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Delhi airport gets bomb threat call, later declared hoax

Delhi airport gets bomb threat call, later declared hoax

27 Feb 2024 10:55 AM IST
The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport received a bomb threat call by an anonymous caller here on on Tuesday, police said. On enquiry, the...
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2 flights diverted, nearly 30 delayed due to dense fog at the Delhi Airport

2 flights diverted, nearly 30 delayed due to dense fog at the Delhi Airport

26 Dec 2023 10:54 AM IST
Two flights were diverted and nearly 30 flights delayed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning due to dense fog. One flight each of IndiGo and...
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First signs of trouble
"The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds" | First signs of trouble

Author: Furquan Moharkan

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 350

In September 1957, a Punjabi family in Delhi was blessed with a baby boy—a boy who would go on to...

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Politics of citizenship
"ON CITIZENSHIP" | Politics of citizenship

Author: N Ram, Romila Thapar, Gautam Bhatia and Gautam Patel

Publisher: Aleph Book Company

Price: 499

India might have awakened to ‘life and freedom’ at the stroke of the midnight hour separating 14...

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Religious awakening
"Making of a Hindu Patriot" | Religious awakening

Author: J.K. Bajaj and M.D. Srinivas

Publisher: Haranand Books

Price: 1995

Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj is grounded in Dharma, which is often but inadequately translated as...

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A Culinary Smorgasbord
"Vegetarian Cuisine from the Himalayan Foothills" | A Culinary Smorgasbord

Author: Veena Sharma

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 750

It is not for nothing that the Garhwal region of the Himalayas is referred to as deva bhumi, the...

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In her own voice
"Lata Mangeshkar in Her Own Voice" | In her own voice

Author: Nasreen Munni Kabir

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 695

Nasreen Munni Kabir (NMK): In which year did you move to Bombay? Lata Mangeshkar (LM): In 1945....

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Indo-China relations Soft Power conundrum
"One Mountain Two Tigers: India, China and the High Himalayas" | Indo-China relations Soft Power conundrum

Author: Shakti Sinha

Publisher: Pentagon Press LLP

Price: 795

Soft Power has moved from being an academic concept to a political buzzword, particularly in the...

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Early Parsis of Calcutta
"Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta" | Early Parsis of Calcutta

Author: Prochy N Mehta

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 850

After China banned the opium trade, Parsis diversified into the cotton and jute-manufacturing...

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Of loss and resilience
"Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History" | Of loss and resilience

Author: Sudeep Chakravarti

Publisher: Aleph Book Company

Price: 799

In the Ain-i-Akbari, a record of administration during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, what...

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In between lines
"Off the Shelf" | In between lines

Author: Sridhar Balan

Publisher: Speaking Tiger

Price: 350

Off the Shelf is a book about books. And that is great. A real proof of how far humanity has come as...

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Weeding out culpability and repentance
"No Regrets: The Guilt-Free Woman's Guide to a Good Life" | Weeding out culpability and repentance

Author: Kaveree Bamzai

Publisher: Harper Collins

Price: 299

Complete women are those who can obey every word of their parents before marriage, take good care of...

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A cutting-edge approach
"Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology's People Problem" | A cutting-edge approach

Author: N Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman.

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 799

Of late, we are witnessing a publishing trend of sorts. There is a steady number of...

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Lost to the ages
"Madrasas in the age of Islamophobia" | Lost to the ages

Author: Ziya Us Salam and M Aslam Parvaiz

Publisher: Sage Publications

Price: 395

“Madrasas are a world much removed from the 21st century India; it is a world where students are not...

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Routine cop drama

"Spenser Confidential" | Routine cop drama

Director: Peter Berg

Star Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger

There are films that sink under the urge to be too ‘cool' with narrative structure, and Spenser...

A technically impressive film

"‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’" | A technically impressive film

Director: JJ Abrams

Star Cast: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega

This ninth episode of the “Star Wars” franchise is the last of the sequel’s trilogy after “The Force...

A fun watch

"Pati Patni Aur Woh" | A fun watch

Director: Mudassar Aziz

Star Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar, Ananya Panday

The interesting thing about the reimagined “Pati Patni Aur Woh” is its setting. Version 2019 is...

Humour in a time warp

"Motichoor Chaknachoor" | Humour in a time warp

Director: Debamitra Biswal

Star Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty

The biggest killjoy for a joke is a situation where you have figured out its punchline long before...

Faulty in parts

"Made In China" | Faulty in parts

Director: Mikhil Musale

Star Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Boman Irani, Mouni Roy

Made In China is symptomatic of what’s often happening in Bollywood right now. They have a concept...

An engaging sequel

"Maleficent" | An engaging sequel

Director: Joachim Ronning

Star Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil is the sequel to the 2014 released, dark fantasy adventure film,...

Brilliant performance nails the character

"Joker" | Brilliant performance nails the character

Director: Todd Phillips

Star Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz

For those unaware of the DC comic universe, the Joker is the supervillain who appeared in...

An action-packed, entertaining film

"The Angry Birds Movie 2" | An action-packed, entertaining film

Director: Thurop Van Orman

Star Cast: Tiffany Haddish, Nicki Minaj, Jo Jo Siwa, Zach Woods, Dove Cameron

The subtlety of “anger” in this animated sequel, inspired by the popular Angry Birds games available...

Frothy adventure

"Dora and the Lost City of Gold" | Frothy adventure

Director: James Bobin

Star Cast: Isabela Moner, Eva Longoria, Danny Trejo

Despite a strong cast, clean fun with the perils of adventure and teen angst, Director James Bobin’s...

Tried and tested formula

"Typewriter" | Tried and tested formula

Director: Sujoy Ghosh

Star Cast: Palomi Ghosh, Samir Kochhar, Kanwaljit Singh

In our childhood days, all of us believed that ghosts do exist. Firming our childhood beliefs and...

A compelling film with social message

"Nakkash" | A compelling film with social message

Director: Zaigham Imam

Star Cast: Inaamulhaq, Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra, Pawan Tiwari, Rajesh Sharma and Gulki Joshi

Religion often creates conflict if not preached and understood properly. Though meant to unite...

‘Criminal Justice’ better than ‘Sacred Games’

"Criminal Justice" | ‘Criminal Justice’ better than ‘Sacred Games’

Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal Furia

Star Cast: Vikrant Massey, Pankaj Tripathi, Mita Vashisht, Jackie Shroff and Pankaj Saraswat

Only 15 minutes into this crime drama, and I was hooked. This, despite having seen the BBC series of...

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