How Jallikattu protests left the State on the backfoot

The governments at the Centre and in the state were unprepared to handle the massive response to the large numbers of people, as they were not aware of the groundswell of public admonition that was......

Amitabh Bachchan for President? No way!

With Rajendra Prasad, S Radhakrishnan, K R Narayanan, V V Giri and A P J Abdul Kalam on my mind, the image of my beloved hero dancing ungainly to Merey angney main tumharra kya kaam hai, doesn't......

Padma awards for Advani, Amitabh, Ramdev?

Who will make it to this year’s Padma awards list? Speculation is rife that the Narendra Modi government is considering to confer the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in the......

When celebs got Modi-fied

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a huge fan following with a legion of supporters. However, in the recent past, B-Town celebrities have jumped on to the Modi bandwagon, with many of them being very......

Bollywood, insurers: No love lost

Unlike most Indian movies that have a happily-lived-ever-after theme, there is no love lost between the Indian film industry and insurance companies. So, it is quite common for insurance......

Villagers on how SEZs will affect their lives

Fear of being displaced, fear of being uprooted from their native culture, fear of being exploited by shrewd politicians in connivance with developers of Special Economic Zones is the common strand......

Cadbury rejects Kraft's $16.7-billion takeover bid

United Kingdom-based Cadbury, the world's second biggest confectionery company with huge operations in India, on Monday rejected a $16.7 billion takeover bid made by America's Kraft Foods Inc.......

'What impact will the Budget have on one who sells chana?'

Ramesh has been selling roasted chana (chickpeas) outside Horniman Circle, a Mumbai landmark that's located a stone's throw away from the imposing facade of the Bombay Stock......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

'Expect things to get normal for multiplexes by Q4FY22'

'Multiplexes will thrive by Q4 if 100% capacity is restored and third Covid wave doesn't happen.' IMAGE: RRR Director S S Rajamouli and PVR Chairman Ajay Bijli reveal a special promotion for the......

'We'd have never known there was a brilliant actor lurking inside him'

'I was so nervous and embarrassed that I hid behind a pillar, just watching my son quietly.''I could see him very quiet, not communicating with anybody.''I thought he was not interested. But when......

Cricket's Shahrukh wasn't nervous during IPL auction

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Punjab Kings/Twitter Just like the Bollywood superstar he is named after, success wasn't instant for Shahrukh Khan the cricketer -- a Rajnikanth fan from Chennai's IT hub......

Check out Tendulkar-Shah Rukh's online bromance

IMAGE: Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan pose together during a promotional event. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters In his own inimitable way, Bollywood......

ISL Opening Ceremony: Aishwarya, Alia steal the show

Superstar Rajinikanth with actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Photograph: PTI Bollywood stars' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Alia Bhatt's breathtaking moves mesmerised the spectators during a short......

Spotted: India footballer Gouramangi Singh with Amitabh Bachchan

Chennaiyin FC and India footballer Gouramangi Singh was left star-struck when he met Bollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan in the locker room after the club's ISL match against Kerala Blasters on......

Amitabh Bachchan believes football has potential to grow in India

Chennaiyin FC co-owner Abhishek Bachchan (right) and father Amitabh Bachchan celebrate after Indian Super League match between Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters FC in Chennai on Tuesday.......