circuit for some time.
India's P V Sindhu took a firm step in her quest for Olympic gold in the women's singles badminton, easily disposing off the challenge from Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the women's singles badminton quarter-final in Tokyo, on Friday, July 30, 2021.
Till now, the CBI has examined 73 witnesses in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh alleged fake encounter case.
'What more can a little boy from a small town ask for?'
They'll have you grooving to their latest numbers.
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