Bollywood does have a beautiful side. Going beyond the glitz and glamour, the beauty is reflected in its philanthropic nature. The film fraternity supporting a good cause is more a norm than an exception.

“Power Angels’ will now protect girls from eve teasing in Lucknow.
According to a new concept floated by the 1090 woman power line in the state capital, “Power Angels” will actually be school and college girls from all major schools and colleges who will be trained to help women and girls from eve-teasing and harassment.

August is freedom time for most of us. Freedom from the scorching heat of the sweltering summer as the parched rivers are burgeoning and becoming an angry, uncontrolled free flowing rebel force, which has been repressed for too long.

That India’s national animal is under a threat of extinction is a stale headline. The official figure of 1,411 has been grabbing the newspace for the past four years or so. But is too little being done to save the big wild cats or even much is not enough to save our precious pride?

The day of festivity, Id ul-Fitr turned into a day of mayhem. August 9, 2013 will always be remembered as a “black day” in the otherwise bright history of the picturesque town of Kishtwar and its people, both Hindus and Muslims.

On August 15, Star Plus and other Star channels will broadcast live a seven-hour TV marathon in which several Bollywood stars will join hands to raise funds to rebuild the lives of those hit by the Uttarakhand disaster.

If Nawaz Sharif held any illusions about the extent of his powers as the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan he would have shed them the day he was sworn in.

If Nawaz Sharif held any illusions about the extent of his powers as the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan he would have shed them the day he was sworn in. For, on that day, as he and some of his family members prepared to drive out from Punjab House to the Presidency, their convoy was halted by the shrill whistle of a soldier.

Rahmanishq — the name is perhaps a reflection of the love musical aficionados all over the world bestow on A.R.

The best way to learn to know a city is to check out its landmark historic icons. So this satyanweshi, with a wanderlust, first took a tram-ride from Kolkata’s Esplanade or more precisely the Dharmatala Tram Depot on a muggy afternoon and then reached the palatial Burdwan Raj Estate at Bijay Manzil on Diamond Harbour Road in the southern end of the metropolis.