Playing Cabbie

Wednesday 18 February '09

Lucknow is second home to Allahabad-born actor Pawan Shanker who used to frequent the state capital to participate in table tennis tournaments during his school days.

Facing Television

Wednesday 18 February '09

After courting his brother's fiancé in 'Sorry Bhai', the inimitable Sharman Joshi has another proposition up his sleeve-he could help you win Rs 1 crore.

Kharaashein leaves a mark

Monday 16 February '09

Kharaashein, a collage of Gulzar’s literary creations on riots was finally staged in Lucknow on Sunday.

Rustic romp

Saturday 14 February '09

Picture this: A group of women in traditional sarees, faces in 'ghunghat' drawing water from the well...for an 'Olympics' honour!

Varanasi set to become World Heritage City

Wednesday 11 February '09

Varanasi may soon become the country’s first World Heritage City. Experts from Spain, who are credited with turning the “ugly industrial city”, Bilbao...

From wheels to wings, sky is her limit

Thursday 5 February '09

Riding high on a Hero Jet cycle and a sum of Rs 15,000, Komal Gaharwal wishes to fly, literally.

SMELL the COFFEE!

Tuesday 3 February '09

Having poured steaming cups of taste and tradition for visitors over 50 years, the Indian Coffee House has undergone a makeover to be in step with the electronic age food buffs.

Passion for Fashion

Monday 2 February '09

Fashion shows are back on Lucknow stage with a vengeance. On Sunday evening, one such ‘passion for fashion’ was demonstrated during ‘Tomorrow Makers-09’ — the annual graduating show of fashion and textile design students...

Ulema Express leaves for Delhi to rail against terror tag

Thursday 29 January '09

Determined to brush off the “terror” tag and “usher in a change in the mindset”, Ulema Express, a first-of-its-kind train, started for Delhi from Azamgarh on Wednesday afternoon with 4,000 people on board.

Curtains Fall

Tuesday 20 January '09

If the theatre group treats you to a sandesh and anoints you with scent before you take your seat for the play, you expect something sweet to unfold on the stage.

Of boy, girl and a wall

Sunday 18 January '09

“A typical Mumbaiya play”, was perhaps an apt comment by a spectator watching ‘Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhen’ staged at Rai Umanath Bali auditorium as part of Bharat Rang Mahotav on Saturday evening.

Endless Wait

Friday 16 January '09

The story of 'Dakghar', staged at Sangeet Natak Academy on Thursday night, revolves around the character of Amal who represents a boy seeking freedom from the enclosure of habits and intellectual barriers.

Unforgettable

Thursday 15 January '09

Scars are forever. The play ‘Traitors’, staged at the UP Sangeet Natak Akademi on Wednesday evening, effectively traced the tough path to freedom from a hate-scarred past.

Language No Bar

Tuesday 13 January '09

Jyotish MG’s adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ speaks a language of its own.

Theatre treat

Monday 12 January '09

If the timeless tale of ‘Layla Majnun’ manages a full house in chilly weather, one can rest assured theatre is here to stay.

Animated Leap

Tuesday 6 January '09

When Lucknow-based publishing house known for its bi-monthly comic strip ‘Uncle Haathi’ changed its profile to Big Fat Uncle Animations, little did they know that their mascot would travel all the way to the United States.

In memory of Mughal-e-Music

Monday 5 January '09

Two years after his death, Lucknow is planning a befitting tribute to it’s one of the most illustrious son Naushad Ali.

Grief-stricken PWD engg’s family demands CBI probe

Saturday 27 December '08

For Shashi Gupta, wife of slain PWD engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta, everything seems to have come to a standstill. Nothing would pacify her apart from a CBI probe into her husband’s death.

‘My father was honest, his record shows it’

Saturday 27 December '08

A day after Mayawati dismissed the killing of PWD engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta as an outcome of inter-departmental rivalry...

Zoom Zone

Wednesday 24 December '08

A biker spins 360 degrees on his CBZ and does a 'stoppie'. Soon, he is joined by his gang and they decide to do a 'wheelie'.

On the trail of pugmarks: no success for foresters

Wednesday 17 December '08

Another day of laying traps and forest officers have again failed to locate the stray tiger roaming in the vicinity of Lucknow.

Stray tiger proves too agile to trap

Tuesday 16 December '08

The forest officers’ consistent effort to nab the tiger remained futile as the big cat remained elusive on Monday.

Forget personal agenda: Economist from Pakistan

Monday 15 December '08

Amid growing tension between both the countries following 26/11, Pakistan labour economist Ali Arsalan has stressed on the need to find an amicable solution to end this menace of terrorism.

Lahore gets ready for the final game in Lucknow

Sunday 14 December '08

The possibility of an Indo-Pak cricket match may appear remote but in Lucknow, cricketers from Lahore are preparing for the final match on Monday.

Lahore gets ready for the final game in Lucknow

Sunday 14 December '08

The possibility of an Indo-Pak cricket match may appear remote but in Lucknow, cricketers from Lahore are preparing for the final match...