As part of a new digital TV strategy, Apple may give owners of its devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, free access to content owned by the company in addition to an option to subscribe to services from legacy media companies, CNBC reported.


iPhone owners may soon get original shows for free: Report


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Slated to take place at one of Punjabs richest historical repositories, Fort Gobindgarh in Amritsar, a heritage food festival -- starting Friday -- will bring together cuisine from over 30 countries and blend cultural with culinary at the city's nucleus, the Golden Temple.


Heritage food festival to bring together world's cuisines at Amritsar


Actor Zayed Khan says his father, Bollywood veteran Sanjay Khan has been very guarded about his autobiography "The Best Mistakes of My Life", and so as a son, he is all the more excited to read it.


Sanjay Khan's autobiography will be fantastic, says son Zayed


In a major development, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed a case of molestation and harassment filed by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta against her ex-boyfriend and business tycoon Ness Wadia.


Bombay HC quashes Priety's molestation case against Ness Wadia


A film director and creative producer shared on Wednesday a number of screenshots of a lengthy WhatsApp message sent to marketing consultant Suhel Seth recalling an experience she had "buried deeply".


Woman recalls harrowing experience with Suhel Seth, accuses him of abusing power


Artistic expression on socio-political subjects is a creative way to make a society aware, believes visual artist and fashion designer Shelly Jyoti, whose multidisciplinary exhibition "Revisiting Gandhi" explores through textile, art, spoken poetry and short films the Mahatmas ideologies of 'Swadharma, 'Swaraj and 'Sarvodaya'.


Socio-political art kindles awareness: Artist Shelly Jyoti on Gandhi-inspired exhibition


An Indian classical dance festival featuring some of the most renowned names of Manipuri, Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi genres will kick off at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) here on Friday.


Noted Indian classical dancers to perform at Mumbai festival


Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, who has been facing a lot of flack after screenshots of his WhatsApp conversations were leaked on social media, asserted on Wednesday that he is being "attacked and vilified".


I'm not a harasser, being attacked and vilified: Chetan Bhagat on #MeToo


Veteran writer-filmmaker Gulzar says cinema is not like a Bible which will teach people to be good human beings, but it is rather a mirror which reflects society.


Cinema not a Bible to teach people to be good humans: Gulzar


Donny Cates penned fantasy-action graphic novel "God Country" is being made into a movie by Legendary Entertainment.


'God Country' novel to turn into movie


Music enthusiasts in the city on Tuesday grooved to the tunes of new generation Maloya musicians from the Reunion Island, a French overseas territory, situated in the Indian Ocean.


An evening of Maloya music in Kolkata


From being censured for "bad conduct" in a convent school, to eloping with his lover and getting married using fake witnesses, an upcoming authorised biography of Goa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Vinay Tendulkar candidly spotlights the saffron leader, who's now in the reckoning for chief ministership in the wake of incumbent Manohar Parrikar's prolonged illness.


From 'bad conduct' to Parliament, biography sheds light on Goa BJP president


Title: Pyjamas Are Forgiving; Author: Twinkle Khanna; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 256; Price: 325


A tale of pyjamas, better forgiven and forgotten! (Book Review)


World-renowned Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe, who broke the boundaries of classical music by once famously collaborating with rock star Freddie Mercury, died on Saturday in a hospital here at the age of 85, officials said.


World-renowned Spanish soprano Monserrat Caballe dies


Author-columnist Shobhaa De has said that she feels sorry for people who do not believe sexual harassment survivors, asserting that a #MeToo movement is "inevitable" for every field, even outside showbiz.


Feel sorry for those in denial about sexual harassment survivors: Shobhaa De on #MeToo


Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan will be the brand ambassador of the updated version of Tata Tigor car, automobile manufacturer Tata Motors announced on Friday.


Hrithik Roshan becomes face of Tata Tigor car


Member of NITI Aayog and eminent scientist V.K. Saraswat on Friday launched the country's first project with methanol as alternative cooking gas, saying methanol as cooking gas can change the country's economy for better.


Methanol as alternate coking gas can change India's economy: VK Saraswat


Santa Monica, known for its year-round events and concerts, has come up with a concert with an Indian touch to it. Twilight on the Pier!, an outdoor music festival in its 34th year, will see performances by Indian performers such as Vidya Vox and South Asian Sounds.


'Twilight on the Pier!' in Santa Monica to feature Indian performers


International bestselling author of crime fiction Sophie Hannah, published in 49 languages and over 50 countries, is out with "The Mystery of Three Quarters". A die-hard fan of Agatha Christie, she brings alive one of the world's most beloved detectives, Hercule Poirot -- the legendary star of Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" -- in her latest novel that has just arrived at Indian bookstores.


Crime writer Sophie Hannah on Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot and her new novel


Revisit the 20th century's greatest act of treason; flick through fresh, untamed stories aided and abetted by a nice storyteller; read two mystical stories -- one about a woman who mysteriously receives an arrest warrant for a murder she never committed and the other about someone who receives a letter from her dead mother.


Of treason, untamed voices and mysteries (IANS Books This Weekend)


In a welcome announcement for music lovers, the National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA) will launch its own jazz collective here on Friday to popularise the genre in India.

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