By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Have you ever wondered “what does mom like to eat?” Enter “Maa ki Baat) a 20-part web series crafted by multi-talented Chief Ranveer Brar, “the perfect ode”…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Back in the early 1970s, when J. Inder Singh Kalra began writing “Platter Chatter” on food for a leading daily, there were many who sniggered. But Jiggs…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Just ahead of the 2008 economic meltdown, when India was the flavour of the season at Davos, a top official of the erstwhile Planning Commission made a…
By Jayant K. Singh Lucerne, May 27 (IANS) It’s a giant dying lion carved into the cliff face of a former sandstone quarry, above a pond and set in a landscaped garden in this medieval…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Popular singer Sonu Nigam has often shared his honest opinion on various socio-political issues, but politics is one area that he is not ready to enter right…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “India’s Most Wanted”; Director: Raj Kumar Gupta; Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma, Gaurav Mishra, Prasanth and Aasif Khan; Rating: ** Inspired by true events, director Raj Kumar Gupta’s “India’s Most Wanted”…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Yeh Hai India”; Director: Lom Harsh; Cast: Gavie Chahal, Deana Uppal, Mohan Agashe, Mohan Joshi, Surendra Pal, Ashutosh Kaushik, Antara Banerjee, Bikramjeet Kanwarpal and Karmveer Choudhary; Rating: * A patriotic fever…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) What’s cricket got to do with helping leaders overcome the mental and other blocks they often face? Plenty, it would seem. Then, also examine the work of an award-winning poet…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The fact that Sasha Rainbow’s short film “Kamali”, about the life of India’s skateboarding star Kamali Moorthy, has qualified for Oscars 2020, is an “unbelievable milestone” for…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “PM Narendra Modi”; Director: Omung Kumar; Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Manoj Joshi, Zarina Wahab, Prashant Narayanan, Rajendra Gupta, Rajesh Sharma, Anjan Srivastav and Jatin Karyekar; Rating: ** Director Omung Kumar’s latest film…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Brightburn”; Director: David Yarovesky; Cast: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Becky Wahlstrom, Emmie Hunter, Gret Alan Williams and Annie Humphrey; Rating: ** The title “Brightburn”…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Insecurity drives Tiger Shroff to constantly seek approval and appreciation, says the actor who has clocked five years in the film industry. Many in the acting field…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Aladdin”; Director: Guy Ritchie; Cast: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen, Jordan Nash, Taliyah Blair, and Numan Acar; Rating: ***1/2 Aladdin and…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) In the last three years, actress Sanya Malhotra got to ride the waves of success as well as taste failure. The “Dangal” star says though box office…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) It’s been over seven years since the audience saw actress Karisma Kapoor lighting up the screens with her high on energy and impactful performances. She says she…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, May 21 (IANS) Hindu scholar and author Nithin Sridhar says menstruation should not be considered shameful but should be celebrated as a basic requirement of womanhood, as an integral dimension of…
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) As many as 1,854 feature films were submitted to be part of the 2019 Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival from across the world this year….
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The final chapter of “Game of Thrones” came with a tragic end to a love story, betrayal, twists, death and a lot of characters’ lives coming full…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It’s taken over 120 years to shave the Olympic 100 metres record from 11.4 seconds to the current 9.06 seconds and globally renowned Global Sports Scientist and…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Rajat Gupta, the first foreign-born head of influential management consultancy McKinsey and Co who was jailed for two years for insider trading, says his biggest regret is remaining silent in…
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