Rajnath Singh Assures Filmmakers That 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' Will Be Released...
The Film and Television Producers Guild of India president Mukesh Bhatt, and Apoorva Mehta from Dharma Productions went to meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday regarding the controversy...
View ArticleTwitter Seva: Solving The Aam Junta's Problems In The Digital Age
We are living in a world where anything and everything is available instantly, with a tap of the keyboard or a touch of the screen. So, why not use online platforms to address and resolve public...
View ArticleBabul Supriyo Says MNS Has Always Been A Party Of Goons
NEW DELHI -- Singer and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo accompanied the President of Producers Guild, Mukesh Bhatt and Apoorva Mehta from Dharma Productions and met the Union Home Minister...
View ArticlePakistan SC Issues Notice To Nawaz Sharif In Panama Papers Case
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members in the 'Panama Papers' leaks case, acting on petitions seeking his disqualification...
View ArticleRita Bahuguna Leaves Congress For BJP Ahead Of UP Assembly Election
In a setback to the Congress Party ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, Rita Bahuguna, one of its most prominent leaders in the state, has left to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bahuguna...
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15 Indian Candies That Have Disappeared From Our Nukkad Shops Over The Years
Eighties and 90s kids will remember what it was like to slowly draw a Phantom 'cigarette' from its packet, dangle it from between the teeth, pull the imaginary fedora low over the eyes and pretend to...
View ArticleDelhi Police Forms SIT To Trace Missing JNU Student Najeeb Ahmed
NEW DELHI -- Delhi Police on Thursday constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to trace a missing JNU hostel inmate following a direction from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh as protests by a...
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Gionee S6 Pro: An Entertainment Bundle With The VR
Gionee brings flashy and stylish phones with good design to mind. The smartphone maker made its name with super-slim phones from its Elife series, and now it has a new offering in its S series, called...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg's Daughter's First Word Isn't What You Expected
For little Max, Mark Zuckerberg's one-year-old daughter, pet 'Beast' is winning over the Facebook founder and his wife Priscilla Chan. The toddler recently said her first word and it isn't 'daddy'...
View ArticleA Decade After Being Banned For Failing A Controversial Gender Test, Athlete...
The year 2006 was a turning point for Shanthi Soundarajan. It was the year that she won a silver medal in the 800 m race at the Doha Asian Games, a career high for the athlete who was born to an...
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10 Writers We Wish Would Finally Make It To The Jaipur Literature Festival
Ten years ago, few in India would have expected to hear Margaret Atwood give a public talk, at least not one that wasn't hosted by an educational institution. Cut to the Jaipur Literature Festival...
View ArticleRamdev Open To Launching Patanjali In Pakistan, But Slams Pak Artistes For...
Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved has a fierce nationalistic marketing message: buy 'Swadeshi'. But when it comes to his company's expansion plans, it seems the yogi-turned-businessman won't mind setting...
View ArticleReliance Industries' Second Quarter Net Profit Falls 23%
India's oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd posted a 22.9 percent drop in its second-quarter net profit, marginally missing analysts' estimates. Consolidated net profit fell to 72.06...
View ArticleWhy Kerala's CPM Is Suddenly Amnesic About Its Pet-Phrase 'Neoliberalism'
A funny highlight of a recent interview that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's star economic advisor and Harvard economics professor Gita Gopinath gave a Malayalam TV channel was her lampooning...
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How Nikkhil Advani Hopes To Disrupt Indian Television With 'P.O.W. - Bandi...
When I meet a weary looking Nikkhil Advani at his office in Khar, he informs me that 61 episodes of his upcoming TV series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke have been shot, with 50 masters delivered. They're...
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Now You Have Only Till 3 December To Avail Reliance Jio's Welcome Offer
In an announcement made by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today, the regulatory body directed Reliance Jio to end its welcome offer by 3 December. According to the ṬRAI norms, the...
View ArticleUniform Civil Code: Why Do India's Liberals Oppose A Liberal Idea?
This is the first in a three-part series on the debate on Uniform Civil Code, its complex history in India and the shifty politics surrounding it. At the first light of India's freedom, the Constituent...
View Article15 Years Since It Released, Why I Am Still Rooting For 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil...
15 years ago, two actors, Dia Mirza and R Madhavan, made their Hindi film debut with the romantic drama, Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein. The film was a remake of the Tamil film, Minnale, which was also...
View ArticleBJP Lawmaker Varun Gandhi 'Honey Trapped', Leaked Defence Secrets, Says...
NEW DELHI -- BJP MP Varun Gandhi was at the centre of a controversy over allegations that he had leaked defence secrets to middleman Abhishek Verma and arms manufacturers after being "honey trapped", a...
View ArticleAIADMK Says Jayalalithaa 'Completely Well', Will Return Home Soon
CHENNAI -- The AIADMK today asserted that its hospitalised supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was "completely well" and will return home soon. "Amma (Jayalalithaa) has progressed very...
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