Fresh hearing ordered on plea seeking FIR against Rahul over remarks on Hindu god Ram
The petitioner accused Mr. Gandhi of referring to Lord Ram as a “mythological and fictional character” and stated that the comment deeply hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus and hence amounted to hate speech. The petitioner accused Mr. Gandhi of referring to Lord Ram as a “mythological and fictional character” and stated that the comment deeply hurt the [...]
Rahul meets Abhishek Banerjee amid push for INDIA bloc coordination
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also called for a meeting of his party colleagues on June 11; at June 8, the INDIA bloc met, and leaders called for better coordination and unity among partners Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also called for a meeting of his party colleagues on June [...]
PM Modi credits ‘public maturity’ for NDA’s 12-year stable rule
Modi says ‘instability and turmoil’ before 2014 made the country ‘suffer immensely’, adding that govt. will make all efforts to fulfil the aspirations of youth, women, the middle class, and farmers Modi says ‘instability and turmoil’ before 2014 made the country ‘suffer immensely’, adding that govt. will make all efforts to fulfil [...]
En iniya Thamizh makkale: unforgettable celluloid legacy of a son of the soil
Bharathiraja inspired his assistant directors to carve their own path, and K. Bhagyaraj, R. Parthiban and Pandiarajan all evolved from the Bharathiraja school of thought Bharathiraja inspired his assistant directors to carve their own path, and K. Bhagyaraj, R. Parthiban and Pandiarajan all evolved from the Bharathiraja school of thought
Bristol, York and UNSW get approval to set up campuses in India
Setting up of these campuses in India marks important step in advancing the internationalisation of education vision of NEP 2020, says Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Setting up of these campuses in India marks important step in advancing the internationalisation of education vision of NEP 2020, says Union Education Minister [...]
Strong heroines, mellow heroes, engaging stories and fierce social commentary define Bharathiraja’s repertoire
With fresh eyes, groomed on a rural story line in the lush surroundings of Theni in south Tamil Nadu, Bharathiraja decided he was done with the conventional tropes of the hero, the baddie, and a hanger-on heroine With fresh eyes, groomed on a rural story line in the lush surroundings [...]
Bharathiraja and Ilaiyaraaja: a relationship that ebbed and flowed
Recalling the difficult days in a conversation with The Hindu in 2018, Ilaiyaraaja had said that in 1968, he, his brothers and a few friends boarded a bus to Chennai in search of a career in the film industry. The journey was anything but easy. Recalling the difficult days in [...]