11 dead as LPG tanker crash triggers inferno on Jaipur highway

An LPG tanker collided with a truck on Friday, sparking a massive fireball that turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno in which 11 people were killed and 37 vehicles engulfed......

Bengali actor accuses Malayalam director of misbehaving

A Bengali actor has levelled accusation of misbehaviour against eminent Malayalam film director and chairman of the state-run Kerala Chalachitra Academy, Ranjith, spelling fresh trouble for the......

Cyclone Dana: Lakhs evacuated; flights, trains suspended

As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the coasts of Odisha, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at......

When Biju Patnaik reached out to US to counter China

Rup Narayan Das reveals the towering Odisha leader's role in improving national security after the 1962 War with China. IMAGE: Biju Patnaik with Indira Gandhi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Biju......

'Malayalis don't support serious cinema'

After returning from the Cannes film festival, where his film Saira was screened, Dr Biju appears relaxed. The film has been selected for quite a few prestigious film festivals across the world and......

Prithviraj's turn as a true Indian

Writer-director Dr Biju, whose earlier films Saira (2005) and Raman (2008) were appreciated in prestigious film festivals like Cannes and Cairo, is getting ready with his latest Malayalam film......

The only Indian film at Shanghai film festival

Writer-director Dr Biju has presented some hard-hitting themes through movies such as Saira, Raman and Veettilekkulla Vazhi. His films have won awards and appreciation and have been selected for......

Review: Akashathinte Niram is silently attractive

Malayalam film Akashathinte Niram is a visual treat, writes Paresh C PalichaIt is only once in a while that we get to see an internationally recognised film that has a commercial release. So, there......