Villagers opposing Barsu refinery project meet Sharad Pawar, raise concerns

A delegation of people opposing a proposed oil refinery project at Barsu in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district called on Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Sunday. IMAGE: A......

Film festival sparks row at Odisha varsity, two movies dropped from line up

Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali was among the movies that were about to get dropped from the line up of a film festival at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, which ran into rough waters after......

'Photography is to capture the times we live in'

'If journalism is the first draft of history, then photojournalism is the first draft of its evidence,' Raghu Rai, arguably India's finest living photojournalist, tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Indira......

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......

Tagore works available for Android users

The task to develop the App took almost three years to be completed by a team of experts including an IIT professor, one from the Indian Statistical Institute, he said. Here's good news for Tagore......

The dancing legends wowing India

Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.Nikita Puri encounters a couple who believe in breaking moulds. IMAGE: Shanta and......

'Shyam Had The Answer To Every 'Why' Under The Sun'

'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.'Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal. PART I: 'Smita Didn't Want Anything......

Shyam Benegal's Life In Pictures

Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

Who's Shriya Blowing A Kiss To?

The closing ceremony of the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) saw a lot of glamour as stars headed to the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium in Goa and made it a night to......

RoundGlass Punjab clinch historic I-League; Karnataka bag Santosh Trophy

IMAGE: RoundGlass Punjab FC won the title with a game to spare. Photograph: RoundGlass Punjab FC/Twitter RoundGlass Punjab on Saturday entered their name in the history books by winning the......

India becoming a Global Chess Superpower

Since 2012, 44 Indians have been anointed as grandmasters -- the highest achievement in chess, points out Arvind Subramanian, economist and former chief economic adviser to the government. IMAGE:......

Ranji roundup: J&K enter quarter-finals despite loss

IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh batsman Mihir Hirwani raises his bat after scoring half-century against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Photograph: PTI Jammu......

Ranji Trophy: Ashwin's four-wicket haul helps TN restrict MP

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday Dubey, Deshpande put Mumbai in control vs Railways All-rounder Shivam Dubey's smashing hundred complemented by pacer Tushar Deshpande's late......