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Legendary Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair passes away

The great literary figure of Malayalam and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources......

Why are writers protesting UK's bulldozer maker JCB?

Over a hundred writers, translators and publishers have written an open letter accusing the 'JCB Prize for Literature' of hypocrisy, saying the British bulldozer manufacturer company that funds it......

HC ends monitoring of Pansare murder probe, orders to expedite trial

The Bombay high court on Thursday discontinued its monitoring of the probe in the 2015 murder of communist leader and rationalist writer Govind Pansare while asking the sessions court to expedite......

Mujib didn't declare freedom: Bangladesh changes textbooks

The textbooks also removed the title 'Father of the Nation' for Mujibur Rahman. IMAGE: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters Bangladesh has introduced new......

US court upholds $5mn sexual abuse verdict against Trump

A United States Appeals Court on Monday upheld the jury's verdict ordering President-elect Donald Trump to pay $5 million for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll in 1996 and denied a retrial.......

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Bibek Debroy, a key economic adviser to the Prime Minister whose prolific work included translations of the puranas and the vedas, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

What Is Tabu Doing With Akshay?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tabu/Instagram Tabu will unite with Akshay Kumar after 25 years! The duo are all set to work with in the horror comedy Bhoot Bangla. Produced by Balaji Telefilms and......

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.''Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.''Add TV (just under 4 hours), other......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

Hansal Mehta Reviews Black Warrant: 'Captivating'

'While we've seen some standout series over the past year, few have been as captivating and binge-worthy as Black Warrant.' IMAGE: Rahul Bhatt and Zahan Kapoor in Black Warrant. Netflix's new Web......

'Pritish Nandy's Pen And Voice Shaped Art, Media'

IMAGE: Kirti Kulhari, Joyeeta Patpatia, Prateik Babbar, the late Pritish Nandy, Maanvi Gagroo, VJ Bani, Sayani Gupta and Rangita Pritish Nandy. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sayani Gupta/Instagram......

Manu vs Smriti vs Vinesh: Who will be top sportswoman?

Paris Olympics double medallist Manu Bhaker, two-time Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara and ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat are among five athletes nominated for the BBC 'Indian Sportswoman of the......

Gavaskar Snub: Why Cricket Australia Should Be Ashamed

The hands that broke records and redefined batting deserved to hold and present the trophy named in his honour. To ignore such a legend during the trophy presentation is an affront to his legacy......

'Top order a major concern for Australia'

The good news for Australia is that they have played seven pink ball Tests at Adelaide Oval and won them all. IMAGE: Marnus Labuschagne made five runs in two innings in Perth, while Steve Smith......

Aus Papers Celebrate Kohli & Co In Hindi, Punjabi

IMAGE: The Advertiser featuring Virat Kohli with a Hindi headline and Yashasvi Jaiswal hailed as The New King in Punjabi. Photographs: Kind courtesy Bharat Sundaresan/X Cricket fever has......

'India Will Bounce Back'

'You have to think positive and play positively only then you will get a positive result.' IMAGE: Sandeep Patil and Ravi Shastri. All Photographs and Video: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com ......

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