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The writer is Dawn�??s correspondent in New Delhi

Saif Ali Khan will soon be seen in Akshat Vermas dark comedy Kaalakandi. The teaser of the film was released recently and has received positve response from one and all.

Does Saif Ali Khan want to talk about genetics?

The fact that Saif's father loved playing cricket and the sitar marked a departure from a social past, not a genetic...

26 July 2017 12:51 AM IST

File image of Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar. (Photo: PTI)

Kovind and Meira Kumar: The wood in the axe?

PM Modi's handpicked candidate for President is Ram Nath Kovind, a dalit gentleman who was governor of Bihar until...

20 July 2017 2:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)

The facts & myths about India's Jewish connection

Baghdadi Jews mostly ran major businesses all over India, under Hindu patronage and under Muslim rule.

12 July 2017 2:29 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah addressing a press confrence after completing 3 years of NDA government during the press preview in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: File)

Of baniyas... good, bad and clever!

BJP president Amit Shah is a baniya from Gujarat. He has called Gandhiji a chatur baniya recently.

14 Jun 2017 12:41 AM IST

The blast rocked the foyer of the Manchester Arena as thousands of young fans and parents streamed out of the venue after the show. (Photo: AP)

Terror of the witches' prophecy

It is difficult to see the Manchester tragedy without reference to Tony Blair and David Cameron who both took turns in...

31 May 2017 2:37 AM IST

Movie idol Shah Rukh Khan has made his pile promoting a whitening cream, whatever it may be, for men. (Representational image)

The fairness' craze taken to a new level

How was Goswami Tulsidas to ever know that one day avid champions of Rama would have a foolish complex about being...

17 May 2017 12:24 AM IST

Is the Left falling into BJP's trap?

Indian Marxists, like their comrades elsewhere, are a threatened species.

10 May 2017 12:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the dedication ceremony of Kiran Multi-Super Speciality Hospital & Research Center in Surat on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Challenge for Opposition leaders: To learn from their mistakes

As Congress calls for the dismissal of Kejriwal in Delhi it plays into the hands of the BJP.

26 April 2017 2:28 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Kejriwal rises even when he loses

The more Kejriwal's rivals throw muck at him, the cleaner he looks.

19 April 2017 1:51 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi addresses at an election rally in Khurja, Bulandshahar on Wednesday.

Will the real Rahul Gandhi stand up?

The Congress has the bulk of the votes from the Opposition's kitty.

12 April 2017 2:46 AM IST

In this file photo, kar sevaks celebrate after demolishing the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.

Why not give CJI a chance to mediate in Ayodhya row?

A secular court must ideally protect everyone's religious beliefs as well as the right to remain aloof from all of them.

5 April 2017 2:48 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Can Congress, Left get their act together as 2019 looms?

The Congress must evict the agents of the moneybags known to surround its leadership.

29 March 2017 2:43 AM IST