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Wear a Jamdani sari and float like air. A Delhi exhibition recreates weightless magic

The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, M Riaz Hamidullah, inaugurated the exhibition of Jamdani saris at the National Crafts Museum. It has 150-year-old pieces on display.

RD Burman was the last resort for Rajesh Khanna’s ‘The Train’. It gave him 12 more films

A robbery, a hotel, and criminal masterminds—suspense thriller ‘The Train’ took Rajesh Khanna beyond romance.

A Gujarati horror movie is such a big hit that the sequel released in Hindi

Gujarati films weren’t much on the radar for National Awards. But with Pan Nalin’s ‘Chhello Show’ and Yagnik’s ‘Vash’, the awards committee too seems to have an eye out for the industry.

Producer seeks damages from Netflix for `unauthorised’ use of Hera Pheri character Baburao Apte

Mumbai, Sep 20 (PTI) Film producer Firoz Nadiadwala has issued a legal notice to Netflix, accusing it of unauthorised use of the character of...

Actors, directors agree. Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is a bold, deserving choice for Oscar entry

‘I am thrilled, but not surprised. It’s a bold and deserving choice. Sending Homebound to the Oscars is a statement,’ said Netflix’s Kaala Paani fame Mahadev Singh.

Triveni Kala Sangam in Delhi is 75. Its family is building an archive

Many of Mandi House’s cultural institutes came up within the same decade. Rabindra Bhavan, which houses the three akademis, was Nehru’s vision, an act of nation-building.

Vishal Jethwa says ‘surreal’ moment as ‘Homebound’ to represent India at Oscars

Mumbai, Sep 20 (PTI) Actor Vishal Jethwa says he is overwhelmed and humbled after his film “Homebound” was announced as India’s official entry...

Yogi movie shows a man who fights goondas, protects women but ‘not made for politics’

The film gives us a sanitised, saintly version of the UP CM. While Anant V Joshi’s performance is commendable, his character is flatter than cardboard.

Airtel is ditching long TV ads for catchy Instagram reels. It knows what works

Airtel tapped into nostalgia by featuring actors Neena Gupta and Ashish Vidyarthi, but gave it a modern twist with a script tailored for Gen Z, smartly bridging the gap between two generations.

Assamese community in Pune condoles singer Zubeen Garg’s death

Pune, Sep 19 (PTI) Members of the Assamese community in Pune on Friday paid tributes to popular singer Zubeen Garg, who died in Singapore...

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In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.