It's ok if mother Marathi dies...: Sena MLA sparks row; apologises

Ruling Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve landed in a controversy after he likened Marathi people to mother and North Indians to his aunt, saying that if the mother died it was acceptable but not so in......

Student thrashed for not speaking Marathi ends life

A 19-year-old student committed suicide in Maharashtra's Thane district after a group of people allegedly assaulted him on a local train following an argument over not speaking in Marathi, police......

MNS worker slaps woman over remark against Marathi

A video of a lady office-bearer of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena slapping a woman after the latter allegedly made derogatory remarks about the Marathi language has surfaced on social media.......

Marathi movie 'Manache Shlok' screenings halted over title row

Actor-director Mrunmayee Deshpande has expressed disappointment over the disruption of screenings of her recently released Marathi film Manache Shlok by some people in Pune, Chhatrapati......

'We Modified Our Betaals To Become More Indian'

'Nawaz's character was created around Vikram Betaal.''Betaal was a little more gimmicky, funny; he would laugh at you, tease you.''That's why I made Nawaz very quirky.' IMAGE: Nawazuddin Siddiqui......

The Film Rana Daggubati Is Proud Of

'Every day you're learning and wanting to find something new.' IMAGE: Suraaj Suman and Bhushaan Manoj in Sagar Bonda. The brilliant Marathi film Sagar Bonda about gay love in rural Maharashtra won......

Sabar Bonda Review: A Rare Gem

Sabar Bonda is a tender, and exquisitely crafted slice-of-life drama that taps into universal human desire of making a meaningful connection with another human being, observes Mayur Sanap. In......

What Ajay Devgn Finds 'Really Difficult'

IMAGE: Ajay Devgn and Mrunal Thakur at the Son of Sardaar 2 launch. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff Ajay Devgn can't be Singham all the time, so he returns to his goody avatar as the......

Who is Divya Deshmukh, the teen who made chess history?

IMAGE: Meet India’s new chess queen. Photographs: Anna Shtourman/ FIDE and Andrei Anosov/FIDE Teen prodigy Divya Deshmukh stunned seasoned grandmaster Koneru Humpy in a tense tiebreak to win......