A second alleged ‘sexual abuse victim’ of India-born British singing superstar Sir Cliff Richard has challenged a decision not to bring charges against him, prosecutors have said. The Crown Prosecution Service said last month it was reviewing one case after a request by a male complainant, and another has now requested a review. In June […]
Finally, Europe’s iconic pop music contest moves to Kiev! The Ukrainian city of Kiev will host the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, it has been announced. The venue was due to be announced on 26 August, but a press conference was cancelled at the last minute. Fans speculated Ukraine might pull out of the contest for […]
Breathe easy, internet users. Amid the confusion and panic, the Bombay High Court has ruled that it is not illegal to watch pirated content on the web. A somewhat misleading notice posted by internet service providers in India last month said that “viewing” copyright infringing content too is a punishable act under Indian law. Justice […]
Gene Wilder is no more. His performances combined sentimentality, comedy and suppressed rage, often veering between idiocy and apoplexy. Gene Wilder died holding hands with his family while listening to Somewhere Over the Rainbow… after Alzheimer’s battle which he kept secret from fans so he wouldn’t upset them. Gene Wilder died aged 83 at […]
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)’s Council of Complaints Saturday recommended Rs 5 Lakhs (Pakistan currency) fine each on as many as 13 television channels for running a report on wedding of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan without evidence. The council has also recommended that these channels would air apology and also recommended […]
Can you land up in jail for viewing a torrent site in India or not? Yesterday, we heard that a jail term as well as a fine of Rs 3,00,000 was the penalty for a visit to a blocked URL, including a torrent site. Today, some reports said no, you won’t be jailed just because […]
Khyentse Norbu is an iconic figure in Bhutan. Bhutanese Lama and internationally acclaimed film director’s latest film ‘Hema Hema: Sing me a song while I wait, premiered in Switzerland recently. It is Norbu’s fourth feature. The monk’s association with film began during the Bhutan shoot for Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1993 film “Little Buddha.” Norbu at the […]
Patna: Come September, and the fifth annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival will kick off. Indo-Canadian director-scriptwriter Deepa Mehta is expected to inaugurate the event. Other eminent film personalities expected to attend are director Jeffrey Brown, actress Seema Biswas, actor Rajit Kapur, Rati Agnihotri, Palomi Ghosh, and Pakistani actress Amna Ilyas and Pakistani director […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking a complete ban on messaging platform WhatsApp. Well, that’s one more attention seeking chappie being shown his place, but this entire episode does smell somewhat like a basket of not-so-fresh sardines! A Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur asked an […]
The Tharu tribe inhabits areas along the right from Uttarkhand, to Uttar Pradesh and arts of Nepal, and about 3.5 lakh Tharus live in the Champaran District of Bihar, in the areas bordering Nepal. Some people would want us to believe that the Tharu tribe originated from the Thar desert region of Rajasthan. Anthropologically, it’s evident […]
May begins with workers’ day followed closely by Press Freedom Day, but working journalists are anything but secure in the hinterland in India. On May 10, journalists of Chhatisgarh will be protesting in Delhi against the State sponsored intimidation and violence against them. Chhattisgarh continues to be one of the most dangerous places for journalists […]
New Delhi: 007 cannot kiss for too long in India, thanks to the dictates of chief censor Pahlaj Nihalani had also “unofficially” reviewed the film “Spectre” and suggested the cutting the length of the kissing scenes! In yet another ‘nanny act’, Indian censors have shortened the lengths of two kissing scenes in the latest James […]
