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Manish Malhotra looks back at DDLJ 30 years later. ‘Designing for Simran wasn’t about fashion’

Raj’s leather jackets, denim, and baseball caps became instant style goals for the Indian youth. SRK was a new kind of Bollywood hero in DDLJ: Western in appearance, desi at heart.

MS Swaminathan’s centenary celebrated in Delhi. ‘A scientist who knew how the govt works’.

One recurring theme of the day—Swaminathan’s role as all-rounder—was emphasised greatly by his daughters. Both of them spoke about their father beyond his agricultural contributions.

‘Don’ director Chandra Barot dies at 86; Big B pens heartfelt note for ‘dear dear friend’

Mumbai, Jul 20 (PTI) Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for directing the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Don”, passed away on Sunday due to...

Grown-up parentless children need to be adopted: Actor Mandira Bedi

Kolkata, Jul 20 (PTI) Actor cum cricket show host Mandira Bedi has said that while people generally adopt infants, grown-up parentless children should...

‘Don’ director Chandra Barot dies at 86; film fraternity mourns his demise

Mumbai, Jul 20 (PTI) Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for directing the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Don”, passed away on Sunday due to...

‘Don’ director Chandra Barot dies at 86

Mumbai, Jul 20 (PTI) Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, best known for the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Don”, passed away on Sunday due to cardiac...

This Pakistani theatre group brought Ram and Sita to the stage. ‘It’s our Ramayana too’

The director, Yogeshwar Karera, didn’t know he was making history until a musician pointed out that this is the first time Ramayana has been staged like this in Pakistan.

With Aavishkar, Basu Bhattacharya turned his troubled marriage into a masterpiece

Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore played a couple falling apart in Aavishkar. Basu Bhattacharya based it on his own marriage and even filmed it in his house.

Shah Rukh, Salman, or Aamir – which Khan is ruling his 60s? There is one clear winner

The Khans became more than just actors – inspiring the kind of lifelong loyalty usually reserved for cricket teams in India. And in this ongoing battle, everyone claims their Khan is king.

Delhi-based ‘3plus4crew’ wins top dance prize at All India K-Pop contest

New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi-based '3plus4crew', Shylee Preetam from Hyderabad and Riniya Taku from Itanagar were top winners in different categories at the...

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New HAL CMD doesn’t have to be an ‘insider’. Let merit decide

India’s premier defence public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will have a new Chairman and Managing Director in May 2026. The selection process has...

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.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

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.