Why women are rubber stamp leaders in Bihar's villages

Violence mars Bihar's efforts to empower women, promote self-governance, reports Alok Gupta Kunti Devi, candidate for the mukhiya's post in Marmakha panchayat, Motihari, was riding pillion with......

'Owe my second life to my mother', says CRPF commando abducted by Naxals

For Central Reserve Police Force commando Rakeshwar Manhas patience was the key to his survival as he spent five days in a Chhattisgarh jungle after being taken captive by Naxals following an......

Kin of CRPF jawan abducted by Naxals stage protest; seek his release

Relatives of a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) commando held hostage by Naxals after a recent gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district blocked the......

Girls from Maoist-affected Chhattisgarh join CRPF

A month after Maoists massacred 76 Central Reserve Police Force troopers in Chhattisgarh, young tribal girls from the Maoist-affected regions of the state will begin a nine-month training programme......

Ad regulator takes a big leap

In what will be a significant jump for the Advertising Standards Council of India, the ad regulator will now work closely with the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, to clamp down......

Kathal Review: Half-Cooked Satire

Kathal has a fairly kooky premise, one that would fill up a half an hour sitcom in a bundle of studio laughs. But when stretched into a feature film, its whimsy slumps into awkward energy, observes......

Review: Mahabharat, dumbed down

If only Mahabharat was a made-for-radio special instead of a half-heartedly animated demo reel masquerading as a children’s fantasy, writes Sukanya Verma. Simplifying serious literature or......

Srihari-The Real Star is gone

From being a stuntman, then a character artiste and finally the leading man, Srihari rose in the film industry by sheer dint of hard work, says Radhika Rajamani. It’s indeed hard to......

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

A beloved actor and filmmaker, a generous promoter of theatre, a family man... the late Shashi Kapoor was all this and more. In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chhabra gives us......