DD airs The Kerala Story despite protest by CPM, Congress

Despite a strong protest raised by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Congress in Kerala, Doordarshan on Friday aired the controversial Bollywood movie The Kerala Story. IMAGE: A......

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

Electoral bonds list topper had first brush with law in 2011

Santiago Martin has funded Rs 1,368 crore to political parties between October 2020 to January 2024 through electoral bonds. IMAGE: Santiago Martin. Photograph: Courtesy, www.martinfoundation.com......

ED probes money laundering in drug case linked to DMK ex-functionary

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case to probe an international drugs trafficking racket that allegedly involves an arrested former functionary of the Dravida Munnetra......

3 Pilots Tested Positive For Psychotropic Substances

IMAGE: In recent weeks, three airline pilots have tested positive for psychotropic substances.Kindly note the image from the film Runway 34 has been posted only for representational purposes........

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made......

Real estate, travel and tourism blues hit India's consumption story

Despite the revival in sales of essential goods, GDP numbers show that the overall private consumption expenditure declined by 2.4 per cent in Q3. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Uday Shankar, the Star performer

Uday Shankar’s biggest contribution was that he managed to take years of resentment about Star’s foreign origins and turn that around. Most people now think of Star as an Indian......

Samantha-Jacqueline Celebrate India In New York

Photograph: ANI/Twitter The world's largest India Day Parade outside India kicked off on Sunday afternoon in New York City, with the celebration witnessing huge floats and marching groups......

Bollywood's High Points of 2022

Boycott trends, box office bombs, besharam trolls. It was a turbulent year for Bollywood as naysayers and haters got busy writing off the Hindi film industry. But if one chooses to see the glass......

'So Many Landmark Indian Films Are Crying Out To Be Restored'

'...and showcased in their original beauty.' IMAGE: G Aravindan's classic Thamp. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film Heritage Foundation Shivendra Singh Dungarpur promotes the cause of film restoration......

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.' Even as a raging debate eddies around him about whether his film, Chhello Show (Last Film Show), is a......

FIR under POCSO Act against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

IMAGE: While the first FIR against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered under POCSO Act, the second was......

Cricket on the big screen means green tills for Inox, PVR

IMAGE: The Inox-PVR merger plans to serve fans a big screen cricket bonanza. Photograph: Inox Twitter Cinema and cricket, the two 'religions' of the country will play out on the big screens on......

PICS: Commonwealth Games 2022 kick-off with slick show

Images from the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, on Thursday. IMAGE: Double Olympic badminton medallist PV Sindhu and men's hockey team captain......

How chess became prodigy Praggnanandhaa's calling

IMAGE: Touted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, R Praggnanandhaa has made giant strides and on Sunday he......

What Next for Indian Hockey?

It is important that these events do not remain one-offs.It is crucial that India sets long-term targets, and not solely depend on foreign coaches from regions that continue to produce some of the......