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Delhi was an intellectual hub in ’90s. It felt like anything was possible: Artist Bharti Kher

At the panel discussion, Responsibility Response, artist Subodh Gupta said people in India often know art through celebrity and price tags, not through engagement or understanding.

Not going to get away with short working hours, challenging to maintain work-life balance: Konkana

Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Achieving a harmonious work-life balance seems more tough day-by-day, says actor Konkana Sen Sharma, who believes by having conversations, and...

UK PM Keir Starmer listens to ‘Tujhe Dekha Toh Ye Jana Sanam’ from ‘DDLJ’

Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Yash Raj Films on Thursday posted a video of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer listening to the iconic song "Tujhe...

Who is László Krasznahorkai? Literature Nobel and ‘the contemporary master of the apocalypse’

Despite now being the winner of what is arguably the world’s biggest award, a layer of mystique continues to surround the writer. He rose to fame in 1985 with the book Satantago (loosely translated as Satan’s Tango).

Has the diaspora really gone quiet amid India-US rift? They’re setting boundaries

Shashi Tharoor criticised the silence of Indian-Americans, but advocacy groups say they’re working on issues that affect both countries, from immigration to H1-B. ‘Sometimes, there is alignment.’

New Paresh Rawal film brings back Tejo Mahalaya controversy. ‘Based on facts,’ teaser says

The film’s poster showed Rawal with a Taj Mahal miniature, lifting the dome to reveal a Shiva idol inside. It faced immense backlash, causing the actor to remove it from social media.

Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda cremated

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (PTI) Punjabi actor-singer Rajvir Jawanda was on Thursday cremated in the presence of family and industry colleagues.Jawanda, a big, emerging name...

Meghnad Desai’s last book brings Gandhi and Jinnah in one frame. ‘It’s the story of India’

‘This book is not just Mohan and Muhammad. It's Mohan, Muhammad, and Meghnad,’ said Kapish Mehra, managing director, Rupa Publications at the launch event on Wednesday.

Indian students and plagiarism go long back. AI is a tool, not a problem, says ex-DU VC

Professor Dhananjay Singh, the chief guest, highlighted the importance of bridging ‘gyan’—knowledge from the social sciences and ancient Indian traditions—with ‘vigyan’, or modern science.

Hollywood filmmaker George Nolfi’s ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ to get Indian adaptation

Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Hollywood writer-director George Nolfi has joined hands with Sharad Devarajan’s Graphic India to develop an Indian language feature film reimagining...

On Camera

Zubeen Garg saga is resembling Sushant Singh Rajput. Did we not learn our lesson?

Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.