MF Husain’s China influenced painting on auction in London

NEW DELHI: MF Husain’s two rare paintings are upcoming for sale in an auction in United Kingdom next month with an estimated cost of Rs 17 million to Rs 25 million. “The 1978 oil on canvas painting “Untitled (Horses)” is estimated to fetch Rs 17 million to Rs 25 million, a top lot in the […]

Inviting Taliban to Cricket, Tea and Scones

  BY TALAT MASOOD Pakistan’s current leadership is, perhaps, unaware that when it shows camaraderie and weakness towards dealing with militants, it is sleepwalking the country into a dangerous ideological and political metamorphosis that could tear it apart. This is not a false alarm. It is getting clearer by the day that the Taliban, with […]

Soldier crushed by train

Jammu: An Army soldier was crushed to death after he came under a train in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir while he was going to his hometown on leave, police said Wednesday. The crushed body of Sunil Chowdhary of Rajasthan was found at the railway lines in Barian in Samba district last evening, police […]

We and the Critics

BY PAULO COELHO I am convinced that most of you also feel hurt when someone criticizes your work. Don’t take critics too seriously. They don’t have the power to make (or to avoid) someone buying a book, a CD, or to go to an exhibition. Don’t give them the importance they don’t have. They are […]

Protests rock Srinagar airport over cancellation of flights

SRINAGAR: Spontaneous protests rocked inside Srinagar’s airport premises on late Wednesday when several flights were canceled by airport authorities. Sources said that authorities announced the cancellation of several flights to different locations which prompted the passengers to protest who also smashed window panes and doors of the airport. The passengers alleged that the flights were […]

Hyundai launches compact sedan Xcent at Rs 4.66 lakh

NEW DELHI: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Wednesday sparked off a price war in the compact sedan segment with the launch of its new model, Xcent, at an introductory price ranging between Rs 4.66 lakh and Rs 7.38 lakh. The Xcent, which will take on the likes of Maruti Suzuki Dzire, Honda Amaze alongwith […]

Ex-DC Baramulla cleared of DoB tampering charge

Srinagar: The state government on Wednesday closed the case of manipulating and tampering of date of birth (DoB) against the former Deputy Commissioner Baramulla after the inquiry officer cleared him of charges levelled against him in 2013. The government on January 10, 2013 had filed a chargesheet against the then Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Ghulam Ahmad […]