'ISI is rarely questioned in Pakistan'

'But India, increasingly, is not that far behind, which is a story I never expected to tell.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com None of Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark's previous......

The TRP Trap

'The more the news media weakens, especially at this juncture of economic ruin with lay-offs and wage cuts, the more the owners and journalists weigh their value in terms who they are close to, the......

Cinemas get ready to open in new COVID-19 normal

Sushant Singh Rajput's last theatrical release 'Chhichhore' is among the films that will get a big screen re-release on Thursday as cinemas in several parts of the country ready to open after seven......

Pandit Jasraj: Indian classical music's greatest voice

Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like ‘haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his......

Sachin Tendulkar invests $2 mn in JetSynthesys

With this investment, Tendulkar joins the bandwagon of existing shareholders of JetSynthesys, who include Adar Poonawalla, Kris Gopalakrishnan, etc. Sachin Tendulkar has recently made an equity......

Bollywood's Eros merges with Hollywood's STX Entertainment

The newly-formed entity which will list on the NYSE as Eros STX Entertainment Corp, will remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with headquarters in both Mumbai, India, and Burbank,......

Pay Rs 249/month and get contents from other apps on Tata Sky

The service will initially offer digital content from, Hotstar, Sun NXT, Eros NOW, Hungama Play via a single subscription fee of Rs 249 a month Direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Tata Sky has......

US-China trade war: What India must do

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.''The size of our market......

Code Name: Tiranga Review: Too Dull

Code Name: Tiranga makes Deepa Gahlot feel nostalgic for Naam Shabana and forgive Dhaakad. Much too soon after Dhaakad, another espionage film Code Name: Tiranga sets a female R&AW agent against......

Why Didn't #BoycottBrahmastra Work?

Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor in Brahmastra. If a moviegoer was not on......

Brahmastra Review

Brahmastra is a work of star-struck ambition and high-octane energy whose razzle-dazzle hits many happy notes, observes Sukanya Verma. India is a gold mine of mythological stories about good......

'I am the coolest dad in the world'

'This was Hollywood, as big as it can get.''It meant the world to me that my sons were next to me.' IMAGE: Dhanush with sons Lingaa and Yathra at the Los Angeles premiere of The Gray Man.......

Sports Shorts: Para-badminton player dies of COVID-19

IMAGE: Para athlete Ramesh Tikaram received the Arjuna Award in 2002. Photograph: Twitter Arjuna awardee and ace para-badminton player Ramesh Tikaram died of coronavirus in a hospital in......

A peek into the high-flying life of F1 champ Lewis Hamilton

Take a look into the glamorous life of Lewis Hamilton IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton with supermodel Irina Shayk. Photograph: Twitter. Lewis Hamilton can become Britain's first four-time Formula One world......

How Hamilton wants F1 to attract new fans in US

Formula One should link up with mainstream American sports like basketball and football to reach new audiences in the United States, world champion Lewis Hamilton suggested on Thursday.Asked at a......