Breaking stereotypes, Muslim women discuss sexuality at JLF

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 17:09

When women writers from Islamic countries discuss sexuality and erotic poems, taboos and male dominance, and mull over breaking free from conservative norms, the audience is bound to be large.

Shashi Tharoor will not attend Zee Jaipur Literature Festival

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 11:21

Union minister Shashi Tharoor, who was slated to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, will not attend the event following his wife`s death.

Romney campaign frustrations bubble to surface in movie ``Mitt``

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 03:36

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may be a very wealthy man but when a filmmaker decided to document his two failed White House bids over six years, he was surprised to find how thrifty the former private equity executive was.

Curtains drawn on 12th International Film Festival in Pune

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 19:51

The 12th edition of Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) has ended.

AAP victory set good example of democracy: Amartya Sen

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:52

Debutant Aam Aadmi Party`s victory in the recent Delhi Assembly Elections has set a good example of the strength of democracy in India, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said.

From Tokyo to Texas, Berlin festival films dissect family life

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 00:34

Portrayals of the difficulties of family life in Tokyo around World War Two and in Texas in the 21st century lend a domestic tone to the Berlin Film Festival`s competition this year.

Indian films to be screened at South African film festival

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:23

Some of the best and rarest films in Indian regional languages will be screened at the Indian International Film Festival of South Africa (IIFFSA) from tomorrow.

Singapore to impose alcohol ban along Hindu festival route

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:32

Singapore will impose an alcohol ban in the area where the Hindu religious festival Thaipusam is to be celebrated on Friday, police said.

Bharti Taneja hosts grand soiree, celebrates DIFF 2013

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 13:46

Renowned Beauty Expert, Mrs. Bharti Taneja along with her daughters Gunjan and Ishika Taneja hosted a mega party to honor the success of 2nd edition of Delhi International Film Festival 2013 at BUDDHA LOUNGE of her residence on the first day of the new year 2014.

Buddhists observe alms-giving ritual to seek salvation in Bodh Gaya

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 13:37

Hundreds of Buddhist devotees thronged the famed Mahabodhi Temple here on Tuesday to observe the Kagyu Monlam Festival, in which devotees offer alms to monks in the hope of attaining salvation.