Sudhir Mishra is highly distinguished for directing critically acclaimed movies. His movies speak of his work, especially when we talk about directorial marvels like Jane bhi do yaroon, Hazaron Khwaishein aisi, Dharavi and Chameli. All his movies carry a dash of grey and the climax completely contests the initial part [...]

Early this week Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah carried out massive reshuffle in his council of ministers and also the ruling party National Conference, of which he is the Working President. Though an exercise in interest of political expediency in view of next year’s elections the reshuffle in [...]

Since times immemorial, we Indians have been cherishing the heritage legacy bequeathed to us either by the British or the Mughals. Take a good look around Shimla- everything charming that one can possibly see is British. Remove all the British buildings from the town, would Shimla still present the same warmth [...]

The Oscars this time attracted lots of attention from India. The reason was the four movies nominated in different categories at the Oscars that shared a deep connect with our countryman; Lee’s “Life of Pi”, Steven Spielberg directed historical drama “Lincoln”, Kateryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” and David O Russell’s [...]

The recent developments on the economic front in India are very encouraging. With an alleviation of headline and manufacturing inflation the long pending demand of the government of India especially the Finance ministry and industrialists for a rate cut seems to find acceptance with RBI in the days to come. [...]

Allahabad: It was a rare ‘sangam’ of technology and tradition on day one of Maha Kumbh 2013 Monday with Google map integration, GPS and ‘flying cameras’ making their advent in the 55-day festival, the biggest religious congregation anywhere in the world that is estimated to draw tens of millions from India [...]

Whether because of political ineptitude, administrative lapses or sheer bad luck, the government’s woes do not seem to end. As a result, it always appears to be on the back foot. Even as the uproar over the gang-rape and death of a girl has partially subsided, the government has been [...]

“Bring his head back” were the only words on the lips of the grief stricken wife of soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh in Mathura, who last week became a casualty to the brutality on India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. He along with Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh was found [...]

New Delhi (IANS) When Pakistani raiders were beheading Indian soldiers, a group of Indian doctors were helping their Pakistani counterparts to do complex liver transplants in Lahore. The doctors from Delhi’s Apollo Hospital spent long hours in the surgery room of the Sheikh Zayed Hospital during a four-day trip that began [...]

Chennai (IANS) The Tamil lullaby “Kanney Kanmaniaye.. Aararo, Aararo” sung by her, perhaps has robbed Carnatic music vocalist Bombay Jayashri Ramnath of her sleep, what with the excitement of being nominated for the Oscar. More importantly, it has reinforced her faith in the reach of Indian classical music. Written, composed and [...]