'India has completely forgotten history'

'Our religion had some important philosophies regarding trans people that cannot be ignored.''Contemporary India is refusing and ignoring transgender people.' IMAGE: Kalki Subramaniam believes......

Sanjay Nirupam: Controversy's child

From attacking Pramod Mahajan and Smriti Irani and participating in Bigg Boss, Sanjay Nirupam has plunged into an ugly controversy with his latest remark.Sanjay Jog reports. A......

Why are liberals so ineffective in India?

'Why are so many Indians willing to compromise their freedoms and those of their compatriots for the cause of economic progress and to see a shining India,' asks Aseem Chhabra. It is not a good......

Message prompted Mamata to act against Rushdie: Cleric

A Muslim cleric claimed on Friday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had ordered Kolkata police to block the visit of controversial author Salman Rushdie to the metropolis on Wednesday......

Why it's cheaper to create Mumbai in Sri Lanka

Why on earth would Indian films shoot in Sri Lanka? Because it is close to India, shooting there costs about one-fourth of that in India, it has one-tenth of the headaches, Sri Lankans look like......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

'Films offer you life lessons'

'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohini Hattangady/Instagram Rohini......

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......

Can India Win Another Oscar This Year?

'We're not looking at the importance of men standing up for women. And that, to me, is the power of the film.' IMAGE: A scene from To Kill A Tiger. Delhi-born Nisha Pahuja's film To Kill a Tiger......

Luger Keshavan named India coach, High Performance Director

IMAGE: Star luger Shiva Keshavan represented India in six Winter Olympics from 1998 to 2018. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Shiva Keshavan, the first Indian to compete in the luge event at......

Sehwag, Malik in selection panel for National Sports Awards

IMAGE: Virender Sehwag, in picture, along with Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik and hockey stalwart Sardar Singh are part of the 12-member committee constituted by the sports ministry to......

Sports Shorts: 3 Indians to officiate hockey events at 2018 CWG

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: 'Borobi' the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games mascot (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph:......

Spotlight on Salman Khan at IOA's Olympic contingent send-off

IMAGE: Sports Minister Vijay Goel, actor Salman Khan, music composer AR Rahman with Rio Olympic 2016 bound players in New Delhi. Photograph: PTI. The Indian Olympic contingent was given a......

Jwala moves court over BAI's life ban threat

Embattled shuttler Jwala Gutta moved the Delhi high court on Wednesday against the Badminton Association of India after its disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on her for an alleged code......