BBC defends Modi documentary as 'rigorously researched'

The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'rigorously researched' documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian......

BBC documentary: Sunak defends Modi, snubs Pak-origin MP

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come out in defence of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi after a controversial BBC documentary claimed that the British government was aware about the......

'Totally apologise, but...': Israeli filmmaker on 'Kashmir Files'

Offering a "total apology" if his remarks on The Kashmir Files had been misinterpreted, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid has said his aim was not to insult the Kashmiri Pandit community or those......

In Jerusalem, IFFI jury head says he stands by criticism of Kashmir Files

Unfazed by the widespread criticism of his comments against the Hindi film The Kashmir Files, Israeli director and IFFI international jury chair Nadav Lapid said he stands by his remarks as he......

China - Prospects and paradoxes

No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana. That China is in the news is not novel. What is new is that rosy narratives of its......

Google's Street View? No, says India

  The Home Ministry has conveyed to Google that its plans to cover India through the Google Street View is rejected. India has rejected Google's plans to put Indian cities, tourists spots,......

All about the Konka's Tuxedo W990 smartphone

"Is that a Nokia?" This is what you'll ask on a cursory look at Konka's Tuxedo W990.  The company's logo closely resembles Nokia's. Konka Telecommunications is a Shenzen, a China-based company......

Understanding climate change and India

A handbook is generally understood to be a ready reckoner, a quick reference, a flick-through pocketbook, something you pull out when the machinery has failed and so has your memory, or equally, in......

'He has insulted #KashmiriPandits'

'Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar.' Israeli film-maker Nadav Lapid, jury head of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), described The Kashmir......

IFFI kicks off in Goa

The coronavirus pandemic may have postponed a lot of plans but cinema-lovers refuse to get daunted. The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which usually takes place in November, was......

PIX: Rajinikanth rubs shoulders with Amitabh Bachchan

The 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off in Panaji, Goa, on a grand scale. The superstars of India cinema -- Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth -- flagged off......

2018's TOP 15 Indian films

Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies. 2018 was really good for the Indian film industry with a number of important films in Hindi and other regional languages. My work as......

Why Shami is missing from India's 'perfect playing XI'

'Shami will come into picture if they want to rotate Siraj.' IMAGE: Mohammed Shami, who is among the best in the business, might just have to keep warming the bench. Photograph: BCCI At times, the......

Christchurch: Facts and figures

The Indian cricket team takes on New Zealand in a Twenty20 international, the first match of the team's 47-day tour, at Christchurch on Wednesday, February 25. The garden citywill also stage the......