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Memes the weapon of choice as election wars go digital

From attacking political opponents to raising awareness among the electorate, colourful memes, including many drawing humorous elements from popular Bollywood films, have flooded social media as......

Is The Indian Republic Dead?

Will January 22 mark a point of no return for our Constitutional secularism? asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi arrives to lay the foundation stone for multiple......

Ram Lalla statue with Brahmos on UP's R-Day tableau

An artistic image of Ram Lalla whose new idol was recently consecrated at a grand temple in Ayodhya is the showpiece of Uttar Pradesh's tableau in this year's Republic Day parade in New Delhi.......

Ram Temple: Can Congress Surprise Modi?

Modi believes that the Congress leadership does not have the political sagacity to undertake a course correction because of its preoccupation about not losing its current gains in the voter base,......

Transformed Ayodhya turns a page with temple pivot

Security barricades, barbed wires and frequent frisking by police personnel have been a common sight in Ayodhya. But the holy city has now undergone a paradigm shift fuelled by massive......

Biotech Bill: Sweeping powers, glaring omissions

The biotech regulatory Bill gags dissent and takes away the power of states without providing any safeguards to farmers and consumers, says Latha Jishnu. Shortcuts always lead to problems, and......

Loan waiver: No celebration for farmers

The proposed debt relief measures for farmers in the Union Budget generated faint smiles across the emerald fields of Punjab, the country's traditional wheat granary holding a bumper crop this......

KBC 3 fares better in ratings

The first episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 3 (KBC3) hosted by Shah Rukh Khan on Star Plus got a rating of 5.35 from aMap, atelevision rating agency. The rating system that was set up in 2004......

How Zee scripted its own success story

There is a strong sense of deja vu at Zee TV's Mumbai headquarters. In July 2000, nine of the top 10 programmes on cable television were from Zee. Then came Kaun Banega Crorepati, archrival Star......

The economics of a pink heritage

The Jaipur Heritage International Festival is back in town. After a shaky start last year, Faith Singh, the director of Jaipur Virasat Foundation, the organisational body behind the festival, has......

Ranveer-Kriti's Day Out In Varanasi

Ranveer Singh, Kriti Sanon and Manish Malhotra visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers over the weekend. Dressed in traditional attire, they visited the Dashashwamedh ghat......

The '90s Bollywood Heroines Are Back!

Back in the 1990s, a deluge of fresh talent hit silver screen. Raw, ravishing and raring to go, they slowly but steadily made a place for themselves beyond the realm of song and dance. For some,......

Guess Who Said No To Virasat?

IMAGE: Amrish Puri and Anil Kapoor in Virasat. One of the main reasons for Thevar Magan's brilliance is the towering confrontational scenes between Kamal Haasan and his real-life mentor Sivaji......

It's Quiz Time, Folks!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Enjoy this festive week in all the colours of joy and our fun and filmi quiz. All you have to do is identify the movie......

The ZABARDAST Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Ahoy there! Your weekly dose of Bollywood quiz is here. All you have to do is identify the movie from the options......

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