He was the lone survivor of the crash in which Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel were killed.
Indrani laughed loudly. She looked like the cat that got the cream, smiling gaily. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
Sukanya Verma picks 10 essential David Dhawan movies you need to watch to understand their loony appeal.
Here come the gorgeous guests!
India's news broadcasters are a national shame that have polarised Indians, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Ritesh Batra's The Sense Of An Ending trailer works, writes Raja Sen.
A look at Telugu films releasing on New Year's Eve!
Actor Ravichandran, music maestro Ilayaraja and director P Vasu will team up for the remake.
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
Golden Globes that could go wrong.
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
'If somebody remixes my song Banno 20 years later, why would I feel bad about it?'
'The film released when I was in Class 8. Most of the characters in it inspired me' says Sarvesh Mehtani.
All the gold medallists from Saturday's action at the Tokyo Olympics.
Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride. Like Michael Corleone, he got into it with the best of intentions, and got out of it on top but lost in the heights. Sreehari Nair revisits the film as it turns 50 this month.
Which one suits your budget and needs?
'Our country has enough talent, writers and composers to create music.' 'The previous generation did their job and went.' 'I think we need to leave behind some things.'
The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
The Tamil version does not boast of strong characters, feels S Saraswathi.
The narrative seems to go absolutely nowhere from start to finish, says S Saraswathi.
Two films will release on Diwali.
Take a look at the releases and vote!
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the 65th National Awards.
An occasional series featuring unusual movie connections.
'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.'
'Not for the first time during this festival I was struck by the atmosphere of friendly inclusion the organisers had managed in a city where you can smell menace in the air, thanks to Adityanath's revenge-driven politics, his denigration of Muslims and ruthless use of State power against critics,' notes Anjali Puri.
A look at the hopefuls this year!
Bhar Do Jholi Meri is Salman's favourite song. Here's looking at other smashing qawwalis through time.
Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen.
'Scenes of self-destruction are exhausting after a point. At nearly three hours, Kabir Singh's belligerence is too much to bear,' says Sukanya Verma.
This start-up took the 'novel' path to teach children mathematics.
Director Karan Malhotra overstuffs a simple family story about strained ties into a nearly three-hour long cacophonous music video, writes Sukanya Verma.
'I want to use my music to reach out to the youth, to inspire them to create history.' 'To share knowledge, to tell them the importance of voting, girl child education, menstrual hygiene.'
With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.
Although this may not be music to Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya's ears, the real reason in my estimation for their quitting is expatriate over-sensitivity, intolerance or arrogance, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
'I will pick Bollywood stars to play Indian superheroes.'
Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.
Suriya's charisma and director Hari Gopalakrishnan's brilliant screenplay make Tamil film Singam 2 a joyful experience.
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