Rahman's 'Jai Ho' played twice at Macron's banquet for Modi

In what was easily one of the features of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to France, during he oversaw the country's National Day celebrations as the Guest of Honour, President......

Dominique Lapierre, author of City of Joy, passes away at 91

Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled ‘The City of Joy', has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. IMAGE: Celebrated......

The Man Who Fought Al-Qaeda, Taliban

Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassination, 9/11 and the defeat and ejection of the Taliban suggested a break in Afghanistan's history, but the events of August 2021 and the Taliban's return shows how......

AMAZING, AWESOME Photographs!

The World Photography Organisation has announced its category winners and shortlist in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023. These Awards recognise the best single shots......

All We Imagine As Light Makes History At Golden Globes

A scene from All We Imagine As Light. Payal Kapadia may have missed her chance at the Oscars, but her acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light has been acknowledged by the Golden Globes. It has......

Golden Globes: 'We Didn't Win Anything But...'

IMAGE: Payal Kapadia at the 82nd Golden Globes. Photograph: ANI Photo Despite not securing a win at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, All We Imagine As Light Director Payal Kapadia expressed gratitude......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies.   Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

2024: The Best South Films

'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......

Bishan Singh Bedi: The Sardar of Spin who conquered hearts

IMAGE: Bishan Singh Bedi with Ravichandran Ashwin and Erapalli Prasanna during the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI He could mess with a batter's mind with his......

After CWG silver, Sreeshankar's goal is Paris Olympics

'Every time I was 6-7-6-7-4, so I was really happy with the silver. I have been waiting for a global medal for a very long time.' IMAGE: Silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar waves to the crowd from......