Bhagavad Gita quiz contest in Pakistan

At the time of religious intolerance in Pakistan, shlokas from Bhagavad Gita reverberated at a school in Karachi during a quiz competition to test the knowledge of Hindu boys and girls about their......

Hindu radicals find fertile soil in western UP

With a rise in the clout of Muslims in western Uttar Pradesh, fearful Hindus are being radicalised, reports Mayank Mishra. IMAGE: Hindu children are taught the use of weapons as part of training......

Pakistan gets its first woman cabbie

It hasn't been a smooth drive for Pakistan's first woman cabbie, but Zahida Kazmi is happy to have made a dent in a male-dominated profession. Kazmi took up taxi driving following her husband's......

Governor's killer a holy warrior, say Pak clerics

A group of over 500 Pakistani scholars and clerics have described the policeman who gunned down Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer as a Ghazi (an Islamic warrior) and have warned against any......

The top 5 Hindi films of 2015

'2015,' says Sreehari Nair, 'gave us a set of Hindi films that brought to light the true uncorrupted joys of filmmaking even in their roughness.' 'Films which told us why we loved films in the......

No Entry is a fun film

For those who bought tickets to Indra Kumar's Masti, this ought to give you a bout of deja vu. Anees Bazmee's No Entry deals with the same issue. Cheating husbands.Another thing both films share is......

Kamal fails to deliver in Mumbai Xpress

Kamal Haasan's carnival-esque comedy coaxes some laughs but leaves you feeling exhausted. Make no mistake, Mumbai Xpress has talent on board. But the film leaves you wondering where it got off!......

Who's better: Urmila or Saif?

Ram Gopal Varma claimed that Ek Hasina Thi would be Urmila Matondkar's best performance yet. Not too far-fetched, because she is just out of credible performances in Bhoot and Pinjar.And after......