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'Adipurush' makers under fire over 'tapori' language

Several parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT), on Saturday criticised filmmaker Om Raut's Adipurush for hurting the sentiments of the people with the......

Lata Mangeshkar and her connection to Savarkar

From being the youngest member of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's inter-caste dinner squads to giving voice to his poems, singing icon Lata Mangeshkar was closely associated with the controversial Hindu......

'This government seeks full control. No dissent'

'Many already toe the line, those on the fence will be nudged to stand with the government even more, those who are critical will face trouble soon.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S......

PM announces 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown of the entire country for 21 days in an unprecedented drastic measure to try halt the spread of coronavirus shortly after which......

Shrinking screens: Is cable TV dying in India?

For years it has been evident that fibre and DTH would give tough competition to cable in India where regulatory overload has mutilated an already warped industry structure. OTT added fuel to the......

Why some things work in India, and some don't

'The two-word answer is: Proper oversight,' says T N Ninan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The India of the 1980s and 1990s had many dreams: Private TV by satellite or cable, instead of......

Data reveals true story about Modi govt's pet initiatives

While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, facts show a different story, explains Manoj K. Image: Narendra Modi being presented a "Plough" as symbol of......

A few tax saving plans other than 80C

It’s that time of the year again when one needs tobegin calculating their tax liabilities.However, before you do so, remember to analyse the various sections of tax deductions under the......

Prasar Bharati to sue TAM next week

Government-owned Prasar Bharati, the country's largest broadcaster, had decided to sue the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) agency, citing an alleged inaccurate representation of data on......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

Is Dangal TV a flash in the pan?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy StockSnap/Pixabay Is it a flash in the pan or the making of a new broadcasting power? In April this year,......

Readers' choice on the best, worst actors of 2002

Thu Dec 26 21:01:21 2002 Name:ajit gokhaleCity, Country:usaYour Views:I think Anil kapoor was the best in Nayak.He is an in-depth actor above all the current crop. (I think Amitabh is running out......

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

'The DD team left around 3pm but Shami could not board the flight as he faces a summon from the Kolkata Police.' IMAGE: Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Mohammed Shami. Photograph: BCCI Delhi......

IPL teams face stiff test as CLT20 enters main draw

After their not-so-memorable outing in the just-concluded ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka, it will be a test of character forIndian playersin the Champions League Twenty20, which commences on Saturday.......

IPL 2010 revised fixtures

More than a dozen changes have been incorporated by the Indian Premier League authorities in the revised schedule of the Twenty20 League's third edition, from March 12 to April 25. The changes were......

DD to telecast ODIs with 7-minute delay

Millions of cricket lovers can rejoice as the Delhi high court,on Tuesday, directed public broadcaster Prasar Bharti to show live telecast of India-West Indies cricket series on DD, but deferred by......

Windies series on Ten Sports; SC halts DD

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained Prasar Bharti from airing on Doordarshan the upcoming India-West Indies Test and ODI matches starting May 18, the exclusive telecast rights of which are with......

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