K'taka budget: Sidda announces Muslim quota for govt supplies

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced reservation for Muslims in supplying goods and services up to a value of Rs 1 crore to various government departments, corporations and......

Rationalist Bhagwan booked for 'outraging' religious feelings

An FIR has been registered against rationalist free-thinker and Kannada writer K S Bhagwan, who is facing the wrath of fringe rightwing outfits and threats to his life, for allegedly......

Kerala poet's FB account 'suspended' for 'BJP defeat' post

Noted poet K Satchidanandan has alleged that he was restrained by Facebook from liking, commenting and sharing posts for 24-hours after he tried to upload online a satire video on the......

Writers step up protest, 1 quits Sahitya Akademi, 3 more return award

Three eminent writers from Punjab announced that they were returning their Sahitya Akademi awards, while Kannada writer Aravind Malagatti resigned from the body's general council, joining the......

Honorary doctorate for A R Rahman

Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman and former Sahitya Academy President Gopi Chand Narang will be conferred honorary doctorates of Aligarh Muslim University at its convocation here on June 7.......

Aadhi: Aravaan is out of the world

Though actor Aadhi began his career in Telugu films in 2006, it was in the Tamil film Mirugam that he was noticed. But what catapulted him to a higher plane was his role as a police officer in the......

Javed Akhtar re-releases Hindustan Humara

On the occasion of Jan Nisar's 30th death anniversary on August 18, his son Javed Akhtar and daughter-in-law Shabana Azmi re-released his book, Hindustan Humara, published in two volumes. Jan Nisar......

Gulzar selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award

Gulzar, best known for penning memorable hits like 'Tujhse Naaraaz Nahi' and 'Tere Bina Zindagi Se' besides directing critically acclaimed films like 'Aandhi' and 'Mausam', was on Saturday chosen......