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......

Scientists urge caution over launch of Covid vaccine by Aug 15

'We must not compromise with the standard, the quality. We don't need to be the first to launch a drug but what we need is a Made in India vaccine that the entire world can rely on'  ......

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......

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......

'Won't Allow Severe Cuts, It Will Destroy The Film'

'The chances of The Shameless passing through the censorship board in India are slim to none.' IMAGE: The Shameless Director Konstantin Bojanov with actors Omara Shetty and Anasuya Sengupta.......

Anasuya Sengupta Makes History At Cannes

IMAGE: Anasuya Sengupta walks the red carpet before her film The Shameless was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anasuya Sengupta/Instagram Anasuya Sengupta became......

'You Can Feel Buddha's Teaching In Ladakhi Culture'

'I have nostalgia for Ladakhi culture, which is common to both Muslims and Buddhists.''It is kind of a Buddhist way of life. You are compassionate and nice to each other.''You are good human......

'Real love comes and goes'

'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later?''Have they become flatmates instead of lovers?''What happens when the initial chemistry has worn......

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......