26th Pune Festival kicks off with fanfare

The 26th edition of the Pune Festival kick-started on Friday evening with a host of celebrities from Bollywood and Maharashtra politics in attendance. The festival, which is a blend of vocal and......

Bollywood says goodbye to Khayyam

Veteran music composer Khayyam passed into the ages on August 19, and several film personalities visited his home in Juhu, a north west suburb of Mumbai, to pay their last respects.  ......

Padmaavat Review: Rajput pride played out on a loop

'Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical characters behave as though they are already aware of the chapters that will be dedicated to them and the sonnets that will be written in their memory.''And yet,......

Review: Rajadhi Raja fails to impress

Rajadhi Raja is a lacklustre Onam release, writes Paresh C Palicha. What are the ingredients of a typical masala film with a mega star in the lead? Obviously such a film is made to cash in on......

PIX: Stars bid Mahabharat actor Dharmesh Tiwari goodbye

The veteran actor passed away on August 6 in Chandigarh.Actor Dharmesh Tiwari, who played Kripacharya in BR Chopra's Mahabharat, was cremated in Mumbai on August 7.Several of his actor friends......

Arjun Erigaisi loses to Nikolas Theodorou in Sharjah Masters chess

Photograph: Arun Erigaisi Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was stunned by Nikolas Theodorou of Greece in the second round of Sharjah Masters chess tournament in Sharjah. Erigaisi, however,......

SAG: India men, women win badminton gold

IMAGE: The Indian men’s badminton team pose with their medals after beating Sri Lanka in the team final at the South Asian Games in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday. Photograph: BAI/Twitter......

Unlucky Sangwan loses after brave fight

Indian pugilist Sumit Sangwan was a bit unlucky to crash out of the London Olympics after a heart-wrenching opening-round loss to Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino of Brazil, in the men's light......