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Imran Khan released from the custody of Pakistans anti-corruption watchdog

Imran Khan released from the custody of Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog

13 May 2023 7:30 AM GMT
Imran Khan's ex-wife and film producer Jemima Goldsmith has expressed her happiness on the release of the former Pakistan prime minister from...
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Fans, supporters throng Patiala jail to welcome soon-to-be released Navjot Sidhu

Fans, supporters throng Patiala jail to welcome soon-to-be released Navjot Sidhu

1 April 2023 6:08 AM GMT
After spending about 10 months in Patiala's central jail, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will walk free on Saturday. Several Congress leaders...
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No official word on Navjot Singh Sidhus release from Patiala jail; supporters ready to welcome Congress leader

No official word on Navjot Singh Sidhu's release from Patiala jail; supporters ready to welcome Congress leader

26 Jan 2023 5:41 AM GMT
The supporters of jailed Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu have made preparations to welcome the former cricketer in Patiala on Thursday even...
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Serial Killer Charles Sobhrajs Release From Nepal Jail Delayed By A Day

Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj's Release From Nepal Jail Delayed By A Day

22 Dec 2022 2:18 PM GMT
Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman of Indian and Vietnamese parentage, will spend one more day in Nepal's prison as the immigration authorities on Thursday...
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For a greater good
"Bike Ambulance Dada" | For a greater good

Author: Biswajit Jha

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 250

Now that Karimul had a bike, he was no longer dependent on his cycle to ferry a patient. The bike...

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Path-breaking decisions
"The Presidential Years: 2012-2017" | Path-breaking decisions

Author: Pranab Mukherjee

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Price: 695

The internal process of decision-making varies from government to government, and PM Modi has...

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A Culinary Smorgasbord
"Vegetarian Cuisine from the Himalayan Foothills" | A Culinary Smorgasbord

Author: Veena Sharma

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 750

It is not for nothing that the Garhwal region of the Himalayas is referred to as deva bhumi, the...

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Indira & Judiciary
"IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE: An Autobiography" | Indira & Judiciary

Author: Justice Rajindar Sachar

Publisher: Rupa Publication

Price: 595

My father used to say that nothing should come in the way of performing one’s duty, and he had lived...

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In her own voice
"Lata Mangeshkar in Her Own Voice" | In her own voice

Author: Nasreen Munni Kabir

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 695

Nasreen Munni Kabir (NMK): In which year did you move to Bombay? Lata Mangeshkar (LM): In 1945....

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India’s irrepressible gadfly
"Rebels with a Cause" | India’s irrepressible gadfly

Author: TT Ram Mohan

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 599

In early 2014, Arundhati Roy wrote a lengthy introduction to one of B.R. Ambedkar’s most powerful...

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Into the horizon
"The Kargil Girl: An autobiography" | Into the horizon

Author: Flt Lt Gunjan Saxena (retd) and Kiran Nirvan

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 299

More than a week of tragic losses, confirmed gains and increasing tensions later, I was still flying...

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Star of the Millennium
"Amitabh Bachchan: A Kaleidoscope" | Star of the Millennium

Author: Pradeep Chandra & Vikas Chandra Sinha

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 1500

Don is the only Hindi film directed by Chandra Barot. Both Don and Barot have interesting histories....

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Across ethnic and regional identities
"Urban Ethos and Pathos" | Across ethnic and regional identities

Author: Raj Liberhan

Publisher: Har-Anand Publications

Price: 595

The thoughts and views expressed in Urban Ethos and Pathos relate to social and political...

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A scathing critique of oppression
"Khooni Vaisakhi" | A scathing critique of oppression

Author: Nanak Singh and Navdeep Singh Suri

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Price: 399

April 1919 was the cruelest month in the history of Punjab. Instead of ushering in the season of...

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Socio-political canvas of Myanmar
"The Lacquered Curtain of Burma" | Socio-political canvas of Myanmar

Author: Eugene Lawrence

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 495

March 26, 1971: Bangladesh, under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, declares its independence from Pakistan....

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Beyond October 1947
"Kashmir As I See It: From Within and Afar" | Beyond October 1947

Author: Ashok Dhar

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Price: 595

August 5, 2019 has been immortalised in Indian history as the day the Parliament of the country...

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Routine cop drama

"Spenser Confidential" | Routine cop drama

Director: Peter Berg

Star Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger

There are films that sink under the urge to be too ‘cool' with narrative structure, and Spenser...

A fun on the run

"Jumanji: The Next Level" | A fun on the run

Director: Jake Kasdan

Star Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart

The odd bunch is back again, in the oddest game you have known. Jumanji: The Next Level keeps things...

An engaging sequel

"Maleficent" | An engaging sequel

Director: Joachim Ronning

Star Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil is the sequel to the 2014 released, dark fantasy adventure film,...

Sensitive but soppy

"The Sky Is Pink" | Sensitive but soppy

Director: Shonali Bose

Star Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim

The statutory note first: Don’t forget a box of tissues. Sky, pink or white – take your pick in...

Works in fits and starts

"The Zoya Factor" | Works in fits and starts

Director: Abhishek Sharma

Star Cast: Sonam K Ahuja, Dulquer Salmaan

Arom-com centred on cricket would seem like a winning pitch. Sonam K. Ahuja’s new release is less...

Facts messed up by fiction

"Batla House" | Facts messed up by fiction

Director: Nikkhil Advani

Star Cast: John Abraham, Mrunal Thakur, Ravi Kishen

In various interviews, the Batla House team has declared that their film is an attempt to seek...

A tribute to the era of 80’s

"Pranaam" | A tribute to the era of 80’s

Director: Sanjiv Jaiswal

Star Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Sameksha Singh, Vikram Gokhle

The Eighties films in Bollywood were all about revenge and drama, when the hero-turned-villain was...

‘Kaafir’ derives power from its political undertones

"Kaafir" | ‘Kaafir’ derives power from its political undertones

Director: Sonam Nair

Star Cast: Dia Mirza, Mohit Raina

Kashmir and its blood-soaked political history renders itself well to cinematic treatment. It is to...

Emotionally engaging but cliched

"A Dog’s Journey" | Emotionally engaging but cliched

Director: Gail Mancuso

Star Cast: Kathryn Prescott, Abby Ryder Fortson, Emma Volk, Josh Gad, Betty Gilpin, Marg Helgenberger, Henry Lau, Dennis Quaid, Ian Chen, Jake Manley, Daniela Barbosa and Conrad Coates

What happens when an elastic band gets stretched? It snaps, right? That’s exactly what happens while...

Nuanced performances elevate this narrative

"The Wife" | Nuanced performances elevate this narrative

Director: Bjorn Runge

Star Cast: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons, Harry Lloyd, Annie Starke, Alix Wilton Regan, Elizabeth McGovern

Swedish director Bjorn Runge’s The Wife, written by Jane Anderson from Meg Wolitzer’s novel of the...

A perfect blend of fact and fiction

"Uri: The surgical strike" | A perfect blend of fact and fiction

Director: Aditya Dhar

Star Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, Paresh Rawal

Depicting a real-life political incident on the screen can be a task, that too when so many films...

A preach-fest that fails to make an impact

"The Dark Side of Life: Mumbai City" | A preach-fest that fails to make an impact

Director: Tariq Khan

Star Cast: Mahesh Bhatt, Kay Kay Menon, Deepraj Rana, Neha Khan, Alisha Seema Khan, Avii Pardasani, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Jyoti Malshe, Sayed Gul and Irfanouzzaman

This film is a preach-fest which underlines, “Zindagi mein haarna, par zindagi se na haarna”, which...

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