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‘Some Chhota Rajan called’—journalist Harinder Baweja’s fearless life on the edge

Journalist Harinder Baweja has reported from the frontlines for 4 decades. ‘It was when journalism itself was fearless,’ she said at the launch of They Will Shoot You, Madam.

Taj Mahal sees 5.24% decline in foreign visitors, still bags top spot for tourists in 2024

UP, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are the top five favourite destinations for domestic visitors. While for foreign tourists, Maharashtra, West Bengal, UP, Gujarat, and Rajasthan top the chart.

Kathak can teach math, and science. Fractions and decimals are embedded in rhythm

The 'Humanities Matter' symposium at Delhi's IIC had 12 speakers give lecture on rethinking interdisciplinarity in Indian classrooms.

Sonu Nigam felicitated with National Lata Mangeshkar award

Indore, Sept 28 (PTI) Renowned playback singer Sonu Nigam was on Sunday honoured with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award in Indore for his...

Hilsa on the table, diplomacy in the air at Bangladesh High Commission’s festive feast

Women in Dhakai sarees and men in kurtas gathered at the Bangladesh embassy to celebrate the Hilsa festival, coming right after a Jamdani festival organised by the High Commission last week.

Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla’s royalty battle exposed Hindi publishing. At 88, he’s finally paid

For Hindi writers long disillusioned with opaque royalty statements, Vinod Kumar Shukla’s Rs 30 lakh in royalties have become both a beacon and a provocation.

That nepo kid who freaked us in The Bads of Bollywood — Divik Sharma keeps a low profile

Divik Sharma stole the limelight in The Bads of Bollywood. His character is Aryan Khan’s cheeky take on nepotism, and embodies everything the audience imagines a nepo kid to be.

Barsaat ki Raat was a rain-soaked romance. It had a qawwali that Shah Rukh Khan loves

If a luminous Madhubala is the heart, Sahir Ludhianvi’s Urdu poetry is the soul of Barsaat Ki Raat, 1960’s second-biggest hit after Mughal-e-Azam.

Airtel, boAt, D’YAVOL—Bads of Bollywood is a B-school in marketing & promotion

Bads of Bollywood blurred lines between brand collaborations, digital platforms, and live events, making the buzz impossible to ignore.

Never felt represented on screen: ‘Bad Girl’ director Varsha Bharath on what inspired her debut film

New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) Filmmaker Varsha Bharath says she never felt represented on screen while growing up and that inspired her directorial debut...

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In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.