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The only constant amidst changing circumstances and fortunes was SD Burman’s unfettered quest for perfectness in music

The legendary musician never shied away from experimenting with new shades of rhythms and was eternally resilient to constantly improve his compositions.

Imran Khan & Jemima went for counselling, but he only ‘stared at counsellor’s breasts’

The Pakistani politician hated that his then wife Jemima partied and often portrayed her as a hysteric woman, writes Reham Khan in new book

When Reham caught ex-husband Imran Khan admiring male genitalia

In her book, Reham Khan writes about Imran Khan's long-term live-in relationships with several men.

Imran Khan was doing about six grams of cocaine a night and sinking deep

Reham Khan writes about how ex-husband Imran Khan's drug addiction got out of hand, even if he preferred her being a 'clean woman'.

Imran Khan was confident he would get rightful place in Pak and Nawaz Sharif would go

In this excerpt from Reham Khan's autobiography, she writes on how Imran Khan was '95%' sure that Nawaz Sharif would have to step down for rigging elections.

The king who sat on Diamond Throne barefoot, drank three-quarter pint of sesame oil daily

Manu S. Pillai’s Rebel Sultans: The Deccan From Khilji to Shivaji traces the history of Deccan India from 13th to 18th century.

When Sanjay Dutt popped LSD and tried to ‘arrange’ his father’s face

This excerpt from 'Sanjay Dutt: The crazy untold story of Bollywood's bad boy' speaks about what happened after the actor popped a pill of LSD. 

I don’t interfere in my girlfriend’s life, except for her clothes: Sanjay Dutt had said

Sanjay Dutt's life was a mix of LSD and an affair with Tina during the shoot of his first movie Rocky. Read this excerpt from Yaseer Usman's book Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood’s Bad Boy.

Tamil poet Subramania Bharati’s lesser-known love affair with Rabindranath Tagore’s work

A.R. Venkatachalapathy's book Who Owns That Song? The Battle for Subramania Bharati's Copyright traces the journey of Bharati, the first poet whose works were nationalised. 

Modi believed Vajpayee’s wooing of Muslims in 2004 was a fruitless exercise

Saba Naqvi's book Shades of Saffron: From Vajpayee To Modi traces the rise and fall of the BJP party and the differences between the two leaders.

On Camera

India is becoming a Republic of RWAs. It’s the most powerful elected body

Civics textbooks need an upgrade, considering that RWAs enforce laws they’ve devised themselves – no matter if it violates a fundamental right or two.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.