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Topic: Manto

What it was like to be on the sets of Nandita Das’ Manto

Not just Nawazuddin Siddiqui, artistes like Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Rasika Dugal too acted in Manto just for the poet.

Nawazuddin wanted ₹1 for Manto— Promotional gimmick or Bollywood upholding artistic cause?

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the lead actor in the film Manto, offered to do the role of the Urdu writer for a nominal fee of Re...

On Camera

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.