Dadasaheb Phalke cast his own daughter, Mandakini Phalke, in ‘Lanka Dahan’ and ‘Shri Krishna Janma’ when the very idea of women in films was anathema to society.
The jury unanimously recommended that the superstar be conferred with the award and the govt accepted, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar.
On his 151st birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the Bombay photographer who in 1899 made The Wrestlers, considered to be India's first motion picture.
Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.
The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
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