Javed Siddiqui

The Supreme Court has overturned the Uttarakhand High Court's grant of default bail to two individuals in the Banphoolpura violence case, deeming it a "grave error." The apex court ruled that the investigation was validly extended under UAPA, and the chargesheet was filed within the extended period, making the accused ineligible for default bail due to their delayed challenge.

Khilafat House, once a hub for nationalist leaders and the Khilafat movement, is set to transform into a modern skyscraper. This historic Byculla building, gifted by the Sobani brothers, will house educational institutions, a hospital, and conference facilities, ensuring continued revenue for the Khilafat Committee trust's charitable activities.

The writer has been associated with the family for many decades

Muzaffar Ali, after being away from filmmaking for almost 20 years now, is busy with not one, but three scripts at the moment.

While quashing the detention of a person under the National Security Act (NSA) and ordering his release, the Allahabad high court has observed, “Where the law confers extraordinary power on the executive to detain a person without recourse to the ordinary law of land and to trial by courts, such a law has to be strictly construed and the executive must exercise the power with extreme care”.

Friday proved to be an eventful evening for Lucknowites when eminent writer Javed Siddiqui and writer - lyricist Sameer were felicitated for their invaluable contribution to Hindi and Urdu languages

Makers of the Rekha-starrer 1981 film 'Umrao Jaan', are contemplating to make a sequel to the original film.

Raza Murad and Javed Siddiqui, at the book launch of Sunil Salgia's, "Once Upon A Time in Bollywood" recently revealed that it was Nargis and Meena Kumari, who were the first choices for the role of Anarkali, before Madhubala stepped in. Read on to know more tidbits about the movie

On the 24th three-day International Literary Festival, the Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee felicitated 15 litterateurs from across the country on Friday.

Abbas–Mustan’s Baazigar may be celebrated today as a cult classic, but back in 1993, the film was viewed as a major risk. Released in just Shah Rukh Khan’s second year in Bollywood, the thriller went on to transform careers—turning SRK into a breakout star, giving Kajol her first significant commercial hit, and launching Shilpa Shetty. It eventually became the fourth-highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. But before all the acclaim, the project was met with widespread skepticism.

TV actress Lubna Salim, will be seen portraying the role of Yashwantrao's wife Venutai.

Shabana Azmi shares her thoughts on experimental theatre, middle-of-the road cinema and social activism at the grassroots.

Subhash Ghai reminisced about the making of his iconic film 'Pardes,' sharing a nostalgic behind-the-scenes photo from Fatehpur Sikri. He credited the film's success to the passionate collaboration between writers Neeraj Pathak, Javed Siddiqui, and Shah Rukh Khan, especially during the climax. 'Pardes,' a musical romance, starred Khan alongside debutants Mahima Chaudhry and Apurva Agnihotri.

The film had a grand mahurat in the city

The MSEDCL flying squad has detected a massive power theft by a plastic granule and powder making unit in Vavanje, near Taloja MIDC, which has been stealing power for over 29 months. The company’s power usage led to suspicion and probe. A total of over Rs 1.

It was an evening where the one word 'theatre' reigned supreme.

In a joint operation with Delhi police, Nainital police on Sunday detained Abdul Malik, suspected mastermind of Haldwani violence that left five dead and dozens injured, from Delhi. Cops said Malik, owner of Malik Ka Bagicha, a spot around which violence had erupted, built an "illegal" madrassa and mosque in Banphoolpura. His son, who was not named, and SP leader Matin Siddiqui's brother Javed Siddiqui have also been held.

The wedding of Mazhar Nabi with Samrah Usmani was one long celebration, to say the least. Spread over three days, the first rasm to be performed was the manjha of Mazhar.

The director to mark his comeback with a different film instead

Humsafar, a play written by Javed Siddiqui and directed by Salim Arif, was staged over the weekend at the Iftekhar Samman Samaroh at Bharat Bhavan.

Aravali Centre for Art and Culture (ACAC) formed in 2003, is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization started by a group of Gurgaon-based individuals for bringing cultural programmes to Gurgaon.

Zakir Hussain gives a riveting tabla performance at Prithvi...

Friends of Jagjit Singh came together to remember the ghazal maestro, who passed away in September 2011.

Ustad Sultan Khan may not be with us anymore but his memories were brought alive at this concert held as a tribute to him recently.

Film writers say that very few films have been able to actually portray father-child relationships on the big screen in a realistic manner

This recent theatre production in the capital went housefull, with hundreds of people sitting in the Sri Ram Centre.