As the country celebrated Independence Day on Saturday, the historic Assam Accord, signed on this very day 30 years ago to detect and deport illegal immigrants in the northeastern state, has returned into focus. Though the accord was signed to end a six-year-long mass movement demanding detection and deportation of illegal immigrants, mostly from Bangladesh, […]
It set a trend of ‘bromance’, redefined the quintessential villain and introduced some epic live action in Bollywood. Top that with iconic dialogues and a memorable cast. Forty years since it hit the screens on August 15, 1975, “Sholay” continues to entertain due to its evergreen ‘victory of good over evil’ theme, says megastar Amitabh […]
Canada, which created history by electing the western world’s first turbaned Sikh – Gurbax Singh Malhi – as an MP in 1993, may create another record by electing a first white Sikh MP in the October 19 parliamentary elections. Martin Singh ‘Paaji’, 42, who converted to Sikhism in 1991 and got baptised in 1993, is […]
The sugary, soft, spongy balls of Indian cottage cheese, the rosogollas, have virtually unleashed a war of words between two Indian states. Both Odisha and West Bengal have entered the fray to stake their claim to this delectable dessert and to its legacy. It’s a sweet that is identifiable with the warmth and hospitality of […]
There was no exchange of sweets between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers at the international border here on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day on Friday. With tensions between India and Pakistan over recent terror attacks in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, officials of BSF and Pakistan Rangers didn’t follow the tradition […]
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday expressed his country’s desire to have tension-free relations with India. Addressing a flag hoisting ceremony to mark the Independence Day celebrations here, Hussain regretted what he said were “acts of aggression” by India. He said Pakistan desired peaceful coexistence with India and all other neighbouring countries but any “threat […]
As the political capital, first of the Mughals and later the British, Agra was always a key centre of political action. The city played a crucial role in the freedom struggle but poor documentation of records has failed to highlight the contribution of the freedom fighters, say local historians. Syed Ikhtiyar Jafri, director of the […]
Book: The Mare’s Trap: Nature and Culture in the Kamasutra; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Price: Rs.399; Pages: 182 ‘The Mare’s Trap: Nature and Culture in the Kamasutra’ might come as a shocker to the “moral brigade” at work in India. The book, a re-telling of the Kamasutra by Wendy Doniger, explicates how ancient India appreciated eroticism […]
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