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......

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......

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......

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:......

Preparing Harishchandra for the Oscars!

This year, the modest Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory has been selected as India's official entry for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Helmed by first-time director Paresh Mokashi, the film......

Coming Soon: The real Filmistan on Pedder Road

For a nation seemingly consumed by a passion for making and viewing cinema, India's track record in preserving the medium's history so far has been far from laudatory. The National Museum of Indian......