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......

'Taking Panditji's photos is the most unforgettable memory'

'When I realised that I was to take the pictures of Pandit Nehru, I was very nervous and scared.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Indira Gandhi flanked by then Congress chief minister K Karunakaran,......

Chetan Bhagat faces backlash over 'what do historians do' tweet

Celebrated author Chetan Bhagat on Friday faced intense Twitter backlash following his controversial remarks on historians, who have come out strongly and protested against......

Convert to Islam within 6 months: Malayali author gets threatening letter

A renowned Malayali author and a woman college lecturer have complained to the police of receiving threats even as Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his government would not ignore......

Dadasaheb Phalke award for actor Soumitra Chatterjee

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.The actor is known for his frequent collaborations with the iconic director Satyajit Ray, in films......

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......

Review: Aravaan is brilliant

Pavithra Srinivasan feels Aravaan and painstakingly documents the period's history and isa must-watch film.One of the biggest stumbling-blocks that any period film faces is getting the feel of the......