Hanuman Chalisa, Suprabhat will be played in K'taka from Monday: Muthalik

Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik on Sunday said the playing of Hanuman Chalisa or Suprabhat or Omkara or devotional songs will commence at over 1,000 temples in Karnataka at 5 am from May 9, as......

Celebrating Astad Deboo!

Two years ago this day, Astad Deboo, dancer extraordinaire, passed into the ages.A new exhibition Breaking Boundaries remembers the pioneer who redrew the margins of Indian dance. IMAGE: Astad......

Karnataka CM orders implementation of SC order on loudspeakers

As some Hindu groups in Karnataka launched a campaign against the alleged unauthorised use of loudspeakers in mosques in the state on Monday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai directed strict......

'William Shakespeare is our heritage too'

Ah, Bollywood. The things it manages to do. Take the recently released Omkara, for instance. A fine piece of filmmaking that should win its director Vishal Bhardwaj more than just a Filmfare Award.......

Why Emraan Wants To Play Dawood Again

IMAGE: Emraan Hashmi. Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff Would you rather watch a film on Dawood Ibrahim or Swami Vivekananda? Director Vishal Bhardwaj, known for his gangster films like Maqbool and......

OTT Expands The Geography Of Storytelling

Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or......

Omkara's music rocks

Chath par aakar gid baitheAur parnalon se khoon baheKaun gira hai? Kaun kata hai?Kismah dum hai? Kaun kahe?Chakke chut gaye dushman keOmkara...Dharti maange chutkaraOmkara...Intense and profound......

Saif Ali Khan stabbed six times, is 'out of danger', say docs

Photograph: ANI Photo Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th floor apartment in upscale Bandra early Thursday in a shocking attack that......

Kareena to mesmerise audiences at IPL-V opening night

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor is set to enthrall audiences during the opening ceremony of the fifth Indian Premier League at YMCA College of Physical Education Nandanam in Chennai on April 3.......