'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

'Art has no religion. An artist is an artist.' IMAGE: Mansiya. All photographs: Kind courtesy Mansiya VP/Facebook It was in the late 1950s that an 11-year-old Hyder Ali joined the Kerala......

Cow should be declared national animal: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad high court on Wednesday said Parliament should make a law declaring cow a national animal and to punish those who harm it. Photograph:ANI Photo Observing that the animal is an......

Babri verdict runs counter to SC judgment: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday said a special Central Bureau of Investigation court's decision to acquit all the accused in the Babri Masjid case runs counter to constitutional spirit and the 2019......

Who will Pakistan army chief promote?

General Bajwa gets inputs from his senior officers, but he has the final word, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence......

Kallarali Hoovaagi: Must watch

Kallarali Hoovaagiis a rarity -- a film of exceptional quality and outstanding production values; kudos, then, to Madhu Bangarappa, owner of Akash audio company, who produced the film and to......

Amol Palekar has no regrets

While the average Bollywood viewer may remember Amol Palekar as the everyman hero, discerning audiences know he is a filmmaker with rare insight and sensitivity.Set to release The Quest/Thaang, the......

You have got to be practical: Arbaaz

Arbaaz Khan harbours no starry illusions about himself.In his own words, "I just pick from what is best being offered to me."Earlier in his career, when Salman Khan's younger sibling got tired of......

BCCI award cheques to former cricketers ahead of IPL final

The BCCI on Sunday distributed the remaining installment of its one-time benefit payments to the country's 20 former international and domestic players ahead of the IPL final between Kolkata Knight......

Former cricketers to get benefit payment at IPL play-offs

Sixty-five former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the IPL play-offs, during which they will be handed cheques......