The 104-year-old women’s college in Shimla faces the threat of closure after the state government slashed financial support to the premier institution. Pratibha Chauhan reports from Shimla

IN 1967 the management of St Bede’s College wanted to move out of Shimla, but the Himachal Pradesh Government stepped in to stop the relocation. Four decades later, now it is the management of the college that wants the state government to intervene and prevent the closing down of the 104-year-old institution. Record of survival

Return of the musical
Call it the increasing influence of Bollywood or the global economic crisis, Hollywood is rekindling its affair with the feel-good musical, writes Arifa Akbar
THEIR upbeat plots and jolly tunes gave the public a boost in the aftermath of the 1929 Wall Street crash. Now, amid the latest economic turmoil, musical films are back and aiming to bring more light-hearted relief to modern-day audiences.