The film begins by acknowledging its writer-director’s 25-year career, and the title card — Sekhar Kammula’s Kuberaa —says it all. Kuberaa is driven by its director and his ambitious tale that does not pander to the starry aura of Dhanush, Nagarjuna Akkineni, and Rashmika Mandanna. Sekhar makes them play characters — men and women inhabiting […]
On the occasion of World Yoga Day, which falls on June 21, India is set to witness a remarkable fitness movement through the Fit India Cult Yogathon, where 1 million Surya Namaskars will be performed simultaneously across the country. In Delhi, over 1500 participants will come together to take part in this unified celebration of […]
Abhimanyu Easwaran once again failed to earn his maiden Test cap as he was overlooked for the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds on Friday, June 20. The team management handed a debut to Sai Sudharsan, who’s been slotted at number three as India begin their new era under the leadership of Shubman Gill. […]
Director Phanindra Narsetti’s 8 Vasantalu possesses attributes rare for most Telugu films lately — ambition, conviction, and a distinct sense of originality. It seeks to be a meditative tale that charts the evolution of a girl through love. Mounted on a dreamy canvas, set in a mist-laden Ooty, narrated across seasons, Nature remains witness to […]
MUMBAI: Two senior Air India flight attendants have written to PM Modi, claiming they were terminated from service by the airline after they refused to change their statement about a technical problem with a Boeing 787 door last year. They alleged the Dreamliner’s door had malfunctioned as the slide raft deployed, though the door was […]
U.S. singer Chris Brown walks outside Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, June 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge that he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, pleaded not guilty to one […]
The first time we met was at a gathering of luminaries at a retreat in Goa intent on saving “Democracy in India”. We did such things in those distant days of the 70s. Goa was still an unexplored destination. There were dancers, poets, historians, political activists, the odd freedom fighter, one of each. Manohar Malgoankar […]
When I first met Krishen Khanna in early 2001, the clean-shaven gentleman in a sharp waistcoat hardly looked like an artist. I was used to most in the community outfitted in kurta-jholas and, in the case of Khanna’s contemporary M.F. Husain, walking barefoot, with his beard and unruly white hair in tousled glory. In contrast, Khanna was […]
As war clouds gather over Tehran, the “America First” coalition fractures—from Carlson’s outrage to Cruz’s crusade, with Vice President JD Vance echoing the commander-in-chief’s every word. The MAGA Movement Promised No More Wars—Now It’s on the Brink of One Donald Trump didn’t just win the 2024 election—he crushed it with a promise to rebuild America […]
A Miss World aspirant recently found herself at the centre of online ridicule after sharing a video revealing her dream of winning the international beauty title — and a tattoo of the Miss World crown inked on her arm as a symbol of that goal. The video prompted a mocking response from a social media […]
