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Ravi Kishan Wins An Award Not For Films!

BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan has been awarded the Sansad Ratna for his outstanding performance in the Lok Sabha, becoming the first actor-turned-politician to receive the honour. IMAGE: Ravi......

Actor's wife, 2 others booked for reciting Pak poet's poem

The recitation of Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz's Hum Dekhenge poem at an event in Nagpur has led police to slap charges of endangering India's unity and integrity, and promoting enmity......

Jayant Narlikar: A Voice That Lit The Cosmos

'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.''That's a very rare quality -- to......

Court accepts ED closure in CWG 'scam' case

Bringing down curtains on a 13-year-old case, a Delhi court on Monday accepted the Enforcement Directorate's closure report in a money laundering case against Suresh Kalmadi, the former head of the......

Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan passes away

Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief and K Kasturirangan passed away in Bengaluru on Friday, officials said. IMAGE: Dr K Kasturirangan. Photograph: ANI Photo He was 84 and......

Why govt is demanding $2.81 bn from RIL, BP

The government has slapped a $2.81 billion (about Rs 24,500 crore) demand notice on Reliance Industries and its partners, including BP Plc for gains made from producing and selling natural gas that......

Will RBI's new Guv usher a growth-propping rate cut in 2025?

Malhotra, who started his three-year term on December 11, has pointed to growth, stability and trust as his focus areas. Photograph: Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters The RBI under former governor......

2024 Economics Nobel awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize also known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James......

'When Your Tapasya Is Successful, You Feel Very Good'

It was a beautiful Monday for many film folk, as they were conferred with Padma Awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Droupadi Murmu. The awards are among India's highest civilian......

My Favourite Oscar Moment

The balance was so perfect in that moment, the irony so rich.Those who cheered on Elia Kazan were cheering on the one quality that made him such a singular artist: He was his own man and not......

'Laapataa Ladies Right Film To Represent India

'Indian life is full of chaos. So it captures the cultural chaos quite beautifully and lightly.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel in Laapataa Ladies. As soon as Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies was announced as......

Does Laapataa Ladies Deserve To Go To Oscars? VOTE!

Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies has been picked as India's official entry for Oscars 2025, the Film Federation of India announced on Monday. The Hindi film, a light-hearted satire on patriarchy, was......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......

AIFF want Churchill Brothers to return I-League trophy

IMAGE: AIFF deputy Secretary General M Satyanarayan presents the I-League trophy to Churchill Brothers owner, Churchill Alemao and the team management as well as head coach Dimitris Dimitriou and......

Churchill Brothers declared I-League champs, earn ISL promotion

Inter Kashi to appeal to CAS. IMAGE: Churchill Brothers are I-League champions.. Photograph: Kind courtesy Churchill Brothers FC/Facebook Churchill Brothers were belatedly crowned I-League......

Amid controversy, Churchill Brothers get I-League trophy from AIFF

IMAGE: Churchill Brothers celebrate with the I-League trophy at Cavelossim in Goa on Sunday. Photograph: Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com There is no dearth of drama in Indian football but it was......

DRAMA! Why Churchill Brothers not yet I-League champs

IMAGE: Action from the I-League match played between Real Kashmir FC and Churchill Brothers FC in Kashmir on Sunday. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Goan club Churchill Brothers FC were crowned......

Churchill Brothers withdraw from Super Cup over I-League dispute

IMAGE: Churchill Brothers finished provisionally on top of the I-League table but their wait for the title and a historic promotion to the ISL depends on the verdict of the AIFF's Appeal Committee......