Not just Article 370 but all such special status articles must go, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
A politically-connected business dynasty that moved to South Africa from India, the Gupta family finds itself at the centre of many of the scandals that have dogged now former president Jacob Zuma's administration. A day after the ruling African National Congress ordered Zuma out of office, the Guptas' prominent role in his presidency was highlighted. So who are the Guptas and how close are their links to Zuma?
Priceless gems, tucked away in movie history.
'Are you so scared for your own skin that you will not help a lady or a weak man from attack?' asks an anguished A Ganesh Nadar.
Do you think she is ready to step into Bollywood?
'The generals couldn't care less about political corruption, being complicit themselves.' 'Coup d'etats are out of fashion.' 'Their only desire is backroom control,' says Sunil Sethi.
She is all grown up and is absolutely gorgeous!
Here are some of the beautiful images in the contest.
This hormone-crazy, romantic-comedy is let down by some tepid direction.
Rai Mamta Kumari's first shot at politics ended before it could begin. She had gone to file her nomination with a procession of 56 four wheelers and distributed 1,800 food packets. But then something went wrong.
The brother of a Kashmiri cricketer who was arrested and later released on Saturday in Bangalore on Sunday accused the Bangalore police of high handedness, saying his sibling was detained for objecting the use of sniffer dogs to check his bag which contained the holy Quran.
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.
The actress, best known for playing Princess Leia Organa in the massively popular space saga, died four days after suffering a cardiac event on a flight from London.
The only place he calls home is a little cottage, fronted by gorgeous and lovingly-attended dahlias, zinnias and roses, where his parents -- Pan and Devki Singh live in a colony in the town's Doranda suburb.
It will be his fifth birthday in jail as an undertrial. He was arrested two days before his birthday in 2015. Tuesday also marked Peter's fourth year in jail.
Siddiqui claimed that he had enough material to cause an 'earthquake'.
Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful doubles team in men's tennis history, have pulled out of the defence of their title at the Rio Games saying their family's health is their top priority.
Raksha Bandhan is around the corner and it is as good a time as any other to look at the wonderful brother-sister bond... tongue firmly in cheek.
She is survived by her husband, ex-US Presdient George Herbert Walker Bush, five children -- including former President George W. Bush -- 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.
'Here was a man who played a major part in helping the Bengalis of East Pakistan create a new nation, secured the merger of Sikkim into the Indian dominion and built R&AW into a formidable outfit, comparable to the best in the world.' Rameshwar Nath Kao shunned the limelight, hated to be photographed and preferred to work behind the scenes. A revealing excerpt from Nitin A Gokhale's much awaited book, R N Kao: Gentleman Spymaster.
As the MAMI film festival kicks off, Aseem Chhabra picks the must watch Indian movies.
There was a late flurry of sympathy for Goody after she wept on last night's show and made an impassioned plea that she was not racist.
One cricketer made all the difference when the first All India cricket team toured England in 1911. Baloo Palwankar startled the English with his guile and genius.
It is said he worked towards losing weight in natural and safe ways.
Divya Nair spent eight hours getting home September 4. Thankfully she reached safe. And was able to appreciate the human side of her journey. Her story is not any more unusual than that of so many other city residents last Wednesday. But why should anyone have to spend eight hours getting home on an average rainy day in Mumbai? Why?
Publisher Simon & Schuster says the book focuses on the company's early years.
What's it like for two people of the same sex to be in love Mumbai? Anita Aikara/Rediff.com finds out.
'The army has been open about its determination to keep the PML-Nawaz out of power at all costs.' 'Both the military and the higher judiciary have indicated a preference for Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik e Insaaf,' says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan Desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
All the 14 derailed coaches of the Patna-bound train 19321 have been removed from the tracks.
The 10 Para Special Forces officer was leading his men from the front in a complicated operation in a seven-storey building in Pampore where at least three terrorists had holed up.
'The Aam Aadmi's prophet is out of touch with both the city and his own flock.'
We present an excerpt from Kishore Kumar: Method In Madness by Derek Bose.
'It was fun trying to regulate ourselves and keep it in the family zone and yet, be tongue-in-cheek.'
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