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The beauty of ignorance
The beauty of ignorance lies in its outreach. Ignorance is not limited to the poor and the illiterate, it infects even the learned. The emergence of Tahir-ul Qadri as a potential threat to the
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Karnataka woos investors at Vibrant Gujarat summit
Bangalore : About 30 firms signed an expression of interest (EoI) with the Karnataka government to invest a whopping Rs.52,000 crore in diverse sectors across the state at the sixth edition of Vibrant Gujarat summit
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Second projects in waiting for ‘SOTY’ debutants?
Siddharth Malhotra, Ali Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, who are being appreciated for their debut performances in Karan Johar’s “Student Of The Year” (SOTY), are said to have also been offered their next movies by
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Gorge yourself on sinful delights this Durga Puja
From the multifarious Bengali cuisine to the Oriental to the Continental, the world is your oyster when it comes to food this Durga puja – an opportunity for people here to gorge on spicy,
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For Kejriwal, now comes the hard part
Even if Arvind Kejriwal’s charges against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari were not as damaging as those against Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, the social activist-turned
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If I’m satisfied, I’d be creatively dead: Amitabh Bachchan
Forty-three years in showbiz, over 180 films, national and international honours in his kitty and not to forget a huge fan following – Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has achieved a lot, but as an
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Finally, Kareena Kapoor reaches ‘sasural’
After five-day-long wedding celebrations in Mumbai and Delhi, actress Kareena Kapoor reached Ibrahim Palace on Friday along with her husband Saif Ali Khan, a relative said. Ibrahim Palace is Saif’s ancestral home, 26 km
Read More »Delhi’s Durga Pujas try new themes and ideas
Innovation in times of financial crisis – this is a theme that seems common to the Durga Puja preparations across the national capital. As the puja committees blame the economic slowdown, dearth of cash,
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Navaratri and Dussehra, a period of mourning for Asurs
Kumar Kaushalendra Ranchi The Vedic literature is replete with tales of battles between the gods and the demons or the surs and asurs. While it is festival time for most of the country, for Asurs, a
Read More »Chain snatchers rule Delhi’s streets
Every six hours a woman loses her jewellery to bike-borne “chain snatchers” in the Indian capital. Police admit they are facing a formidable challenge from the dare-devil criminals. From January to September this year,
Read More »British MP takes up cudgel against mining in Goa
A campaign mounted in Britain over environmental damage in Goa due to mining has received support from a British parliamentarian who has so far tabled two motions in parliament. Carmen Miranda, through her London-based
Read More »After tepid start, ‘English Vinglish’ gathers steam
A good story always sells – and “English Vinglish” is proof it. After a lukewarm response in the first week, the simple story with a big message, picked up at the box office in
Read More »‘Women, society, politics dominate South Asian literature’
Society, politics and new sensibilities are steering contemporary literature in the sub-continent, says noted poet and literary observer K. Satchidanandan. In the last few years, this has seen an increase in writing about women’s
Read More »Mumbai Bengalis all set to celebrate Durga Puja
Mumbai’s 1.25 million Bengalis are all set to celebrate Durga Puja, starting Oct 20, with a liberal dose of Bollywood glamour with celebrities and commoners converging for the community’s biggest religious festival in Mumbai,
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