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    Kavitha Shanmugam
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      Dominic Arun decodes Lokah’s success
      Films

      Lokah director Dominic Arun on creating India's first female superhero

      12 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Inspector Zende_manoj-bajpayee
      Film Reviews

      Inspector Zende review: Manoj Bajpayee lifts a wobbly film about Charles Sobhraj chase

      5 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Sholay at 50: Shehzad Sippy on restoring uncut version of Ramesh Sippy’s film in 4K
      Films

      Sholay at 50: Shehzad Sippy on restoring uncut version of Ramesh Sippy’s film in 4K

      15 Aug 2025 12:40 PM IST
      Sholay turns 50: What remains in Ramanagara today?
      Films

      Sholay turns 50: What remains in Karnataka's Ramanagara today? I Ground Report

      14 Aug 2025 8:25 AM IST
      Sarzameen review: A muddled melodrama disguised as a military thriller
      Film Reviews

      Sarzameen review: A muddled melodrama disguised as a military thriller

      25 July 2025 8:39 AM IST
      Metro...In Dino
      Film Reviews

      Metro…In Dino review: Anurag Basu makes a case for real love in modern times

      4 July 2025 6:20 PM IST
      Panchayat Season 4
      Entertainment

      Panchayat Season 4 review: As polls raise stakes, politics gets dirty in Phulera

      24 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Sitaare Zameen Par
      Films

      RS Prasanna on Aamir Khan and how directing Sitaare Zameen Par changed him

      18 Jun 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Bengaluru stampede: Fatal twist for dental student, Bosch employee; kin recount teary tales
      Karnataka

      Bengaluru stampede: Fatal twist for dental student, Bosch employee; kin recount teary tales

      5 Jun 2025 8:48 PM IST
      Exclusive | Still ready for talks with Kamal: KFCC
      Entertainment

      Exclusive | Still ready for talks with Kamal: KFCC

      3 Jun 2025 7:03 PM IST
      Banu Mushtaq
      Features

      Banu Mushtaq interview: ‘Muslim women are capable of fighting their own battles’

      16 May 2025 6:30 AM IST
      The Sky is Dirty-Spacejunk
      Features

      The Dirty Sky: Filmmaker OP Srivastava on why space junk is earth’s next big crisis

      26 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      AI in films
      Films

      How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of Indian filmmaking

      19 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Vivek Anchalia-Naisha
      Films

      Vivek Anchalia on Naisha, a full-length AI-powered film, and use of AI in filmmaking

      13 April 2025 7:30 AM IST
      Sikander review: Jaded Salman desperately plays to gallery in joyless film
      Film Reviews

      Sikandar review: Jaded Salman desperately plays to gallery in joyless film

      30 March 2025 2:10 PM IST
      After gang-rapes and murder, a look at the no-man’s land at Anegondi, near Hampi
      The Eighth Column

      After gang-rapes and murder, a look at the no-man’s land at Anegondi, near Hampi

      24 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Sanapur’s dark turn near Hampi shocks travellers and locals
      Videos

      Video I Hampi shocker: Tourist haven Sanapur reels from gangrape, murder

      15 March 2025 8:42 PM IST
      Hampi horror: All is not what it seems in serene tourist spot Sanapur
      The Federal Special

      Hampi ground report: At serene Sanapur, Israeli tourists flock, but danger lurks

      14 March 2025 5:34 PM IST
      ON Womens day celebrating story lady and her hargila army
      Women's March

      Women's Day Special I How ‘Stork Sister’ Purnima Devi Barman empowered Assam women to save hargila

      8 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      DNEG CEO on Dune Oscar win and AI tech
      Films

      Tech firm DNEG's CEO on Oscar for Dune-2, use of AI to de-age actors

      6 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      HeartLamp-DeepaBhasthi-Banu Mushtaq
      Features

      Deepa Bhasthi interview: ‘There’s nothing black and white in Banu Mushtaq’s stories’

      1 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Vaadivaasal-Appupen
      Features

      Appupen interview: On adapting Vaadivaasal into a graphic novel with Perumal Murugan

      26 Feb 2025 5:33 PM IST
      Ranveer Allahbadia
      India

      Beyond obscenity: Was Allahbadia row whipped up to hasten YouTube content regulation?

      14 Feb 2025 4:31 PM IST
      Karnataka right to die with dignity
      Karnataka

      Doctors hope Karnataka’s right-to-die order sparks conversations on end-of-life care

      5 Feb 2025 2:49 PM IST
      Bad Girl runs into controversy on Brahmin girls
      Films

      'Bad Girl' set in a milieu that I relate to: Director Varsha Bharath

      28 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      LGBTQIAP+ rights in Trumps America
      India

      Trump's male-female-only order can have global ripple effects: Queer rights activist

      23 Jan 2025 8:03 PM IST
      Dalai Lama Bylakuppe in Karnataka visit
      Karnataka

      Ground report | Dalai Lama’s presence in Bylakuppe fuels exiled Tibetans’ longing for homeland

      14 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Kanu Behl-Despatch
      Films

      Kanu Behl interview: ‘Films like Pushpa are morphine to the masses, anti-healing’

      10 Jan 2025 8:33 AM IST
      Author Kiran Desai on political novels, diaspora, loneliness, and more
      Features

      Author Kiran Desai on political novels, diaspora, loneliness, and more

      15 Dec 2024 6:19 PM IST
      Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan on ‘social’ impact of slowing ageing and a ‘magic pill’
      Features

      Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan on ‘social’ impact of slowing ageing and a ‘magic pill’

      15 Dec 2024 10:53 AM IST
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