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Tribal President: 'Don't Expect Magic'

'It will be wrong to raise the expectations of tribals because of a tribal President.''Tribal issues have not been resolved for 150 years.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi signs on......

Mahasweta Devi's Draupadi dropped from DU syllabus

The Delhi University Academic Council on Tuesday dropped a celebrated short story by the renowned Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi from the BA (Hons) English course while approving changes in its......

'Only one leader in TMC, no one else matters'

Against the backdrop of the Lok Sabha results, a much larger scale of desertion was anticipated from the TMC.'It seems, people don't believe that the ship is sinking.'Ishita Ayan Dutt reports.......

The Fault in Mamata Banerjee's Stars

'Bengal will win Bollywood one day and the world of entertainment will come over here,' Mamata Banerjee declared in Kolkata on Tuesday, July 24.'Mamata's fascination with stars is so deep-rooted......

Give me hope!

'Indian democracy has become an oxymoron.' 'I am hopeful that more people will boycott this politics of perversion and hatred and realise that this isn’t sustainable for our great nation to......

Why are More Women Jobless?

Indian women have education, inspiration and perspiration -- but not enough employment, points out Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The world celebrated International......

Bengal unclear on people displaced by projects

The West Bengal government has earmarked 30,000 acres for industrial projects (around 7,000 acres has been allocated, the rest is at different stages of acquisition), but even as it faces one of......

Bollywood's Most Mesmerising Tawaif? VOTE!

Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold. Under those resplendent adas and thumkas though, often......

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

Dilip Kumar, acting legend, passed into the ages on Wednesday, July 7, morning. We remember the icon by re-visiting his best movies. Dilip Kumar. The name evokes a myriad of images and every......

The GOOD, BAD and UGLY DOLLS of Bollywood

Dolls epitomise cuteness and childhood. Children seek them for comfort and play. Grownups collect them as work of art. In movies, they characterise both innocence and immaturity and, sometimes, a......

When Caste surfaced in Bollywood movies

Two Dalit girls are raped and hung from a tree, prompting a police procedural and soul searching in the hard-hitting promo of Anubhav Sinha's Article 15. The Ayushmann Khurrana starrer, which......

What Pataakha has in common with Paheli, Lootere

It goes way beyond a fantastic team! Brevity is the soul of wit. As one of William Shakespeare's greatest admirers, Vishal Bhardwaj knows it only too well. The director's crackling new offering......

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