Increasingly, job quotas are cited as 'discrimination' - in reverse. But the word discrimination in terms of caste means something very different that the media mostly do not, or choose not to, understand, writes P Sainath.

25 per cent of the seats in Delhi private schools are reserved for poor students, to be provided free. But this provision is dodged in numerous ways; schools claim ignorance of the law, that they can't find poor students, that poor students have to be educated separately even if admitted, and so on. Deepa A reports.

Jhum, a traditional form of shifting cultivation common in the North-East, was the focus of a recent international meeting in Guwahati. But dilution of the original practice has impacted the ecosystem in some areas. Should jhum persist or perish? Surekha Sule has more.

Zareer Masani's book is enriched by its narration of the contrast between Macaulay's strong likes and dislikes in personal life and his libertarian streak in public affairs. R Rajagopalan reviews Macaulay.

Smoking in the movies fosters a culture that encourages young people to smoke, whereas what is needed is that we actively develop antipathy to smoking! More than the health effects alone, it is this battle that has been engaged by the government's move to ban tobacco on screen, says Pankaj Chaturvedi.

Girish Kasaravalli's latest film is a beautiful celluloid essay on the trials and tribulations of a poor Muslim woman, Gulabi, as the world around her changes in response to apparently unconnected events. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.

Various independent studies and research reveal close to 20 per cent of students across India suffering from some degree of visual impairment. A new initiative from the Nayonika Eye Care Charitable Trust seeks to correct this through the combined efforts of a wider network.

Rising scrap supplies amid a fall in demand could dent the world's second-biggest bullion consumer's imports and cap a rally in global prices, which hit a more than seven-year high earlier this month.

The product has emerged as the fastest growing financial subscription service, reaching a subscriber base of 1,60,000 in less than a year.

Twinkle Khanna says she's rather clumsy and talent-less, but is good at turning a patch of land into a beautiful garden.

Bhumi Pednekar says she wants people to realize how equality is yet to be achieved in society through cinema. The actress was glad to have landed representing roles for women in movies like Dum Laga Ke Haisha, and Saand Ki Aankh.

Aamir Khan's advice comes after winners of the second edition of Cinestaan India's Storytellers Script Contest were announced digitally by him, director Rajkumar Hirani, and writers Anjum Rajabali and Juhi Chaturvedi.

On the occasion of Mother's Day 2020, here's a look at Bollywood actresses who played on-screen mothers at a young age and did complete justice.

Apple's COVID-19 app works by asking a set of questions in order to ascertain risk factors, recent exposure, and symptoms.

Despite a meaty premise, there are too many missed opportunities in 'Ujda Chaman'. Read our full review of the movie below.

A fan asked Sunil Chhetri for his Netflix ID and password for the Covid-19 lockdown period. The Indian men's football team captain got him more.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull broke Mercedes' ten-win streak this year with a close win over Charles Leclerc to seal the deal at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton visited the New South Wales countryside to see the devastation due to months-long bushfires.

On-screen romance has always been tempting for couples. From sleazy to sensually, rocking sex scenes have always forced couples to watch and try the same with their partners. Whenever we watch some sexual scenes, we tend to watch till it ends

As Congress gets restricted to fewer states and a non-player in important states like UP, Bihar and down South, Covid crisis is being used by the party to remain relevant.

There is really not much of a story in Sindhubaadh and if there are twists and turns, these form a bizarre, unbelievable script.

While the film is yet to be cleared by the censor board, we have learnt that the makers are trying their best for its smooth release.

This year, among the movies that will hit theatres are superstar Vijay’s Bigil and Karthi’s Kaithi. Both the films are set to be released on October 25.

A huge group of Vijay fans gathered outside a theatre in Krishnagiri for the show at 1 in night. Around 3am, they went on a rampage when the show didn’t start.

Born in 1939, Gollapudi Maruti Rao had worked in over 230 films. He is known for writing the scripts for some of the famous films, which includes Doctor Chakravarthy, Tharangini, Samsaram Chadharangam, Kallu among others.

This emerging syndrome, which may occur days to weeks after a COVID-19 illness, reflects the surprising ways that this entirely new coronavirus infects and sickens its human hosts.

As a consensus has emerged that masks, even homemade ones, do help -- though levels of protection vary -- political leaders have had to adjust their messaging.

