Lukewarm response to Indian diaspora pension scheme
The Indian diaspora has not shown much enthusiasm for the pension and insurance scheme launched by the government. Less than 1,000 people have joined...
Sex, lies and Goa’s massage parlours
What V. More (name changed), a tourist from Mumbai, was fantasizing about was soft, feminine hands kneading his shoulderblades and his back, slick with...
Katha, Britannica tie-up to promote Indian children’s stories
Publishing firm Katha has tied up with Encyclopaedia Britannica to present the best of children's stories from India across the world.
A memorandum was signed...
I have not divided Bollywood: Modi
BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday refuted allegations that Bollywood was getting divided because of him.
"I am not very familiar with Bollywood. I...
Rabri Devi owns 65 cows, calves
Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, contesting the Lok Sabha election from saran constituency as an RJD candidate, is owner of 65 cows and...
Ravi Verma to make docu on Lok Sabha polls
California-based Indian filmmaker Ravi Verma is set to make "Viva Democracy", a documentary focussing on the nine-phased 16th Lok Sabha elections that involve 814...
‘Train To Pakistan’ actors remember Khushwant Singh
Actors Divya Dutta and Rajit Kapur, who starred in the screen adaptation of Khushwant Singh's "Train To Pakistan", have fond memories of the late...
Trauma of stalked victims bared
A stalking victim goes through trauma and self guilt, feels Aishwarya Arumbakkam who in a nude monochromatic photographic exhibition here has captured real-life victims...
‘Khushwant Singh was institution in himself’
Fourteen-year-old Kanwar Singh may not be able to pronounce his late neighbour and renowned author and journalist Khushwant Singh's name properly, but he remembers...
Taj Mahotsava: a platform for artistic, cultural expression
When the first Taj Mahotsava was held 23 years ago no one gave it half a chance that it would gain in strength from...