Playing good cop, bad cop! (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani Writer, lyricist, poet and film encyclopedia in his own right Javed Akhtar is in the news again. He is being hailed as a hero for taking a stand on the kind of…
Commentary
Early signs of market breakdown are here
By Arun Kejriwal Markets last week were under a lot of pressure and this was primarily on account of the Dow sending negative signals. Wednesday saw a sharp fall in markets from which there was…
Pitting history against nationalism (Column: The Third Eye)
By D.C. Pathak To the narrative being built against the present regime by some civil society groups practising ‘politics by proxy’, a distorted projection of ‘nationalism’ in the Indian context is a more recent addition….
Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for February 27 to March 5. Aries This week you might feel a bit restless and eager for…
Exploiting technology to undermine democracy
By Asad Mirza A recent disconcerting report based on an investigation carried by 30 global media outlets, including the Guardian and DeSpiegel, claims to have exposed a team of freelance units based in Israel, which…
‘Pathaan’ songs worked; your remixes will backfire (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani Music makes or mars a film. Filmmakers all over have lived by this belief and rightly so. In the old days, music mostly meant melody. Depending on the theme and situation, there…
Take life as rare gift for promoting the general good (Column: The Third Eye)
By D.C. Pathak The Hindu spiritual thought resting on two fundamentals – theory of Karma and concept of Rebirth – calls for pursuit of righteous action with dedication without getting deterred by the fear of…
Volatile markets to remain rangebound
By Arun Kejriwal Markets are unable to make up their mind as to in which direction they want to go. They seem to be moving in no man’s land. They gain for a couple of…
Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for February 20-26. Aries This week, you will be feeling confident, and your energy levels will be high….
Celebrated for villainy, Pran took acting in Hindi films to new highs
By Vikas Datta When he passed away in 2013, the centenary year of Indian cinema, Pran had been acting for well over two-thirds of his 93 years, beginning as hero and ending up as a…
OTT has piracy to contend with (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani One knows that OTT platforms pose a challenge to the exhibition trade. So much so that more films are failing than ever before! And some of them do find their viewers when…
Of good governance (Column: Spy’s Eye)
By D.C. Pathak A democratic state run by an elected political executive provides a government that is ‘for the people’ in the sense that it establishes the right to equality not only of opportunity but…
Markets post budget to remain range bound
By Arun Kejriwal Markets were super volatile on expected lines last week. Wednesday saw the Union Budget 2023-24 being presented and the Adani pack kept markets guessing throughout the week. Cues from Dow did not…
‘Pathaan’: Can’t argue with figures (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani Shah Rukh Khan has returned to the big screen after a gap of four years. And it was by no means a red carpet welcome back. The actor, who has reigned as…
India’s security lies in strong nationalism (Column: Spy’s Eye)
By D.C. Pathak India’s national security has been weakened because an ill-conceived narrative has been built by elements in the political opposition, that the country was ruled by a ‘Hindu’ government, not a BJP government…
Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for February 6-12. Aries If you’re looking for a little extra push to get things done this week,…
US weapons for Russia, courtesy Taliban (Opinion)
By Asad Mirza Indeed, war and political circumstances can make you sleep with your enemy, and despite different ideologies, they can also make opponents strange bedfellows. As per reports in the British media, Russia is…
U19 Women’s T20 WC: Incredible feeling, says Shafali Verma after leading India to the trophy
Potchefstroom, Jan 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Holding the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup trophy was the only birthday gift Shafali Verma wanted ahead of the finale against England at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom. On…
Do it the way the South does: It works! (IANS Column: B-Town)
By Vinod Mirani The Hindi film industry, especially its stars, has this funny attitude towards South Indian films and filmmakers. They grudge South Indian films, especially the successful ones and more so the ones that…
Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
By Neeraj Dhankher Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for January 30-February 5. Aries This week, you will be self-aware and concerned about how others see you….