PHOTOS: Illaiyaraja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan, 41 others given Padma awards

Noted music composer Illaiyaraja, Hindustani classical singer Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Hindutva thinker P Parameswaran, Kerala Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom and 39 other prominent personalities were......

The morning-after principle

Humanitarian intervention has little meaning unless the international community is willing to engage in the aftermath, says Shyam Saran. When the Cold War ended in 1990, the West declared victory......

'Water shortage is a very, very serious situation'

It has been argued that the next world war will be fought not over oil, but over water. In India, water riots have broken out in Madhya Pradesh this year and people have lost lives fighting......

The new India-Pak battleground

It is said a new 'Great Game' has started in Afghanistan, and the principal players this time are India and Pakistan. This may not be wholly true given the presence of major powers such as the US,......

Will Priyanka's bikini lure in crowds for Agyaat?

Priyanka Kothari returns to the marquee this Friday after a long spell. Her last release was the dismal Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, way back in 2007, where she tried to pull off Hema Malini's Basanti.......

Review: Welcome to Sajjanpur

Films like Welcome to Sajjanpur are tricky to form an opinion about. They have got so much going for them, but, nonetheless, aren't above fault.Lack of perfection aside, Shyam Benegal's new film......

'I'm very proud of Banaras'

"It's very cliched to say thatBanaras isa mystic love story, that it's really different, that I've attempted something new with the film. Almost as bad as calling it very hatke. What can I say?......

These actors are 'different'

There are three kinds of films: one that tells a story;the other that tells what happens in between a story. And the third that is devoid of any content whatsoever. There are three kinds of actors......