New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid massive protests in support of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to promulgate an ordinance enabling the…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) “The Crew”, a dubbed version of the hit Russian film “Ekipazh”, will be the first film in that language to hit Indian screens. Promising a movie that…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: I am a Troll: Inside the Secret World of BJP’s Digital Army; Author: Swati Chaturvedi; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 171; Price: Rs 250 “Why does the PM of India alone among…
London, Jan 19 (IANS) An extremely rare jewelled flask given to Clive of India after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, now has a temporary export bar placed on it by the British government. Culture…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Author Anand Suspi says filmmaker R. Balki wanted to work on a project with megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter-in-law Aishwarya after reading the manuscript of his book “Half Pants,…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 18 (IANS) With just hours to go for the Jaipur Literature Festival to kick-off as legendary lyricist Gulzar, American poet Anne Waldman, mystic Sadhguru and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje…
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan has said that he is working on a new novel. Without giving too much away, Mo, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2012, told…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to an MoU on youth exchange programmes with Russia to help promote exchange of ideas, values and culture between the two countries,…
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Acclaimed Indian novelist Anita Nair, who has brought to the fore tales from Quran for children, says it is necessary for children to know that Islam is not a “terrifying religion”…
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Around 100 musicians playing veenas, gatams, mrudangams, violins and other instruments, besides singers, rendered the ‘Panchratna Kritis’ (Five Gems), composed by the legendary Carnatic music exponent Saint Tyagaraja to mark his…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who is known for his outspoken nature, says he has always tried to maintain a gap between him and his son, actor Ranbir Kapoor when it…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who has been a part of the Indian entertainment industry for over four decades, said that compared to earlier times, actors today are more professional, disciplined…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor on Tuesday launched his autobiography, titled “Khullam Khulla – Rishi Kapoor Uncensored”, here in the presence of his wife Neetu Singh and daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni….
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan says he doesn’t think that the earlier time is better than the current rather he believes that every decade brings something new. Conversing at the launch, of…
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) The massive protests by youth at the Marina Beach here demanding holding of jallikattu – the bull-taming sport – and banning animal rights group PETA continued into late night with talks…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday said that one of the biggest changes in Indian film industry is the equal presence of women on sets in every department including production. At…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) World Sufi Music Festival ‘Jahan-e-Khusrau’, founded by filmmaker-poet Muzaffar Ali is back with its 13th edition after a two year hiatus and will commence on March 24. The three day…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) In memory of the doyen of modernism in Indian Art, Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal, the Delhi Collage of Art honoured eminent artists with the ‘BC Sanyal Award’ here. “The BC Sanyal…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Featuring comedies, thrillers, action movies, romances, dramas — the ongoing ‘MyFrenchFilmFestival’ showcases the diversity of French cinema, offering worldwide visibility to the selected films. The seventh edition of ‘MyFrenchFilmFestival’ kicked…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Considered to be the most powerful position in the world, the US presidency, says outgoing incumbent Barack Obama, is “very isolating,” adding that during the eight years of his tenure, he…