LOEV starring Shaitan actor Shiv Pandit centers around gay lovers, their friendships, trials and tribulations. The film is having its Indian premiere at the 18th MAMI Film Festival. After Lipstick Under My Burkha, a trailer for yet another daring Indian film that will be screened at the 18th MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) Film Festival is here. LOEV, written and directed by Sudhanshu Saria, centers around male-to-male love, bonding, […]

In today’s high-speed, ever-connected times, being “busy” is one of the most valued social currencies. If we’re busy, then surely we must be important, successful, valuable and living full lives. So “busy” becomes a proxy for inflating our egos, both for ourselves and for those around us. It’s because of this that being too busy to do something becomes such a valid excuse for not getting things done. In using […]

APJ Abdul Kalam’s 85th birth anniversary is being observed in the country. Kalam had passed away in July this year in Shillong after collapsing during a lecture. Abdul Kalam, who was born in the small temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, was brilliant in academics and was interested in astro physics. Kalam, who has authored several books, loved to spend time with students and engaged in lectures and seminars […]

Four stories that revolve around the desires of four women. If this idea has makes you excited, then you can’t miss the trailer of Lipstick under my Burkha. Shot in old Bhopal, the film is about how their stories intersect at one point where they all come together. Starring Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra, and Plabita Borthakur in lead roles, the film has been directed by Alankrita […]

The bitch, Shruti says, is the woman who stands up against the system. In Blush channel’s latest, Shruti Haasan reclaims the word ‘bitch’ in a powerful, self-written script. ‘Bitch’ is a casual abuse thrown at women for a wide range of things: being assertive about their identity, wearing their choice of clothes, having opinions…just about anything and everything. In this short video, Shruti tears into these biases that are used […]

Honey is considered as one of the healthiest foods in the world. It is said that honey when taken with warm water promotes good health. One should drink honey water daily in the morning as it provides us many health benefits and help keep diseases at bay. Here are some health benefits of honey water which we all should know: Treat sore throat Drinking honey water regularly keeps upou away […]

A jawan of paramilitary force SSB was killed and 8 others, including a policeman, were injured on Friday night when militants attacked security convoy in Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar. Out of the eight personnel injured, 4 of them are critical. The injured, who included a policeman, have been admitted to a hospital for treatment. According to IG SSB Deepak Kumar, three companies of SSB patrol party were […]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.  — Stephen King   Ok, so that was a bit of an exaggeration. But yes, we can all safely agree that both The Da Vinci Code, and its sequel Angels & Demons (which were both much better films that most give them credit for) were unfairly panned upon release. […]

Cameras outside the International Space Station (ISS) have captured new views of Hurricane Nicole on Octover 13 at 1:40 p.m. EDT as the storm passed directly over Bermuda, packing winds of 120 miles an hour. The US space agency NASA released the following video captured from an altitude of 252 miles, showing Nicole passing over Bermuda. Hurricane Nicole made a direct hit on Bermuda Thursday as the strongest hurricane to […]

On a Tuesday in mid-October, the most expensive map ever to hit the market was sitting on the floor of an empty office on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Daniel Crouch, the rare book and map dealer to whom it had been consigned, stood over it, beaming. “I’ve handled several [similar] maps in my life,” said Crouch. “But never one so gleamingly brilliant as this.” The map, which was created by […]