'That would be very bad for them and suicidal for both the Gandhis and the Congress party.'
'Just keep telling people that we have fixed the Muslims, and they will not be bothered about their empty stomachs or empty wallets.'
'We can make all the noise we want to about being a tolerant society, but the reality is in front of us.'
Hema Malini celebrated her 69th birthday by launching her biography, Hema Malini: Beyond The Dream Girl.
Social media posts and articles falsely suggest that Jawaharlal Nehru 'signed a bond' or 'used his father's influence' to escape from serving a prison term in Nabha in 1923. Utkarsh Mishra reveals the true story. The first of a series of occasional columns correcting social media's false take on History.
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo's mother has released a tell-all biography where she has revealed that she tried to abort the football star while she was pregnant.
'Rightly or wrongly, 1962 got ascribed to Krishna Menon and him alone. That's unfair.' 'Certainly, he was one of the guilty men, but he was not the only guilty man. Mistakes were made all around.'
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.
A new biography has claimed that the talk show host was spoiled as a child.
'The Congress wants to deprive Modi another term in 2024 and for that they are ready to make any sacrifice.'
Sanjay Kirloskar, promoter of Kirloskar Brothers, moves Supreme Court to enforce a family settlement signed in 2009.
For all of Sohn's efforts at reconciliation, Japan has had an awkward relationship with him and his legacy.
At the launch of his biography Unlikely Hero, Om Puri got quite emotional as he remembered the people in his life. And what a life it has been. From a rag-picker to an actor of such fine caliber, Puri has lived a full life. He tells us about his biography - written by his wife Nandita Puri -- and also the controversy that accompanied it.
'I never knew she had such a great sense of humour.'
In Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, British journalist and writer Andrew Morton claims that the Mission Impossible star tried his luck with Garner before making Holmes his wife.
TomKat's baby conceived from Scientologist founder's frozen sperm?
Nobel laureate Sir VS Naipaul tormented his first wife for nearly four decades, regularly visited brothels in London and kept a mistress for almost 24 years before suddenly leaving her to marry a Pakistani scribe, according to his biography. The 75-year-old novelist, born to Indian parents in Trinidad and has been living in Britain since winning a place in Oxford, has admitted in his biography that he frequently humiliated his first wife (Patricia).
"They have produced stale news. This is two years ago when there were differences in the Congress and I said I will form my own party. Where is the question of joining the BJP? I think there are too many channels and there is too little news," he said.
'The show's success has only gone on to reinforce my belief that the best way to tell a story is with honesty, love and conviction... easier said than done in our industry!'
'Cultural nationalism or the victim card that you play is okay when people are well fed.' 'But if you are not well fed, then it puts a question mark (on your leadership).'
There was no report of devotees facing any inconvenience even as shops and eateries downed their shutters and vehicles remained off roads.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was always careful of his mane and he frequented a small salon in Ranchi.
While there is no change in the strength of the Modi-led CCPA over its two tenures, what has changed is its profile.
Rahul Dravid's biography The Nice Guy Who Finished First was realsed in Bangalore on Thursday.
'I belonged to the working class, not the middle class.' 'I was a rag-picker. I used to pick up coal from the railway tracks.' 'I was rejected from the FTII, as I was very unkempt and skinny.' 'I did not look like a hero, villain or comedian.' 'But Girish Karnad and Jairaj said I should be taken based on merit, not looks.'
Sardar Udham sets a great standard which, Utkarsh Mishra believes, would be emulated by other film-makers who want to make movies of this genre.
The cricket legend said he would like to read little-known matters about the life and career of the batting ace.
'As his close associate Som Pal told me, "Mandal was never V P Singh's brainchild. It was a Janata Party commitment he inherited".' 'He would have done it anyway at some point, but the specific timing of his decision was dictated entirely by political exigency -- his government was threatened.' 'It also turned out to be a game changer in Indian politics.'
Naveen Patnaik's guest list has been prepared with an eye on the forthcoming Lok Sabha and assembly polls, reports Archis Mohan.
Rajasthan minister Vasudev Devnani said major changes are being made in school curriculum and biographies of freedom fighters will be included.
Several Bollywood stars turned up to share past stories with yesteryear onscreen baddie Prem Chopra at the launch of his biography.
Protesting farmers, who have been holding their fort at the Singhu border for over 20 days, are keeping monotony and boredom at bay by adding new books to their reading list -- day after day.
A surprise candidate, columnist Prathap Simha will be contesting for the Bharatiya Janata Party from Mysore. Barely a few weeks old in the party, his selection sparked a row causing a lot of heartburn among local leaders as he was picked over two-time MP CH Vijayshankar.
The poll panel has cited its April 10 order, banning a biopic on Modi, to place a similar bar on the web series.
'People thought I was one of the coolest rapists to have ever graced the Hindi film screen.' Prem Chopra, in a candid account of his life and work.
'So much resources go into guarding this territory. So much goes into policing the Line of Control. So many mouths can get fed, so many minds can be nourished, if India and Pakistan resolve the Kashmir issue through a Kashmiri-owned, Kashmiri-led peace process'
The EC said 'there are several scenes depicting a major opposition party as corrupt and showing them in poor light. Their leaders have been depicted in such a manner that their identification is clear and obvious to the viewers'.
Public intellectuals who frame the ideological antipathy between the RSS & Co and Jawaharlal Nehru in the light of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and Hindu Raj alone, miss the point by a yard, argues Shaan Kashyap.
