WATCH: Manoj Bajpayee And Raveena Tandon Star In Hilariously Jingoistic Short...
Short films are the new black for Bollywood actors, it seems. Weeks after Radhika Apte appeared in Sujoy Ghosh's short Ahalya, actors Manoj Bajpayee (previously spelt 'Bajpai') and Raveena Tandon have...
View ArticleNarendra Modi Was Impressed By Sushma Swaraj's Fiery Speech In Lok Sabha -...
NEW DELHI -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose not to step into the minefield of words which exploded in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after the Congress Party agreed to a debate the Lalit Modi scandal....
View ArticleMaggi Ban Lifted For Six Weeks
The Bombay High Court has lifted the ban on Maggi, the flagship instant-noodles brand from Nestle. The court clarified that this was conditional on Nestle conducting fresh tests within six weeks at...
View ArticleIndia's States Sidestep Stalled Reform, Go It Alone To Woo Investment
It took two months of courting, dozens of negotiators and final talks that ran into the early hours, but the western Indian state of Maharashtra secured its prize: a $5 billion investment commitment...
View ArticleSupreme Court Protects Dayanidhi Maran From Arrest In Telephone Exchange Scam
NEW DELHI -- DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday got a breather from the Supreme Court which stayed the Madras High Court order cancelling his bail in the telephone exchange scam case and...
View ArticleAbhay Deol Says Sex Isn't Something To Be Ashamed Of, And The Internet Agrees
A week ago, the Mumbai police raided hotels in Madh Island and the Aksa beach area in the city, dragging out around 40 consenting adults who had checked into the hotels out of their rooms. Their only...
View ArticleWATCH: The Original 'Tung Tung Baje', Composed By Sneha Khanwalkar
The first song from the upcoming Akshay Kumar starrer Singh Is Bliing was released online on Wednesday. The single, 'Tung Tung Baje', features Kumar performing the bhangra and various stunts in rural...
View ArticleRising Industrial Production, Low Inflation Raises Confidence In Indian Economy
NEW DELHI — India's retail inflation cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit a four-month high in June, bringing cheer to investors fretting that gridlock in...
View ArticleIrom Sharmila: The Invisible Heroine
Welcome to India, the world's largest democracy! Here is a woman who has been fasting for a cause for the past 15 years and nobody really cares. Yes, you heard it right - 15 years! It is her...
View ArticleBSE, Nifty Rise Nearly 1 Percent On MAT Rollback Hopes, Subdued Inflation Data
The BSE Sensex and Nifty rose nearly 1 percent on Thursday on reports that a government appointed committee suggested that there was no legal basis to retrospectively impose the controversial minimum...
View ArticleWATCH: This Video Of Transgenders Singing The National Anthem Will Give You...
On February 14, 2014, Supreme Court of India made a landmark judgement. It finally recognised transgender citizens as belonging to a third gender and made it mandatory for the government to provide...
View ArticleSunny Leone Starrer 'Mastizaade' Has Been Cleared By The Censors
On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that the adult comedy Mastizaade had been cleared by the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC, commonly referred to as the Censor Board) for release with an...
View ArticleRSS Capturing Educational Institutions, Says Rahul Gandhi, Referring To FTII...
NEW DELHI — Launching a scathing attack on the Modi government over the lingering strike in FTII, Rahul Gandhi today alleged educational institutions were being "captured" by the RSS and only those...
View ArticleAssam Passes Witch Hunting Prohibition Bill
The Assam state assembly on Thursday unanimously passed Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 in a bid to eliminate rising cases of superstition leading to murder of...
View ArticleLalita And Lolita: The Two Halves Of The Indian Woman Consumer
The concept of masculinity and femininity is changing at a scorching pace. While women are becoming bolder, men are experimenting with looking beautiful and being gentler. All around us we are...
View ArticleThe Worth Of A Life: Why India Needs A New National Compensation Policy
The idea of a nation rests on its constituents believing in the concept of a state as bigger than a land mass. There is no other explanation why in a country like India, in the absence of a compulsory...
View ArticleAn Independence Day For Women
I am one of those fortunate few who was born to loving and educated parents who did not find it a burden to raise two daughters when everybody around them was hoping they would plan another pregnancy...
View ArticleEnvisioning The Healthcare Of Things
The Healthcare of Things (HoT) heralds a deeply personal healthcare experience, whether for advancing fitness, driving more informed interactions with healthcare professionals, or realising active and...
View ArticleGovernment Might Call Special Two-Day Parliament Session To Pass GST Bill
NEW DELHI -- Following a complete washout of the Monsoon Session, the government is now seeking to schedule a two-day session of the Parliament next month in a bid to pass the Goods and Services Tax...
View Article'Brothers' Review: This 'Warrior' Remake Is A Melodramatic Mess
Wow, Bollywood. You had one job here. One job. Brothers, as you’ve probably heard, is an official remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior, starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. I remember watching it...
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