An outside eye on India

The English are obsessed with the question of their Englishness. What marks them out as a people, as a nation, what makes them English? The question, and attempted responses, are self-consciously......

Indo-Pak diplomatic tensions resurface

Diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan on Wednesday resurfaced with the Indian High Commission in Islamabad lodging two protests in a day objecting to the 'aggressive tailing and......

Pak ready to discuss Jilani replacement

Pakistan on Monday said it hoped to start consultations with India soon to workout modalities to name replacements for the expelled acting high commissioners of the two countries.This was stated by......

Pak expels four Indian high commission staffers

A day after India expelled four Pakistan high commission staffers, Islamabad on Thursday retaliated by expelling same number of Indian officials, including three diplomats.Pakistan foreign ministry......

Want to be a TV star?

Does every Indian youngster dream of making it in the movies? It certainly looked that way when Zee Telefilms announced it was holding a contest to find India's next movie star. (India's best......

The new screen teams

It's Bollywood's new script for survival. So, what do recent hits like Shah Rukh Khan-Rani Mukherjee starrer Chalte Chalte and Ramgopal Verma's multistarrer Bhoot, have in common? And what about......

Kriti, Aditi, Richa: Girls Will Be Girls!

Film folk attended the screening of Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's must-watch festival film Girls Will Be Girls at the PVR theatre in Juhu, northwest Mumbai. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime......

Shyam Benegal, Movie Legend, Dies At 90

'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......

'India Has Lost The Most Humane Storyteller Of Our Time'

'He was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kamal Haasan/X As news spread of Shyam Benegal's passing on December 23, heartfelt tributes......

OTT's 10 Best Male Performances of 2024

Actors get enviably good roles in series and films on streaming platforms. Many of them get a fan following without even doing a feature film. That is the reason why movie stars are gravitating......

TN, Mumbai to clash in Ranji final

Mumbai and Tamil Nadu will clash in the Ranji Trophy final for the second successive year.The match will be played in Chennai from March 26.Tamil Nadu qualified for the title clash by virtue of a......

TN poised to make Ranji final

Tamil Nadu are on course for a repeat of last year final against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy having achieved the vital first innings lead against Railways in the five-day semi-final in Chennai on......