Arthur J Pais And Suman Guha Mozumder

Stories by Arthur J Pais And Suman Guha Mozumder

Tracing Bollywood over six decades

Tracing Bollywood over six decades

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2010

Vaibhavi Merchant talks about her work in musical hit, Merchants of Bollywood.

Endhiran takes the world by storm

Endhiran takes the world by storm

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2010

Endhiran/ Robot stands at either number one or number four in the world its first weekend, depending on who is talking.

Film on Facebook heats up Oscar race

Film on Facebook heats up Oscar race

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2010

The Social Network is on its way to become a huge box office hit as well.

Aamir Khan to star in Anurag Kashyap's next?

Aamir Khan to star in Anurag Kashyap's next?

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2010

Blue Velvet might just be the director's next, if he manages to lock the script.

Merchants of Bollywood re-starts its dream run

Merchants of Bollywood re-starts its dream run

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2010

Choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant, the musical will travel to the US and Canada.

Don't lecture us on democracy: India to Pak

Don't lecture us on democracy: India to Pak

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2010

Pakistan cannot impart lessons to us on democracy and human rights, said External Affairs Minister SM Krishna at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

Make Bengali an official language: B'desh tells UN

Make Bengali an official language: B'desh tells UN

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2010

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the United Nations General Assembly that Bangla should be named as an official UN language to reflect the vast number of its speakers and its heritage in literature and history.Sheikh Hasina told the UNGA's annual high-level segment that an international movement to celebrate the use of mother languages was growing stronger every year.

India, US mull 'triangular cooperation' in Afghan

India, US mull 'triangular cooperation' in Afghan

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2010

India and the United States have come up with the idea of 'a triangular cooperation' on development issues involving countries like Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday."An interesting new idea has emerged -- that of a triangular cooperation in places like Afghanistan and Africa. Let me say that on Afghanistan, (Secretary of State Hillary) Clinton spoke very positively about India's role in that country," said Nirupama Rao.

We wish India and the CWF all success: Sharma

We wish India and the CWF all success: Sharma

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2010

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on Sunday said that good grounds have now been demonstrated to have confidence in the Indian Government and the Commonwealth Games Federation holding the games.

UK backs India's seat among top 5 in UNSC

UK backs India's seat among top 5 in UNSC

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2010

Addressing the UNGA plenary session Clegg called for enlarging the Security Council 'to make up for the failure to fully face new challenges posed by a global map' that has radically changed since the world body was founded 65 years ago.

TV's Outsourced: pleasant but not magical

TV's Outsourced: pleasant but not magical

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2010

The TV pilot lacks the sparkle and humanity that made the 2006 film of the same name a little gem.

What Mr and Mrs Obama told Krishna

What Mr and Mrs Obama told Krishna

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2010

Highly placed sources said that the President, who met Krishna during a reception for heads of state and government at the Metropolitan Museum in New York late Thursday evening, personally conveyed the message about his upcoming trip to India during the brief photo-op and handshake opportunity.

End veto power of Big 5, says Iranian Prez at UN

End veto power of Big 5, says Iranian Prez at UN

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2010

"The veto advantage grants impunity to aggression and occupation. How could, therefore, one expect competence while both the judge and the prosecutor are a party to the dispute," the Iranian President asked.

Rights abuses in Kashmir must end: Islamic nations

Rights abuses in Kashmir must end: Islamic nations

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2010

Taking note of the 'ongoing peaceful movement for freedom in Indian-occupied Kashmir', OIC Secretary General Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu stressed the need for resumption of the dialogue process between Pakistan and India to achieve a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue.

'Can Pakistan orchestrate shutdown in Kashmir? No!

'Can Pakistan orchestrate shutdown in Kashmir? No!

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2010

"Do we control children and women in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir so that they will come out and agitate? No we can't do that," Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.

India, Brazil, SA win top UN award

India, Brazil, SA win top UN award

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2010

India, Brazil and South Africa received the 2010 Millennium Development Goals awards for South-South Cooperation at a prestigious gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.

Oscar buzz for winner at Toronto film fest

Oscar buzz for winner at Toronto film fest

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2010

Colin Firth-starrer The King's Speech wins top award in Toronto.

India hands over flood relief to Pak through UN

India hands over flood relief to Pak through UN

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2010

India on Friday handed over a cheque of Rs 90 crore to United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon for relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected in Pakistan, after Islamabad's insistence that the aid be routed through the world body.

Indian films to be screened at NY festival

Indian films to be screened at NY festival

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2010

Love, Sex Aur Dhoka and Mirch will be some films travelling to the west.

Anurag Kashyap's shocking new film

Anurag Kashyap's shocking new film

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2010

That Girl in Yellow Boots may be too 'adult' for Indian audiences.