Cannes 2013 is not quite an India show
The 66th Cannes Film Festival is officially celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, but that does not mean that the country that produces more movies than any other will make the kind of big splash at the Riviera that one might have expected.
NFDC co-hosts Cannes film mart bash
Top officials of the Indian ministries of information and broadcasting, tourism and the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), played co-hosts at the opening night party of the Marche du Film (Film Market) on Thursday evening on the Majestic Beach here.
Cannes 2013 is not quite an India show
The 66th Cannes Film Festival is officially celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, but that does not mean that the country that produces more movies than any other will make the kind of big splash at the Riviera that one might have expected. So don't believe the hype.
'Cops should be seen as sacrificial lubricants of the system'
That the relation between the policeman and the "Aam Admi” is devoid of trust, in our society, especially from the latter’s side needs no mention.
Deflecting Attention
So the English channels have started non-stop coverage of the so called chit fund scam in West Bengal.
Fed up with violence, Kashmiris call for peace
People in Kashmir were expecting a better time this year as more tourists came to the state in years 2011 and 2012.
Union after 10 years of separation for the family
Gafoor Khatan, belonging to a Bakarwal family, as tribal community of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir had gone missing in April, 2003 in Srinagar.
Anti-Hindu remark returns to haunt Karunanidhi
After eleven long years, the Madras High Court has finally issued a notice to the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK supremo Muthuvel Karunanidhi on his alleged controversial statement describing the term 'Hindu' meant 'thief'.
Survey draws attention towards quality of life and city systems
In a first of its kind survey conducted on 11 Indian cities by NGO Janaagraha, the findings were not much different from what a citizen living in these cities faces every day.
Section 66A: A question mark on free speech?
A month after 26/11, the Information Technology (IT) Act 2000 was amended in December 2008 to deal with cyber crime and cyber terrorism. The amendment bill was passed in Parliament without any discussion and dissent in Lok Sabha. Now, four years after the act was amended, it is in the eye of a storm due to alleged misuse of section 66A of IT act.
UPA's troubled moments
With United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government facing Opposition onslaught on foreign direct investment (FDI) on retail in Parliament, it is not the first time that government faced voting on its crucial decisions.
Woman takes to Facebook to get back husband
After Dimple Mishra, a 27 year old from Mumbai, abandoned by her husband, turned to Facebook for support, a panchayat in Bhadohi ordered her husband’s family to accept her as their daughter-in-law or face a boycott.
Will Women's Reservation Bill ever become a law?
It is been more than two years now since the Women's Reservation Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabh in 2010. Will the bill ever be introduced in the Lok Sabha, is a million dollar question.
Patients to cure UP's health system
Uttar Pradesh's tottering health system will now be set right by patients.
Ponty: Media's Abiding Shame
Good, old fashioned journalism is not out of fashion. You must be joking, it is probably already extinct if not an endangered species.
Issue Dated: May 26, 2013
