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Filmfare, where's Satyajit Ray in 100 years of Indian Cinema?
Satyajit Ray's 92nd birth anniversary has been somewhat strangely remembered by Filmfare when it failed to mention Ray, other than a cursory glance, in its Collectors Edition of 100 years of Indian Cinema a week ago. It is ironic that Google doodle p...
5 reasons why Modi should be wary of Varun Gandhi
The BJP is excited about its youngest general secretary - Varun Gandhi. But its frontrunner had better be careful he doesn't get singed. The last thing Narendra Modi needs is a renegade Gandhi messing up his script with his own firebrand politics.
Why we only care about Sanjay Dutt and not Zaibunissa Kazi
Chances are when Jaya Prada and Amar Singh meet the Maharashtra governor this evening to pitch for a pardon for Sanjay Dutt, they will not bring up the name of Zaibunissa Anwar Kazi. Neither did Justice Markandey Katju when he blanketed television sh...
Bollywood! Stop shedding tears for Sanjay Dutt
Bollywood can do without Sanjay Dutt for three and a half years. His absence will not bring down the industry. But sending him to jail will curb a growing illegal gun culture in India.
What happens when you’re not Italian marines
The Italian marines were lucky. They got exceptional treatment all through. For thousands of foreigners stuck in Indian jails, waiting for the wheels of justice to move, it’s a different story altogether. And it does not end with their sentences.
Kolkata is still trying to come to terms with Mother Teresa's legacy
A new report claims to uncover the dark side of Mother Teresa. But most media in the city she calls home have largely ignored it. 15 years after her death, Kolkata still struggles to come to terms with the legacy of the nun.
SRK: 3 ways to make your Womans Day peldge count
For a change, SRK can start by doing The Dirty Picture where the heroine plays the lead role not as a dole out but by her own strength of character. That way SRK would be doing much more than just playing lip service on Women's Day.
Being single: The new character certificate of Rahul and Modi
Rahul Gandhi’s statement about not wanting to get married provoked some titters here. However, in America it would have been tantamount to committing political hara-kiri. It is strange that in a country obsessed with 'settling down' being single ha...
The Rahul Gandhi beat must be the most boring in the world
Rahul Gandhi is a riddle wrapped in a kurta-pajama inside an enigma. We decode his latest cryptic pronouncements to decipher just what kind of mystery is afoot.