The Health Ministry said it now wants people experiencing difficulty breathing or heavy sluggishness to seek advice on whether they may have been infected with the new coronavirus.

Private telecom players like Airtel and Vodafone-Idea have joined hands with OTT players to offer free content to their users. For example, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea are offering Amazon Prime subscription and access to ZEE5. Similarly, the state-run telecom operator

Airtel has recently partnered with Amazon, where it is offering free membership for Amazon Prime with its postpaid plans. The telco used to offer a free subscription of Netflix, but now, the telco is offering only Amazon Prime, ZEE5, and Airtel

You might come across many third party screen-recording software that can help to record the screen of the desktop. Later on you can play it as a video. You can record your computer screen with it too. But when you have

Many laptop users change the settings of the screen brightness according to their preference. For instance, if you are working outdoors then you have to increase to 90% - 100% screen brightness to view the screen. In case you are working

Netgear has announced that the company is offering a free one-year Insight subscription to all the users purchasing anything from the selected list of Insight Managed switches, wireless Access Point and Routers as well. The company is offering this service to

After a twitter user tweeted the letter of Central Provident Fund Commissioner, the concerns around personal and professional data safety of over 2.7 crore subscribers of EPFO came to the picture. In the letter written by Central Provident Fund Commissioner Dr

Spotify is a music service that helps you to listen to music conveniently. You can open any radio channel and make it play as long as you want it to immerse yourself in music. If you are a music-freak, then you

Apple and Google recently announced their partnership to develop a COVID-19 exposure tracking notification system. Quite recently, the API of the system was spotted in the developer version. And now, screenshots of how the notification system would look, function, its UI, and other details have surfaced online.

The highly awaited Darshan's Roberrt glimpse video is finally out! To mark May Day, i.e. Labour Day, the makers of the action-thriller released a video dedicating to all the off-screen warriors, who served behind the camera for the film.

Rakshit Shetty seems to be making the best use of his time amid the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown. The actor, writer-director is currently busy scripting for his ambitious project, Punyakoti.   Rakshit told the New Indian Express, “My focus has

Ram Charan is in family man mode, sharing glimpses on social media, and the netizens are loving it. His recent video with his grandmother, wherein he learns to make fresh butter was way too cute to miss. Well, him sharing beautiful

Kamal Haasan, the Ulaganayakan of the Tamil film industry recently had a live interaction with the talented actor Vijay Sethupathi, on social media. The duo's live chat was an absolute treat for their respective fans and cine-goers, who are hoping to

Arjun Kapoor, who is currently binge watching acclaimed 90s TV series Byomkesh Bakshi, says he wishes to play a detective on screen. Byomkesh Bakshi, based on the fictional character created by writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and starring Rajit Kapur, is being re-telecasted

Bollywood cinema often experiments with its characters, the storylines, music, and morals, in tune with the changing society, but one thing that hasn't changed much in cinema are the mothers, and their loving and caring nature. Their importance on-screen

Bollywood cinema often experiments with its characters, the storylines, music, and morals, in tune with the changing society, but one thing that hasn't changed much in cinema are the mothers, and their loving and caring nature. Their importance on-screen

Royal Enfield introduced the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 in India, during 2018. Since then, the motorcycles have gained a lot of traction and sold more than 20,000 units in FY 2019-20.

Tabu and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's movie, Kandukondain Kandukondain completed 20 years today and this movie besides being based on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility was also a fashion treat. Tabu and Aishwarya Rai looked gorgeous on-screen and gave us

No matter how much careful we are about our skincare, reapplying the sunscreen is still a step most of us have not mastered yet. Protecting your skin from the sun is one advice you might have heard constantly. From a skin

Now that we are spending our time indoors, you might give the sunscreen a miss. But how would your skin like that? It has been about a month that we have been in the lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic has

No matter how much careful we are about our skincare, reapplying the sunscreen is still a step most of us have not mastered yet. Protecting your skin from the sun is one advice you might have heard constantly. From a skin

The Aurangabad-based company aims to mop up nearly Rs 1,162 crore (at higher end of price band) by diluting 17.5 percent stake through the issue that will close on October 7. It already raised Rs 348.52 crore through anchor investors' portion on Tuesday, the day before issue opening.

That was the sombre assessment of about a dozen top producers, distributors and actors from Bollywood, the movie industry in Mumbai, during a video conference this week, one of the participants said.