Prolific arthouse auteur whose lens captured the many realities of India His lens empathetic, rooted to the Indian reality and always political, Shyam Benegal was the arthouse pioneer who rewrote the rules of cinema with […]
31 DECEMBER 1925 Hindi writer Shrilal Shukla, born for satire, was born. 1984 Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister and Congress President for the first time. 1802 The Maratha ruler Peshwa Bajirao II came under the […]
Islam, more than any other religion, smells apostasy in rejection of its beliefs More than any other religion in our universe, Islam smells apostasy and insult in any rejection of its beliefs, however casual the […]
Islamabad: Shortly after Lt General Ranbir Singh, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), announced at a press conference that India has carried out surgical strikes across Line of Control targeting terror launchpads, Pakistan PM Nawaz […]
Bureaucrats have social status and power. They also possess personal knowledge of the rules. So, as a reasonably educated Indian citizen knows, it is pointless to argue with a bureaucrat: one can only plead with […]
Charlie Hebdo is fetching $600 asking prices on eBay as millions hope to get their hands on the commemorative edition, the first to come out after eight staffers and four others were slaughtered. PARIS (TIP): […]
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA (TIP) Show business satire ‘Birdman’ and colorful caper ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ led the Academy Award nominees on Thursday with nine nods apiece, including best picture, in the quest for Hollywood’s top […]
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton Direction: Dan Gilroy Genre: Crime Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes Story: If you find twisted human behaviour fascinating and have a penchant for psychological thrillers, Nightcrawler […]
DALLAS (TIP): A Mushaira in celebration of unity and peace was organized by the local Al Noor International in Irving on September 12 to honor a celebrated Indian poet Munawwar Rana. Several local and guest […]
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Parth Bhalerao, Boman Irani, Sanjay Mishra Direction: Nitesh Tiwari Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes STORY: Our good-hearted ghost with a dost is back. This time he’s all set for some […]
Modis’ gaffes on historical facts inspired Akash Deep Ashok of New Delhi to come up with the following dramatization. We hope the satire will amuse our readers. SCENE Agroup of impish-looking students are sitting in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): An American news satire website’s play of words and comment on the security of women in India, and particularly in Assam, has evoked sharp criticism from netizens. Social media is abuzz with […]
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