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KOCHI: After decades in the shadows, the Malayalam translation of Bram Stoker's Dracula -- first published in 1975 -- will return to print in January 2026. For publisher Rayan Pushpanath, the rediscovery of the long-lost book felt less like routine archival work and more like cracking a cold case. Written by his grandfather, legendary Malayalam crime and horror writer Kottayam Pushpanath, the translation had virtually vanished from circulation. No major library had a copy. Collectors drew blank ...Read More >
Tillotama Shome's Baksho Bondi - Shadowbox to open IFFM 2025 after Berlin premiere. A tender tale of love, resilience, and strength set in suburban Kolkata. After making waves at the Berlin Film Festival 2025, Baksho Bondi - Shadowbox is now set to open the 16th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). The Bengali-language film, which had its world premiere in the prestigious Perspektive Deutsches Kino section at Berlinale, will mark its Australian premiere as the Opening Night ...Read More >
Jhargram, Jul 18 (PTI) Three elephants, including two calves, were run over by an express train near Banstala railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district, police said on Friday. The incident, which took place on Thursday night, occurred when an elephant herd that probably came from Jharkhand's Dalma forest was traversing, they said. The three pachyderms were mowed on the tracks by a speeding Janshatabdi Express on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, a police officer said. It was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Actor Tillotama Shome's Bengali film "Baksho Bondi" will serve as the opening at the 2025 edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). The film, co-produced by Shome and actor Jim Sarbh, will have its official Australian premiere on August 14, setting the stage for the 16th edition of the festival. Directed by first-time filmmakers Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi, the film is set in a Kolkata suburb and follows Maya, played by Shome, a working woman whose ...Read More >
India broke a golden rule in the third Test: don't try to pick a fight with Ben Stokes There was a large handwritten sign propped against the inside wall of the North Gate of Lord's: "In affectionate remembrance of Bazball," it said, the letters drawn in the bacon-and-egg colours of an MCC tie, "which died at Lord's on 10 July, 2025. RIP." The stewards must have taken it off one of the Indian fans who hadn't read the small print on his fifth-day ticket. Lord's being the place it is, instead of ...Read More >
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