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No Basanti or Radha, we just had two armymen and a dacoit in mind: Javed Akhtar on ‘Sholay’

Mumbai, Aug 8 (PTI) There was no Basanti or Radha to begin with and Jai and Veeru started off as former army men sacked...

Feminist, Gandhian, quiet diplomat—new book looks at the many roles of MS Swaminathan

At the launch of the book Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India, Shashi Tharoor, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, and Navtej Sarna, among others, reflected on MS Swaminathan’s many roles.

Kerala HC orders interim stay on proceedings in FIR against actor Shwetha Menon

Kochi, Aug 7 (PTI) Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the proceedings in connection with the FIR lodged against Malayalam film actor Shwetha...

Maharashtra govt wants CBFC to re-look at certificate to ‘Khalid Ka Shivaji’, halt film release

Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has urged the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to direct the censor board to re-examine the...

UChicago’s South Asian language programme now risks major cutbacks. Scholars raise alarm

Dean of the university’s Arts and Humanities Division had asked for recommendations on ‘structural cuts’. This comes in the backdrop of reports of “substantial restructuring” under the Trump administration.

Afghan, Iranian artists salute Delhi’s inclusive spirit. ‘Never felt like I lived abroad’

The 18th edition of Goethe Darbaar kicked off with a musical performance by Afghan guitar player Abdullah Safa and Iranian artist Dr. Sina Fakhroodin Ghaffari.

Javed Akhtar says he wanted to assist legendary Guru Dutt and become a director

Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) Veteran poet-lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar has revealed the late actor-filmmaker Guru Dutt had a profound influence on him, so much so...

Vijay Deverakonda’s Kingdom ‘insults’ Eelam Tamils, say protesters

Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, the Telugu film 'Kingdom' is set in the 1990s in Sri Lanka. The film was released on 31 July.

Bengali movie ‘Ahana’ in official section of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Kolkata, Aug 6 (PTI) 'Ahana' (The Light Within), the debut Bengali feature movie by short film director Promita Bhowmik, has been officially selected...

Rongatapu 1982 shows migrant violence in Assam. Director says it’s not political

The film's director Adityam Saikia did not read history textbooks or form a research team but relied on accounts of people who had witnessed or experienced violence from immigrants from Nagaon and Jamugurihaat.

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Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.