Vokkaliga seers back Shivakumar for Karnataka CM

Prominent Vokkaliga pontiff of Adi Chunchanagiri Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji on Sunday appealed to the Congress leadership to appoint Karnataka party unit president D K Shivakumar as the next chief......

Why Are Jains Protesting?

Jains fear Sammed Shikharji will be defiled by the influx of tourists. IMAGE: Jains protest at India Gate in New Delhi, January 1, 2023, to maintain the sanctity of the Sammed Shikharji pilgrimage......

NCP leader Eknath Khadse tests COVID-19 positive

Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse has tested positive for COVID-19, sources close to him said on Thursday. Khadse will be admitted to a Mumbai-based......

Buses torched, stone pelted as protests continue over Maratha quota demand

The agitation by Marathas for job quota saw one more man committing suicide and protesters resorting to violence and arson at separate places in Maharashtra on Monday. IMAGE: Maratha Kranti Morcha......

Why are these blockbusters such big disasters?

Bollywood has some explaining to do.Despite big banners, big stars and even bigger budgets, some of the recent Bollywood releases like Action Replayy, Guzaarish and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey have......

The rising of Bollywood's unlikely hero

There's a rather cute story doing the rounds in the media about how Omkar Das Mainkpuri, or Natha as his character in the film Peepli [Live] is called, wanted to meet Katrina Kaif. He was dying to......

Peepli [Live]: Best film of the year!

Sukanya Verma and Sudarshana Dwivedi review Peepli [Live]. Sukanya Verma: Oh my god, 2010 is turning out to be fabulous at the movies.Ishqiya, Inception, Udaan and now Peepli [Live]? Sudarshana......

Salman Khan cheers for Aamir's film

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Aamir Khan, Omkar Das Manikpuri and Salman Khan share a few laughs at a special screening of Peepli Live on Tuesday, in Mumbai. The film......