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DD airs The Kerala Story despite protest by CPM, Congress

Despite a strong protest raised by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Congress in Kerala, Doordarshan on Friday aired the controversial Bollywood movie The Kerala Story. IMAGE: A......

If Modi Wants A Full Term...

It will be in Modi's interest to reinvent his party, read the writing on the wall that voters wrote, and move ahead. He has little choice now. The country is watching, asserts Ramesh Menon, author......

Manipur violence set to rock Parliament's Monsoon Session

The situation in Manipur and the Delhi services ordinance are set to dominate the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Thursday with the Opposition gearing up to raise these issues to corner the......

Vijayan slams 'The Kerala Story' for depicting state as religiously extreme

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday slammed the makers of The Kerala Story film, saying they were taking up the Sangh Parivar propaganda of projecting the state as a centre of......

Congress Challenge: Keep Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar Happy

There are lessons for the Congress to learn from the Karnataka elections of how burying the hatchet among top leaders and not washing dirty linen in public can help, says Ramesh Menon. IMAGE:......

The Ok-Tata-Bye-Bye controversy

Infringements related to brand names and trademarks are a never-ending story. In the latest dispute over a brand name, the Tata Group has objected to the word 'Tata' used in oktatabyebye.com, a......

Why TV ratings need to be left alone

If the blood pressure monitor shows that you have high blood pressure, would you break the monitor or call the doctor? And if TV ratings show that the silliest shows get the best ratings, would you......

RBI takes palette & brush to provide finance tips

The banking regulator is donning the role of a scriptwriter. Wearing a new hat, the Reserve Bank of India, besides executing its mandatory functions of supervising the banking and financial sector,......

'India Inc has been passive on climate change'

An Inconvenient Truth, former US vice president Al Gore's dark and compelling film put climate change squarely on the global agenda like nothing before. Now, as governments of 192 countries get......

Column: Bollywood's global market beckons

A WTO ruling opening up China to Hollywood should help Bollywood too, Sanjaya Baru. Bollywood is becoming big business, said the opening line of the lead story in the Business Standard last week.......

This Film Will Represent India At Oscars

IMAGE: Tovino Thomas in 2018: Everyone Is A Hero. 2018: Everyone Is A Hero is India's official entry to the Academy Awards 2024, the Film Federation of India announced. Addressing a press......

PIX: Raveena, Amitabh inaugurate new CBFC office

A new Central Board of Film Certification office was inaugurated in Pedder Road, South Mumbai. It will be in the same campus as the Film Division. Quite a few actors were in attendance. ......

Must watch movies at Bangalore film fest

Looking for a change from the jatkas-matkas, mother sentiment, action, romantic and brainless comic flicks flooding the theatres near you? Then head to the international film festival that......

Of Dickens, mice and kids

Cinekids, a touring film festival for kids, comprising a package of award-winning animation movies from the UK, will be held at IMAX Adlabs, Wadala, central Mumbai, from December 1-6.More on......

Rashmi Rocket Review

Rashmi Rocket suffers from overcrowding.Through its runtime of nearly two hours, it hints at too many issues without sinking its teeth into any, notes Deepti Patwardhan. In a recent interview,......

Before Manu Bhaker, there was Norman Pritchard

Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Instagram His name crops up consistently when an Indian touches a landmark in Olympics. On Tuesday, British-Indian Norman Pritchard was trending again when......

Ritu Phogat ready for tilt at MMA world title

Competing at the Olympic Games is the dream of most athletes but Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat has always wanted to script a different destiny. Phogat won gold at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling......

Former Olympians do their bit for Vivek

Their physical strength may not match their urge to perform on the pitch, their reflexes may not be sharp enough to convert those defence-piercing crosses, but the stars of yesteryear gave fans a......

'This is the best year I've ever had on tour'

Leander Paes won the battle of Indians as well as his 10th Grand Slam title after defeating old pal Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the US Open men's doubles final along with his partner Lukas......

Pak court issues notice to its govt over IPL snub

A Pakistani court on Monday served notices to the federal government and the national association of film producers seeking their response to a petition seeking a ban on the exhibition of Indian......

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