10 things you need to know about Mahashweta Devi

Writer and activist Mahashweta Devi, who passed away after a prolonged illness on Thursday, authored more than a 100 novels and 20 collections of short stories. She was not only a celebrated writer......

Mahasweta Devi - a voice of the oppressed

The 91-year-old, who died on Thursday, went beyond her role as a writer to help tribals in organising themselves in groups so that they could take up development activities in their own areas. A......

Take a stroll at this prison turned park

Bangalore is never short of ideas and innovation. In a unique move, the state government has turned the erstwhile Central Jail to a park, where people can take a stroll. It is in a way a look......

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Amazon Prime Video has announced 41 titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing a challenge to its streaming competitors. Amazon's attractive line-up for the next two years......

'Every day is a new ball game'

'Every character is a challenge.'   IMAGE: Dibyendu Bhattacharya in Looop Lapeta. One of OTT's rising stars, Dibyendu Bhattacharya started his movie acting career way back in 2001's Monsoon......

'Yash Chopra's legacy lives and breathes everyday'

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Several Bollywood stars turned to Twitter to remember filmmaker Yash Chopra on his 81st birth anniversary. Here’s what......

PIX: Abhishek, Ranbir, Yuvraj play football

Abhishek Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor joined quite a few Bollywood actors and star cricketers for a charity football match over the weekend at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Bachchan's......

Dipika finally decides to play at Asian Games

India's highest-ranked squash player Dipika Pallikal has decided to put the controversy over the dubious Asian Games draw behind and confirmed her participation for the upcoming Incheon edition,......

Angry Pallikal considering pulling out of Asian Games

Dipika Pallikal (right) of India in action. Stanley Chou/Getty Images Upset with the 'manipulative' singles draw, India's top squash player Dipika Pallikal is "seriously considering" pulling out......

Ritwik left out of CWG squash team

Former India number one Ritwik Bhattacharya was on Monday left out of the 10-member Indian squash team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14. After a meeting of......

Ritwik for Otters Open squash

Ritwik Bhattacharya and India No. 2 Harinderpal Singh Sandhu will be the star attractions in the prestigious Otters Devotie Squash Open 2010 that will be organized and hosted by Otters Club in......

Ghosal staying focused before Delhi CWG

With eyes firmly set on this year's Commonwealth Games, India's ace squash player Sourav Ghosal has decided to cut down on international tournaments to remain injury-free before the October 3-14......