The hijab-row triggered protests in Karnataka spread across the state on Tuesday, with campuses witnessing 'conflict-like' situations marked by stone-pelting incidents, use of force by police and the Muslim girls standing their ground for wearing the headscarves, prompting calls for peace and calm both by the government and the high court, which is now looking into the students' plea for their right to their hijab.
Telugu actress Sheela gets a taste of her popularity on Rediff.
Meghave Meghave directed by Nagendra Prasad is bogged down by ordinary performances from artists and weak handling of an ordinary story. Prasad proves that he is yet to learn the tricks in direction. The film drags from the first sequence. Gracy Singh makes a forgettable debut in this film.
Nanda is a listless action film written and directed by Anantha Raju. Shivaraj Kumar's fights are good, but Kaadal Sandhya has been wasted. Raju has failed to use the Veteran talented artists. Manohar has scored just average compositions. A Weak plot that can appeal only to action lovers.
Kannada film Arjun should serve as a warning to popular star Darshan, who has become very repetitive in the last three years -- he has featured in films with the same story, same dances, same fights and same one-liners.
Google on Wednesday launched its global 'Be Internet Awesome' programme for children in India in partnership with Indian comic book publisher Amar Chitra Katha to interweave critical internet safety lessons across eight Indian languages. The tech giant has also launched an enhanced Google Safety Centre in eight Indic languages as part of its efforts to step up safety of users on the internet. Google has significantly increased its resources dedicated to India's Trust Safety teams, including product policy analysts, security specialists, and user trust experts that support over 10 vernacular Indian languages, enabling its central teams to benefit from the local nuance and inputs.
While we appreciate the efforts of making a film like Prachanda Ravana, it takes more than technology to present a play differently on the big screen.
Suspected pro-Tamil protesters attacked and damaged a hotel run by a native of Karnataka in Chennai.
Taj Mahal blends pure romance with a right portion of sentiment and a bit of humour. And it is ably complimented by its excellent music and brilliant cinematography. The film also underlines the importance of parents' contribution to the future of their children, and how such an important factor is missed out by today's youngsters.
Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on.
"A writer must be like a sponge. I absorb everything from different parts of life."
The fellowships are limited to 21 'immortals of literature' at a time.
The four south Indian languages grew by 7% while regional languages within the Hindi speaking markets (such as Bhojpuri, Bangla, Marathi, etc) grew by 26%.
Check out the winners.
Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl, has picked up an award for Best Hindi film as well.
Two Kannada films will release this festive season.
Despite his Janata Dal-Secular finishing a poor third in the electoral battlefield, the 58-year-old Vokkaliga leader wore the crown.
'With English the most rapidly growing medium of instruction in India's schools and accounting now for more than one-sixth of the total (next only to Hindi, which accounts for a half), India is not about to turn its face away from a language that has global currency,' notes T N Ninan.<
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It will also star Malayalam actress Keerthi Suresh.
Suppandi has evolved over the years from being a household help to having a variety of office jobs.
A towering figure in the world of letters, Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, who died in Bangalore on Friday, was modern in his sensibilities and intellectual underpinnings in his literary works questioned many deeply-held beliefs.
'Looking at how teachers can change lives of students, I asked myself: 'Why don't I become a changemaker and change the lives of underprivileged students?''
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
However, it fell nine seats short of a majority.
TaxiForSure's Aprameya Radhakrishna's new venture, Vokal, is a peer-to-peer content generation platform that is a cross between Reddit and Quora.
The late legend would have turned 90 today.
A lowdown on the Tamil film industry.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
Joginder Tuteja points us to the busiest actresses down south.
'There are movies made with IT as a backdrop and about the mafia. But no one connected the two. That's how Mumbhai Connection was born',says Atlanta Nagendra.
One of the busiest actors in Kannada cinema, Rakshit Shetty collaborates with director Yograj Bhat in Vaastu Prakaara which releases this week.
This was not Sharad Pawar or Prithviraj Chavan speaking. It was Uddhav Thackeray, the undisputed chief of the Shiv Sena!
The broadcast made an estimated Rs20 billion in ad sales revenues from the IPL this year
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Addressing a party rally in Mysuru, Shah accused the Congress of behaving like as it did during the Emergency.
