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Good cricket but the joie de vivre is missing

Yuzvendra Chahal’s fiancee Dhanashree Verma cheering at RCB games has been amongst the most uplifting moments of the Dubai IPL, writes Dr Sandeep Goyal Collaboration be...

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Bollywood

Poet with a social commitment: Sahir Ludhianvi

Terribly disturbed by his dear and younger friend Mohammad Rafi's demise on July 31, 1980, Sahir also followed suit after a few months, writes Sumit Paul A collaboration of T...

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Festivals

Songs of Durga puja

Ashish Ghatak writes on the songs of R.D. Burman and Asha Bhosle which continue to resonate during the puja week, which ends today – Sunday Evening When the pall of dar...

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Low-key festival celebrations

Monarose Sheila Pereira speaks to people from different walks of life and discusses their views about low-key celebrations during festival time this year India is a land of f...

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Scaling 200+ & the Sixer

This piece by Dr Sandeep Goyal, in which he evaluates sixers, 200+ scores and their significance to broadcasters, marketers and advertisers is in collaboration with Free Press...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD FIGHTS BACK!

Bollywood has come together to seek redress against the irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory reporting by Times Now and Republic channels. Today (October 12), a civil sui...

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Close Encounters with Rekha

On her 66th birthday, Khalid Mohamed writes on the eternal mystique of Rekha. It’s that time of the year. She turns 66 today (October 10). And she or her secretary Far...

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Signs of the times: Congratulations Ammi!

Humra Quraishi writes, “In the backdrop of the upcoming Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, I have been wondering how Gandhi would’ve reacted to the Babri Masjid.” She a...

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Festivals

Big wins for Article 15, Soni and Gully Boy

SWA Awards 2020 were presented to 15 winners in Feature Films, TV & Web series categories and Vishal & Rekha Bhardwaj and Varun Grover performed at the event. Mumbai,...

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Bollywood

Signs of the times

Humra Quraishi rewinds to 1995; when she met the first ambassador of Uzbekistan to India, Surat Mirkasymov, and remembers how much he loved Bollywood films. Strange it seems ...

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MAHARASHTRA’S ENDURING STATE THEATRE COMPETITION

The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...

November 11 2026

RAMAYANA NEEDS MORE EMOTIONAL DEPTH

Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...

November 10 2026

RAMAYANA PART ONE: EPIC RETELLING

An epic retelling on a canvas of unprecedented ambition by Arnab Banerjee: Nitesh Tiwari...

November 8 2026