Films
Film Review: “Dacoit: Ek Prem Katha” is Exceptionally Torturous
This movie is—if I may term it so—a disgrace to the two films we have seen with the tagline Ek Prem Katha. The first was the exceptional Gadar—Ek Prem Katha in 2001, which…
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Diaspora
Icons of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal Among Top Finalists in Britain-based 21st Century’s Global Merit Index
In an era marked by unprecedented technological advance, seismic social change, and deepening global interdependence, South Asia’s most transformative minds and hearts are now part of a ground-breaking and momentous…
Film Review
Film Review: Super Duperr (Marathi) is a Crazy Idea Told with a Message
A slimy property broker sells a single property to two people at the same time. What happens when the parties, one a hep ‘today’ urban couple who are living in,…
South Asia
Sonu Sood, Mika Singh Join NCL GT20 as League Expands Cricket’s Reach in North America
The start of a new cricket season in North America is set to receive a high-profile boost, with Bollywood actor Sonu Sood and singer Mika Singh joining the National Cricket…
Economy
FedEx Taps Dhoni, CSK Stars to Pitch Global Expansion for Indian firms
FedEx has launched a new digital brand campaign, ‘FedEx. The Move India Needs’, developed by Saatchi & Saatchi India, aimed at showcasing its end-to-end logistics capabilities and reinforcing its positioning…
Films
Web Review: Sankalp is Too Contrived in Concept
The series follows the Prakash Jha “tradition”: a good film followed by some mediocre ones. So far as my viewing his films down the years is concerned, I loved Mrityudand, Gangaajal and Raajneeti and…
India
IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals’ Quickfire Pressure Too Much for Mumbai Indians
Rajasthan Royals extended their winning run to three after beating the Mumbai Indians by 27 runs at the Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati in match 13 of IPL 2026. The match…
Economy
World Bank: India Growth to Ease but Outpace Peers
India’s economic growth is projected to moderate to 6.6 per cent in FY27, as rising energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict and ongoing supply chain disruptions weigh on…
Community
How Vaisakhi Reflects Sikh Heritage and Diaspora Influence Worldwide
For Punjabis worldwide, Vaisakhi is not only a religious or seasonal festivity but much more. Though many other South Asian communities, including Tamils, Malayalees, Biharis, and Bengalis, celebrate this mid-April…
Films
Top Films Vie for Indian Cinema Awards
The nominations for Cinema of the Year (CTA) – Indian Cinema Awards (ICA) 2025 were unveiled on April 7, with a diverse slate of Hindi films and artists making the…
Africa
Rwanda Genocide: Memory as Warning
On a quiet morning in the capital, grief and resolve shared the same space. India joined Rwanda and the United Nations this week in commemorating the victims of the 1994…
India
Brotherhood Beyond The Barracks
The idea sounded simple enough — get former Sainik School cadets in one room and see what comes of it. What unfolded instead was a gathering that hinted at something…
Films
Amazon’s Matka King Sees Vijay Varma Learn the Gambling Game for a Reason
The event was stereotype Prime Video: stretched with gimmicks, like a wafer-thin plot film expanded into two hours of “entertainment,” The gushy-gushy host, who tried to as usual show off…
Community
The Simplification Temptation: Modi’s Grand Wager on Uniformity in an Unruly Democracy
There is a particular kind of political courage — or audacity, depending on where you stand — in proposing to simplify what has resisted simplification for seventy-five years. Narendra Modi,…
Community
Bhooth Bangla Trailer Rocks, And So Does Producer Ektaa R. Kapoor
It was an intimate Sunday evening with select media-persons. The venue: Jeetendra’s royal bungalow, Krishna. Correction: the terrace of Krisha, complete with closed and open chambers, cool air, hot food and chilled…
AI
India Set to Host Global Data Summit as Academic Engagement Gains Momentum
India is gearing up to host one of the world’s premier data science gatherings, with the ACM SIGMOD/PODS International Conference on Management of Data 2026 scheduled to take place in…