Often life choices are spurred by a film you watched or a book you read. In 1976, a 15-year-old Italian boy got attracted to India and its culture after he watched Satyajit Rayâs Pather Panchali. Two years later, Andrea Anastasio landed in India for a lifelong romance with Buddhist thought and J Krishnamurtiâs philosophy. This week, the noted artist and director of the Italian…
Rekha Bhardwaj | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The rich, smoky incense of loban (fragrant resin) wafting out of Sufi shrines of Delhi is fresh in Rekha Bhardwajâs memories even as her composition of Amir Khusrauâs kalam Aaj Rang Hai unfolds in her head. Fighting a viral infection to find her characteristic timbre before her performance at the upcoming Sufi…
Still from Mughal-e-Azam the musical directed by Feroz Abbas Khan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The biggest challenge in performing arts is to reimagine a classic without alienating any section of the audience or actors that drive the story. By freeing the spirit of Anarkali from the iron grip of K Asifâs Mughal-e-Azam, director Feroz Abbas Khan has…
Police personnel outside Jamia Millia Islamia campus. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Fourteen students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) were on Thursday detained by the police for vandalising âpublic propertyâ and âdisturbing law and orderâ, an officer said. The detainees were among the students protesting against the university administration since Monday over show-cause notices…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (February 13, 2025) observed that artificial intelligence (AI) is a âdangerous toolâ in anybodyâs hand, whether Chinese or American. The courtâs observation came while it was hearing a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to block access to DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, that is providing…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters during the election rally of party cabdidate of Matiala Assembly Constituency Sumesh Shokeen ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections | Photo Credit: X/@AAP A section of middle-class voters, who in the past have voted for the BJP in the Lok Sabha election and for the AAP in the Assembly election, voting…
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal making a video statement on Saturday. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A day after losing the Delhi Assembly election to the BJP, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including party national convener Arvind Kejriwal and outgoing Chief Minister Atishi, met the partyâs MLAs-elect on Sunday to discuss the partyâs future. In…
Delhi CM Atishi won during the 2020 Assembly poll as well as the 2025 poll. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Five women candidates â four from the BJP and one from AAP â emerged as winners in the election to the 70-member Delhi Assembly. In 2020, eight women were elected to the Assembly. The winners…
Bomb squad personnel conduct investigation at a school after it received a bomb threat in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI A 15-year-old student of Class 9 was apprehended for sending bomb threat emails to four schools in Noida, the police said on Thursday (February 6, 2025) He was later presented before…
A file image of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court will hear a BJP leader’s plea challenging an order dismissing his defamation case against Chief Minister Atishi on Monday (February 3, 2025). Justice Vikas Mahajan is scheduled to hear the matter. In his plea, Praveen Shankar Kapoor said while…
