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In Sholay year, Amitabh Bachchan acted in an Assamese film. It never got released

Sonti, directed by Ajay Mitra, was an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, with Amitabh Bachchan playing the role of Sonti's father.

Vir Das to Zeenat Aman—celebrities are in activism mode over SC’s stray dog order

One of the most widely shared posts on Instagram about how to help stray dogs was by comic Vir Das. He urged people of Delhi-NCR to adopt an indie off the streets.

ChatGPT can reimagine Red Riding Hood in an Indian context. ‘It lacked authenticity, empathy’

Writer Manjima Misra asked ChatGPT to rewrite Cinderella from a feminist perspective. 'The responses lacked authenticity and empathy that comes from lived experience.'

See Indian & Pakistani spies as humans, says Netflix spy show Saare Jahan Se Accha actor

In the six-episode series, Pratik Gandhi plays R&AW agent Vishnu Shankar, who embarks on a high-risk mission to stop Pakistan from developing a nuclear weapon.

Assamese film ‘Hiraeth’ selected for ‘in-competition’ at Chicago South Asian Film Festival

Guwahati, Aug 11 (PTI) Assamese feature film ‘Hiraeth’, which portrays socio-economic inequality, corruption and exploitation through a couple’s journey, has been selected for...

Gauri Lankesh’s story reveals India’s anxieties & ruptures, says US journalist Rollo Romig

Rollo Romig, in conversation with journalist and author Neha Dixit at Jawahar Bhawan in New Delhi, revealed that there was actually a hit list with Gauri Lankesh's name.

Pratik Gandhi, Sunny Hinduja on playing spies in ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’: Our war is of intelligence

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Actors Pratik Gandhi and Sunny Hinduja, who play RAW and ISI agents in Netflix's 70s set drama series "Saare...

Fawad Khan-Vaani Kapoor’s ‘Aabeer Gulaal’ to release worldwide except India on August 29

Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) Months after its India release was stalled following the Pahalgam terror attack, romantic drama movie "Aabeer Gulaal", starring Pakistani actor...

JNU Barak Hostel menu row isn’t just about pork, beef — it’s about who belongs

For Northeastern students in Delhi, cooking traditional food is not just a matter of taste but an act of resistance, courage, and cultural assertion.

Want to work but people hesitant to cast after cancer diagnosis: Hina Khan

Mumbai, Aug 10 (PTI) A year after Indian TV star Hina Khan announced her breast cancer diagnosis, she says she can sense that people...

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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.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

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.