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Gujarati Writer Taarak Mehta No More
Indian humorist and playwright Taarak Mehta passed away on Wednesday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 88. ....
Mahesh Bhatt Gets Extortion Call, Police Resolve Issue
Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Thursday morning said he had received an extortion call from an unidentified caller, who threatened to harm his family. The matter was put an end to by the Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh police. ....
Mahesh Bhatt Gets Threats, UP Police Detain One Suspect
The Uttar Pradesh Police have detained a person suspected to have issued death threats to veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and his family members on WhatsApp, police sources here said on Thursday.....
India Has To Make Room For 'lady Oriented' Works: 'Lipstick...' Director
Theres rallying for womens empowerment on the one hand -- and a curb on freedom of expression on the other. The paradox is perplexing to writer-filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, whose "honest" telling of a story of womens secret desires and hidden fantasies has been deemed too "lady oriented" and unfit for release by Indias censor board. ....
Protests, Ink Attacks And Trolls Have Become Lethal Weapons Against Writers, Intellectuals
A day after the BJPs thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a little-known progressive Kannada writer became the victim of an ink attack in Davangere town by a group of suspected right-wing activists. In gross defiance of the law and freedom of expression, his face was smeared with black ink in broad daylight. An isolated incident or the new order?....
Calvin Harris's New Single To Feature Pharrell
Record producer and singer Calvin Harris's new single will feature singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams, singer Ariana Grande and rapper Young Thug.....
Let Us Pray For Kulbhushan's Safe Return: Salim Khan
Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan has urged people to pray for the safe return of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court for allegedly spying and stoking violence in Balochistan.....
A Window To India's Rising Soft Power -- Bollywood
Title: Bollywood Boom; Author: Roopa Swaminathan; Publisher: Penguin; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 221....
Islamabad Literature Festival Starts On Friday
The fifth Islamabad Literary Festival (ILF) is set to begin on Friday to celebrate and analyse 70 years of literature in Pakistan, the media reported on Thursday.....
Protesters Across US Demand Trump Release Tax Returns
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across the United States on Saturday to call on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.....
