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SC to hear plea on Banu Mushtaq inaugurating Mysuru Dasara

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Karnataka government's decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara this......

Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' shortlisted for Booker Prize

Karnataka-based writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq's short story collection Heart Lamp, translated from Kannada to English by Deepa Bhasthi, was on Tuesday shortlisted for the International......

Why was Deepa Bhasthi sidelined for Dasara inauguration? BJP to Sidda

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party President B Y Vijayendra on Thursday questioned the Congress government's decision to exclude Deepa Bhasthi, who shared the International Booker Prize with......

Lawyer seeks ban on Arundhati Roy's book for showing her with cigarette

The Kerala high court was on Thursday told that Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy's book -- Mother Mary Come to Me -- has a disclaimer against smoking on the back of its cover. IMAGE: Kindly note......

SC rejects plea against Dasara invitation to Banu Mushtaq

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging Karnataka's invite to International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara celebrations this year and asked how could the state......

Who Will Lead The Tata Group?

Will it be Noel Tata, Ratan Tata's half brother? IMAGE: Noel Tata addresses the Tata Steel Founder's Day celebration in Jamshedpur to commemorate Jamshetji Tata's birth anniversary. Photograph:......

Colgate India meets distributors' body to sort out issue of price parity

Colgate India’s meeting with distributors comes after the traditional channel stopped supplying its Colgate MaxFresh range of products in Maharashtra. Colgate-Palmolive India (Colgate India)......

HSBC plans non-banking arm in India

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is in the process of setting up a non-banking financial company to cater to new market segments, its chief executive officer and group general manager......

FMCG distributors call off stir against Colgate after talks

FMCG distributors on Thursday said they have suspended their boycott of certain products of oral care maker Colgate after talks with the company representatives over the issue of price disparity......

HSBC to invest $180 mn in India

Foreign banking major HSBC plans to inject $180 million in India operations to support its growth in the country.This will be through fresh infusion of $150 million by way of new capital as well as......

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

IMAGE: Jonathan David Martin poses with the tiger puppet at the Broadway opening night of Life Of Pi at The Schoenfeld Theatre, in New York, March 30, 2023. Photograph: Michael Loccisano/Getty......

'Film-makers have forgotten the real India'

'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.' IMAGE: Raghubir Yadav is one of India's finest actors. Raghubir Yadav is a phenomenal actor, who embraces......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

'When do dreams come true?'

'If you sit collar turned up and tell yourself, you are great, you will never evolve as an actor.' IMAGE: Raghubir Yadav in Panchayat. After more than three decades in the industry, the......

The BEST ACTORS of 2021

Men in our movies are slowly but surely realising the power of characterisation over imagery. While the market for slo-mo strutting peacocks isn't shutting down any time soon, it's heartening to......

Tokyo Games: MIND-BOGGLING Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Team United States's Cory Juneau warms up prior to the Men's Street Skateboard event. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images......