PIX: 8L earthen lamps illuminate banks of Ganga in Varanasi on Dev Deepawali

Lakhs of earthen lamps lit up the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi on Monday as people celebrated Dev Deepawali to mark Kartik Purnima. IMAGE: Priests perform Ganga aarti at Sheetla Ghat on the......

K'taka to consult with experts before introducing Bhagwad Gita in schools

With the Gujarat government planning to introduce Bhagwad Gita in the school syllabus, Karnataka primary and secondary education minister B C Nagesh on Friday said the state government will discuss......

Bengal win will put Mamata in race for PM

The TMC expects to emerge victorious by way of a majority of minority votes and a minority of majority votes, notes Arun Bhatnagar, a retired IAS officer. IMAGE: Trinamool Congress President......

More security for Bachchans after Jaya's Parliament speech

Mumbai Police on Wednesday stepped up the security around actor couple Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan's Mumbai residence 'Jalsa'. Mumbai Police said the security has been enhanced as a......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......

Amitabh on Phalke award: 'Deeply grateful and humbled'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan/Instagram Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award. The actor expressed his gratitude, and posted on Twitter:......

At last! A museum of Indian Cinema

Historically, Mumbai has been the cinema capital of India and for her to have a film museum of this kind was perhaps a natural happening.Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

A double-edged dagger from Marathi cinema

Marathi cinema is undergoing a dramatic metamorphosis. In recent years, it is not only the number of films produced that have seen a rise. Many of these films are being appreciated for their......