To consider Pervez Musharraf a real force for peace is an absurdity, declares Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Fashionistas with a distinct sense of style share their fundas.
Amid outrage over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad by the Bharatiya Janata Party's now-sacked two functionaries, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said it is high time Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence on the 'proliferation of hate speech and Islamophobic incidents' in the country, asserting that his silence is interpreted by some as condoning what has been happening.
A look at the week's hits and misses.
Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan.
We got the same Diwali bonuses. We ate together. We carried equipment together on shoots. And when the odd reporter tried to throw her weight around and leave the camera person to carry bags of equipment, cables, the camera and tripod down the stairs and to the shoot location, Prannoy would step in, take the tripod off the shoulders of the colleague silently, lightening the load, recalls Revati Laul.
'On Monday, you have to pick yourself up and start working on another film and be happy on the set.' 'You cannot carry your sad face everywhere.' 'You have to go and enjoy yourself, your work.'
Meet the ladies who have made an impression in the OTT universe.
Every medal is a story of struggle, says the indomitable M C Mary Kom, who considers her fifth Asian Championship gold medal special as it came despite the many roles she has had to play outside the ring in the past one year.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Boman Irani makes his OTT debut with Masoom, and it was good to see the actor on screen after a long time, observes Deepa Gahlot.
As controversy grew, BJP leaders, actors also joined the discourse against him.
The Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at him and claimed that people often ask why maturity, wisdom and responsibility have not come to the Congress leader despite the passage of 51 Julys, a reference to his age.
'Chup is the work that I'm most satisfied with; it won't bore me or make me cringe later.'
The actor said the film industry has the power to stay independent and wished they had enough courage to do so.
'I came to this city with Rs 1,500. Today, I have a lavish apartment, I drive in beautiful cars.' 'After I made my Rs 1,500, everything else is a bonus.' Kangana Ranaut talks about her success in Bollywood.
The Whistleblower is definitely worth watching, recommends Namrata Thakker.
Twitter on Tuesday permanently suspended Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, saying she had repeatedly violated its rules on 'hateful conduct and abusive behaviour'.
But why is everyone getting so het up over what, after all, is a mere film? If you don't like it, don't watch it. Why create a public spectacle over it? asks Virendra Kapoor.
'Can they (the Union government) provide security to every tribal in the valley? This is impossible now.'
Mammootty plays the despicable Kuttan with absolute integrity, observes Divya Nair.
Arun Karthick's Nasir is not the story of one man. It's a documentary on the scary, majoritarian, hateful road India has taken, discovers Mohd Asim.
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
Delhi, daddy issues, drivers, domestic help, politics, patriarchy, sexuality, sexism, choices, compromises, community, religion, real estate, motherhood, marriage -- Gulmohar offers a loaded, layered understanding of familial relationships and its indirect impact on the people at the periphery, notes Sukanya Verma.
Gal Godot begins a fascinating new column about marriage.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite female performers of 2022.
'The vitriol against Deepika Padukone, who is a hugely popular star, will fade over time. But let's not forget what caused it,' says Shuma Raha.
The second season of Illegal is neither gripping nor realistic, rues Namrata Thakker.
The adventure show will be shot in Argentina.
Suspended Congress leader claims 100 letters to Sonia Gandhi over leadership change
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday delivered his much-awaited speech at the annual general meeting at the Confederation of Indian Industry.
A great premise is squandered with a soapy ending. Still, it is definitely a one-time watch, states Prateek Sur.
A look at the top tweets from your Bollywood celebrities.
'My smile was the biggest reason that my wife got married to me,' Jay Bhanushali tells us.
Atul Kasbekar on the making of the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2018.
'For him to suddenly leave the way that he did, it shattered me.' 'It took me a long, long, time to come to terms with it.' 'Because the loss of such a friend can destroy you.' 'The loss was and continues to be immense.'
'We didn't know where the story was going. But I knew I was telling the story of an extremely lonely journalist.'
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