How Data Can Improve the Impact of Stories

‘Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories for a human purpose. Any good story, any good novel, should have a message’, wrote Chinua Achebe, the ...

Aamir Khan, You Offend Me

‘”Aayi hai college mein padhne ke liye. Jab dekho taiyaar hai, ladne ke liye. Humne khaayi hai kasam, todenge iska guroor hum'” – Dil, 1990 (Aamir K...

Aamir scolds Karan, Arjun for Roast

The actor says he was deeply affected by the verbal and emotional violence in the show. Aamir Khan is the latest voice to join the ongoing debate surround ing the All India...

WATCH OUT FOR MAHA ACTION

What?s interesting on television is the presence of authentic firang actors playing firang roles. Earlier, Tom Alter was invariably cast as the foreign hand in Hindi films;...

Manisha Koirala walks 'for life'

Actress Manisha Koirala, a survivor of ovarian cancer, took part in CanSupport’s Walk for Life 2015 here Sunday to create awareness about the disease. The purpose of ...

‘Writers must not have any kind of judgementalism’

Gautam Benegal is an incredibly talented writer, cartoonist and artist, who grew up in Kolkata. In the past, he’s contributed articles and illustrations for several p...

Injectable polio vaccine to be introduced from October

India will introduce injectable polio vaccine in its universal immunisation programme from October. This is a part of the World health Organisation’s polio endgame st...

India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others

India is on track to cut poverty in half by the end of this year, compared to 2000 levels, but needs to do more to improve education and empower women, a United Nations rep...

SHAMITABH

Critics rating: 3.5 Stars

Cast:  Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Abhishek Sood, Akshara Haasan.

Directio...