'Had he been insane, he would have shot everyone'

'How was it possible for Singh to have got a government job, and that too one involving the handling of guns, had he been insane?' IMAGE: Chetan Singh accused for killing four people including his......

Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kader Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 prominent personalities who......

Dance of the hemlock drinkers

The title alludes to Socrates willingly drinking poisonous hemlock as his punishment after he was convicted of corrupting the minds of the young and impiety in ancient Athens. That same fierce......

Park Street gang rape case: Absconding main accused arrested

Over four years after the infamous Park Street gang rape case, Kolkata police has arrested the prime accused Kader Khan from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. Kader along with his accomplice Ali......

The Star-Maker You Didn't Know About

Prayag Raj, who was so successful at his peak, ought not to have slid into oblivion, observes Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Anil Kapoor with Prayag Raj on the sets of 1987's Hifazat. Photograph: Kind......

When Bollywood Slipped Into God Mode

Every now and then Bollywood finds itself in need of divine intervention. In the upcoming OMG 2, Akshay Kumar plays Lord Shiva -- correction: A messenger of Lord Shiva (as directed by the Central......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......

Do You Have Sooryavansham Fatigue?

Fans love to lay their eyes on their favourite filmstars time and again on the silver screen and television. But an overdose of the same films every week on television could be a killjoy and might......