Pragati Maidan: A Walk In Time

'A microcosm of India, inclusive and welcoming'.For years, Pragati Maidan was the centre of Delhi's social life. IMAGE: The Hall Of Nations, India's first pillar-less building, the kind no other......

Just who is Deep Sidhu of Red Fort fame?

Most of India knows Deep Sidhu as the man who planted the Sikh religious flag on Red Fort.Aditi Phadnis gives us the back story. IMAGE: Actor Deep Sidhu. Photograph: Kind courtesy Deep......

Ahead of R-Day, bomb hoaxes keep cops on their toes in UP

In the run-up to Republic Day, at least six hoax bomb threats have been reported in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, Ghaziabad, Kanpur and Allahabad this week. The miscreants behind these hoax threats,......

PHOTOS: Theatres open after 7 months in COVID-19 shadow

Cinemas in several parts of the country opened after seven months on Thursday with a few film enthusiasts venturing warily into movie watching in a COVID-19 'contactless' era of alternate seating,......

'PVR-INOX Merger In Final Stages'

Photograph: Kind courtesy PVR The National Company Law Tribunal on Thursday, January 12, 2023, approved the merger of multiplex operators PVR and Inox, the two chains said in separate filings to......

Investors pushing back more on top executive pay hikes

Investors are pushing back more often against companies’ resolutions on what is paid out to top executives. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the first four months of financial year......

Hard-hit businesses stocks are set for a good time

The key risks against a fast recovery would include long delays in business travel resumption, delays in commissioning, etc. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Higher vaccination rates, a......

Reliance opens Jio World Drive, first premium mall in Mumbai

Reliance Industries' premium retail unit Jio World Drive on Thursday announced the opening of its first commercial centre in Bandra Kurla Complex area of Mumbai. The premium mall, Jio World Drive......

Oppenheimer Races Ahead Of RRKPK

'While Rocky Aur Rani is a good film, there is nothing compelling in the content for which viewers would be ready to pay a premium.' Despite Karan Johar's famed magic touch at the box office, his......

Things Are Looking Up At Box Office, But...

'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.'The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business, is......

Why 2023 Box Office Will Be BIGGER

IMAGE: Vijay in Varisu. Ka-ching. If that sound returned to the Indian box office in 2022 after two lacklustre years, in 2023, it will only get louder. Cinemas are expected to see higher occupancy......

Will Southern Cinema Defeat Bollywood in 2023 Too?

2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea. IMAGE: Thalapathy Vijay in Varisu, which will release during Pongal next month. A two-year slump and a slow start to 2022......

Cricket fever hits theatres: 70 per cent tickets sold

Cinema owners elated with 'extraordinary' advance booking match screenings Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lee Smith/Reuters Watching a cricket match on the big screen has emerged as an intriguing......

India-Pakistan epic surpasses IPL final on HotStar

IMAGES: Fans get into the mood for the India-Pakistan game. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The India-Pakistan match of the ICC Cricket World Cup played on Saturday created a new viewership......

Sunday's Blockbuster streaming was all Ind-Pak cricket

IMAGE: Fans had a great time watching the India-Pakistan matches on Inox screens. Photograph: Inox Twitter It was a Sunday blockbuster with over 1.8 crore viewers tuning into the India-Pakistan......

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......