Would ancient India have supported Section 377?

Devdutt Pattanaik, who has simplified ancient Indian scriptures for millions of readers, highlights what our scriptures have to say about homosexuals and transgenders.Illustration: Uttam......

Ab ki baar, U-turn sarkar...

The decision to rethink the ban on porn Web sites is the latest reversal of decisions by the Modi Sarkar. Has the Modi Sarkar become a regime of U-turns, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Prime Minister......

Now, enjoy great 'Kamasutra' sex for 8.99 dollars!

Imagine having to read out an instruction from the Kamasutra while trying to get the move right -- difficult, isn't it? This age-old flaw has now been taken care of, by releasing the world's most......

Kama Sutra: It's potent, popular & a money spinner

At eight kilos, bound in silk, with paper of a grammage normally reserved for magazine covers, it's probably the heaviest, lushest book I have handled, but while it might be good for building......

Alyque Padamsee on what is a great ad

Advertising and theatre personality Alyque Padamsee dons many a cap with effortless ease. Be it heading the ad agency Lintas, creating the unforgettable Liril ad, or playing Muhhamad Ali Jinnah in......

Beware of Friday the 3rd!

A new 'malicious worm' has begun infecting computer systems and threatens to attack on the third day of every month beginning February 3, according to Trend Micro, an anti-virus and content......

Kama Sutra keeps CERT on its toes

The dreaded mass-mailing worm expected to strike computers across the world today has kept the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, set up by the Department of Information Technology, on its......

Kama Sutra may not crash PCs

First the bad news. There's a worm that will challenge your security software on Friday. Executed on the third day of every month, it will attempt to overwrite user files such as Microsoft Office......

'Ours is called the land of Kama Sutra, but what happened?'

'Where did that go?' IMAGE: Priyanka Bose and Mohit Agarwal in Kanu Behl's Agra. Kanu Behl's first film as director, Titli, a gritty family drama, premiered at Cannes in 2014 and was released in......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Zoya Akhtar's AMAZING Movies

The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zoya Akhtar /Instagram Zoya Akhtar had us at the opening titles. When the credits for Luck By Chance rolled, they opened up to a world......

Amjad Khan's 10 Most Memorable Films

Saluting Amjad Khan. There’s a striking dichotomy to Amjad Khan’s personality. His piercing gaze could wreak havoc yet the same eyes conveyed volumes of vulnerability. The bullying......