Magic through the lens
Last week, I went for the Homai Vyarawalla retrospective, currently exhibited in Mumbai.
The ‘pretty’ drummer boy of funk
You know that music is in the right hands, when it is being taught to you by none other than legendary drummer Bernard Purdie, also known as “Pretty” Purdie.
Sona has Bips’ shoes to fill
The Dabangg girl is preparing to take on a glam avatar for Abbas-Mustan’s Race 2, and the director duo is also very excited to present her in a never-seen-before look.
Manmohan Cong star in Bengal, Kerala polls
After silencing the BJP in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will train his guns on the Left while campaigning in West Bengal and Kerala for the Assembly polls in the two states.
India has 1,706 tigers,rise of 12% in 3 years
The world’s largest tiger census — to track how many of the species are in this country — has come up with good news: the number has gone up to 1,706, indicating a 12 per cent increase in the tiger po
PMs to meet before match, then dine at Raj Bhavan
There are now definite indications that Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousaf Raza Gilani could hold talks at a dinner banquet being organised for them by Punjab governor Shivraj Patil.
India, Pak make progress on visas, human issues
The 26/11 Mumbai attacks was the elephant in the room but the home secretaries of India and Pakistan did not allow it to impede progress on humanitarian issues such as the plight of prisoners and libe
New body to help epilepsy patients
In a bid to help epilepsy patients in rural areas, the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences and Indian Rural Epilespy and Prevention Programme have together come out with a support group ”Ekatwam”
Gopal kin hope for reunion soon
Ecstatic after President Asif Ali Zardari ordered his release after 27 years of captivity in Pakistan, relatives of Indian prisoner Gopal Dass are eagerly looking forward to a big family reunion while
Malegaon, Mecca Masjid cases given to NIA
The Centre has issued a notification transferring the 2006 Malegaon blast and 2008 Mecca Masjid blast cases from the CBI to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).