I'm the luckiest person, says Ram Lalla idol sculptor

Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who chiselled the 'Ram Lalla' idol consecrated in the newly constructed temple in Ayodhya, on Monday, says he considers himself the luckiest person on the earth......

Padma Vibhushan for Amrita Pritam, Narlikar

Well-known Punjabi litterateur Amrita Pritam, noted astronomer Jayant Vishnu Narlikar and former Chief Justice of India M N Venkatachalliah have been selected for the Padma Vibhushan, the second......

Oriya novelist, Telugu writer, chosen for Jnanpith awards

Telugu writer Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja and Oriya novelist Pratibha Ray were on Wednesday selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2011 and 2012. Bharadwaja, 86, who has to his credit......

Mata Amritanandmayi honoured at NY university

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, commonly known as the hugging saint, was conferred an honorary doctorate in humane letters at a special ceremony by the State University of New York at its campus in......

Amma to launch own TV channel

Mata Amritanadamayi Devi, popularly known as Amma, is all set to start her own television channel.The channel, to be called Amrita, is likely to be commissioned on September 27 this year on the......

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: Gripping!!

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......

Alia-Ranbir Host Mother's Day Party

Film folk celebrate Mother's Day with white parties and heartfelt notes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor hosted their mums Soni Razdan and Neetu Kapoor......

Detective Vidya Makes Neeyat Trailer Intriguing

Agatha Christie meets Vidya Balan in Neeyat, Mayur Sanap tells us after viewing its trailer. Bollywood's whodunit drought seems to be at an end. At least, that's what the Vidya Balan-led film......

5 SHOCKING Films On Caste

As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birthday on April 14, Subhash K Jha picks five fine films based on inequality and the caste system.   Sujata, 1959 IMAGE: Nutan and Sunil Dutt in......