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I’m just full of gratitude, never thought I would do so many films: Anil Kapoor on 40 years in cinema

Mumbai, Feb 24 (PTI) Anil Kapoor has done all kinds of roles in his career of over 40 years and the Bollywood star says...

Rajpal Yadav is back from Tihar jail. His next film is Welcome to the Jungle

During Rajpal Yadav's time in jail, actors Sonu Sood and politician Tej Pratap Yadav extended monetary help, while singer Guru Randhawa signed him on for a music video.

‘Girls should be taught Sanatan Dharam’ — forced conversion victim at Kerala Story 2 event

Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah said, 'If you are blind to problems in your state, then you are responsible, not us. Our job is to show the problem.'

Manipuri film ‘Boong’ wins BAFTA for Best Children’s and Family Film, Dharmendra remembered

London, Feb 23 (PTI) India found much to celebrate at the BAFTA awards with Manipuri coming of age film "Boong" winning the award for...

Lutyens vs Rajagopalachari — the statue war at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

The great-grandson of British architect Edwin Lutyens has shared a post on X after Lutyens bust was replaced at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

How northeast India swept global film awards with ‘Boong’ and ‘Not A Hero’

Lakshmipriya Devi's debut Manipuri film 'Boong' won a BAFTA for Best Children's and Family Film, whereas Rima Das won a special mention at the 2026 Berlinale for her film 'Not A Hero'.

Meitei martial art Thang-Ta was banned under British rule. It survived as a performance form

‘For Manipuris, Thang-Ta is not just a martial art—it is mother, father, god,’ said acclaimed Manipuri dancer Priti Patel at the Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.

AI can release new music by dead artists. ‘Musicians need to think about the afterlife’

CEO of Fantracks Music, Ty Roberts, gave a talk titled ‘Art & Digital Immortality’  at the Synapse India Conclave in Gurugram.

Tale of 2 drains—how Delhi’s drinking water flows dangerously close to Haryana sewage drain 6

The pollution monitoring body informed NGT that water samples from multiple locations on the DD-8, a freshwater channel, showed “a high pollution load”.

Dawood Ibrahim is a gift that keeps giving. Bollywood’s O’Romeo to Black Friday

Books, bhais, and Bollywood. Every Mumbai gangster film leads back to Dawood. With O'Romeo, Bollywood is mining new — but still D-adjacent— antiheroes.

On Camera

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability?

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.