Unfazed by the widespread criticism of his comments against the Hindi film The Kashmir Files, Israeli director and IFFI international jury chair Nadav Lapid said he stands by his remarks as he "knows how to recognise propaganda disguised as a movie".
The 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off in Panaji, Goa, on a grand scale.
Mamallapuram's Group of Monuments -- a collection of 7th- and 8th-century religious structures -- attracted 46 per cent of the total foreign tourists who visited India compared to 12 per cent by the Taj.
'Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar.'
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
The Kerala high court gives a go-ahead to the controversial Malayalam film.
'If the executive is not obeying the judiciary, then it is a Constitutional issue.'
Among the 24 feature films chosen for the Indian Panorama section in IFFI 7 of them are Malayalam films.
Bollywood gets into celebration mode!
Moggina Jade is a film for those who want to see artistic films. That said, this is not a patch on Naidu's previous film Mussanje, which was a classic by all standards.
At least 10,000 people gathered at the Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto on August 9 to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of India's Independence Day despite intermittent showers.
Mind blowing winning snaps from the annual iPhone Photo Awards have been revealed -- and it's hard to believe they were taken on a mobile. The competition only allows photos taken with an iPhone or iPad. This year's Grand Prize Winner and Photographer of the Year Award went to Dimpy Bhalotia, a street photographer from the United Kingdom, who used an iPhone X to capture her image, "Flying Boys," taken in Banaras, India. In a press release, the photo is described as follows: "Three boys take flight from a wall into the Ganges River, their expressive limbs filling the sky with both tension and exuberance." Check out the winners below.
The BBC on Thursday issued an apology as an inquiry concluded that the media corporation had covered up the tactics used by journalist Martin Bashir to secure his famous 1995 interview scoop with Princess Diana, in which the late Princess of Wales opened up about her troubled marriage to Prince Charles.
New video from NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet on February 18 as the spacecraft plummeted, parachuted and rocketed toward the surface of Mars. A microphone on the rover also has provided the first audio recording of sounds from Mars.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images of the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year!
The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Sharan Shetty from India wins 1st Place as Photographer of the Year in the 14th Annual iPhone Photography Awards 2021.
From frozen lakes in Sikkim and breathtaking Panoramas in Himachal Pradesh to the Green Route in Karnataka and the lush green tea estates of Munnar, readers share their best #India-Photos!
The event will have an Indian Panorama section, an Asian Competition section.
Aseem Chhabra picks his favourite films from the recently concluded Berlin Film Festival.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here!
NASA has released the first-ever natural-colour portrait of Saturn, in which the planet, its seven moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible.
Director P Sheshadri talks about the film, winning the National Award and what triggered the idea for the film.
Thanga Meengal is the only Tamil fillm to be selected for the Indian Panorama at IFFI 201.
Director Gnana Rajasekharan on his forthcoming project Ramanujan, on the life of the great mathematician.
Vicky Nanjappa reports on the sharp economic differences that prevail in Bellary despite its riches and resources
Two persons said to be members of the United Kingdom arm of the Aam Aadmi Party are embroiled in a student visa scam in Britain uncovered by the BBC.
'Every religion is sacred and beautiful. There's no reason for people to hate each other because they practise different faiths.'
Reader Mridula Dwivedi shares these images of the beautiful country.
Vital intelligence used to justify Iraq invasion ten years ago was based on 'fabrication', a media report has claimed, citing that the Central Intelligence Agency and MI6 were told that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction.
Director Neelakantha talks about his upcoming romantic film Chamak Challo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Ritu Jha meets Vineet Devaiah, the founder of TeliportMe that he believes will give tough competition to Google Street View
Here's a look at some stunning pictures that shows the terrain that surrounded the rover while it was stationary for four months of work during its most recent Martian mission.
We invited you to share pictures from your travels with us on Rediff ZaraBol. Here is a fresh batch of pictures that you posted.
Madhav Ramadasan, director of the much acclaimed Malayalam film Melvialsom talks about his big win.
Here's what label Pashma showcased at the WLIFW on Day Three -- a range of high-end resortwear.
British photographer Beatriz Lopez and Peter Caton visit Kasargod district in north Kerala, whose residents have been plagued by the spraying of endosulfan pesticide. From families completely breaking down to pushing innocents into the dark well of irrecoverable diseases, the endosulfan menace has often been described as equally devastating as the Bhopal gas tragedy.
We invited you, our dear readers, to share your unsual summer pictures with us and here is our first set of responses. You can continue contributing! Post them on ZaraBol and we will carry the best images, right here on Rediff.com!
Kaavalan has been selected amongst 2500 submissions from 80 countries
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