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After averaging four films a day at IFFI, my brain was running on whatever fumes Peoples lager counted as. When the seemingly soft and harmless Renoir floated in unsuspectingly enough for me to underestimate it, this quiet little thing turned out to be the sharpest, sleeper special I’d watched all day. Chie Hayakawa, who broke…
Bollywood actors Dharmendra (L) and Amitabh Bachchan. File | Photo Credit: AFP Dharmendra remained unsoiled throughout his glorious career in a fraternity that witnessed changes every decade, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) as he mourned the death of his friend and co-star of classics such as “Sholay” and “Chupke Chupke”. Dharmendra,…
Activists of All India United Trade Union Centre staging a protest outside Crawford Hall in Mysuru on Wednesday, November 12, after a security guard was found dead. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Activists of All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) staged a fresh protest outside Crawford Hall in Mysuru on Wednesday, November 12, after…
German journalist Michael Gleich’s photo exhibition Silence Alive: the Global Culture of Farewell, currently on at the Napier Museum grounds in Thiruvananthapuram, is an ode to the departed. Remainders of demise, captured on camera, occupy the Bandstand located on the Museum premises. The exhibition, organised by the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum, is a collection of Michael’s works…
Actor Satish Shah. | Photo Credit: PTI Several celebrities, including Kajol, R Madhavan and Karan Johar, remembered late actor Satish Shah, calling him a “legend”. Shah passed away at his residence in Bandra East in the afternoon on Saturday. He was 74. The actor is known for his notable work in films such as Jaane…
Piyush Pandey. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Prominent film industry figures, including Amitabh Bachchan, Prasoon Joshi, Hansal Mehta and Raveena Tandon paid tributes to veteran ad-filmmaker Piyush Pandey, remembering him as a “creative genius” and “one of India’s finest storytellers”. Pandey, one of India’s most celebrated advertising minds whose works included the 2014 election…
File photo of Rao Balasaraswati. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran actress and singer Rao Balasaraswati, considered as the first playback singer in Telugu cinema, passed away at her residence due to age-related ailments in Hyderabad on Wednesday (October 15, 2025). She was 97 years old. Rao Balasaraswati made her debut as young as six…
A file image of Pandit Channulal Mishra | Photo Credit: The Hindu President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday (October 2, 2025) said the demise of renowned classical singer Pandit Channulal Mishra has caused an irreparable loss to Indian music. A luminary of the Banaras gharana, Pandit Mishra imparted new dimensions to classical singing. Along with numerous…
PM Modi with Pandit Channulal Mishra (Image credits: X @narendramodi) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the death of renowned classical singer Pandit Channulal Mishra, praising his lifelong dedication to enriching Indian art and culture.Mishra passed away at the age of 89 due to age-related ailments at his daughter’s…
Ahmedabad: A 49-year-old woman with roots in Gujarat was allegedly shot dead during a robbery attempt at her convenience store in Union county, South Carolina, late Tuesday night.Police said they received a call around 10.30pm about a man firing shots outside DD’s Food Mart on South Pinckney Street that Kiran Patel ran for years. When…
