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Tolkien's oldest story to hit stores

For fans of J R R Tolkien (1892-1973), April will be the nicest month. It sees the worldwide release in eight languages, on April 17, of The Children of Hurin, a previously unpublished tale that......

The Lord of the Rings rooted in racism: Academic

An American academic, who teaches at the Warwick University in the United Kingdom, has described J R R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy as an 'epic rooted in racism'.Dr Stephen Shapiro, an......

Landscape Photographer of the Year: Stunning photos across UK

These incredible photos show some of the spectacular scenes captured by photographers as part of the annual Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Photographers from across the United......

The incredibly odd world we live in!

These 10 images show that it’s an odd world out there. Naked cyclists take part in the World Naked Bike Ride in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. According to the......

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion......

Sahara makes $2-billion bid for MGM

Sahara India Pariwar has made a $2-billion bid to buy the debt of struggling Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Inc. Agency reports said the new offer came a day after MGM said it had got......

Get high on multimedia games this summer

Not interested in catching the latest Bollywood release or Oscar nominated movie screening at a multiplex this summer? How about racing cars? Warming up to the FIFA 2006 frenzy? Getting transported......

'You Don't Know If The Rebellion Will Be Successful'

'It is daunting, for sure, because you're rowing upstream.' IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Jugnuma: The Fable. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raam Reddy/Instagram In the age of high-speed entertainment, some......

Bet On Dance And Drama On OTT This Week!

Dance, drama, Duster, what are you going to watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma lists your options. Hai JunoonWhere to watch? Jio HotstarLanguage: Hindi A OTT series revolving around dance,......

Now, Watch Munjya At Home

Enchanted rings, talking teddy bears and arranged marriages of the phony kind, hijack horror and more on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options to choose from. ......

Why You Must Watch Rings Of Power

'Tolkien wanted his work to be timeless so the people of any country, any time and any background would be able to find themselves in these stories.' With his fantasy books The Hobbit and The Lord......

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Review

The Rings of Power has a visual distinction and vibe entirely of its own, observes Sukanya Verma. If there's one thing that Peter Jackson's exhaustive adaptation of The Lord of Rings and The......