For the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big move to push through his 'one-nation-one-election' concept promises to be the big ticket idea which can disrupt conventional calculations and allow it to frame the upcoming Lok Sabha polls along helpful lines as the party believes the issue has the potential to catch popular imagination.
Special prayers were held by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam faithful on Friday seeking release of Jayalalithaa who was sentenced to four years in jail and slapped with a fine of Rs 100 crore by a Bangalore special court in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case on September 27.
Bollywood celebs at Secret Superstar screening.
Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai is painfully regressive in the garb of comedy, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
It was a big night for quite a few of Bollywood's popular actors as well as OTT's rising star.
Like every year, Manish Malhotra hosted a grand Diwali bash at his residence and his friends turned up to party.
Here's looking at the star guests at the Bachchan Diwali bash.
A record number of 11 Indian Americans are on ballot for the US House of Representatives. Of these nine are from the opposition Democratic party and two are Republicans.
Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is set to spend the festival of Diwali in jail after the Karnataka high court on Monday adjourned his bail plea to October 28. The 68-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party leader had sought bail in two of the five corruption cases against him. The Special Lokayukta Court had remanded him to judicial custody -- first to October 22 and later till November 3.
Theatres may be high on Diwali celebrations, but OTT is having its private party too!
Quite a few stars were spotted at the Bachchan party.
The biggest Bollywood wedding of the year is happening in Rajasthan this week!
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a case linked to the now scrapped Delhi excise policy and wrote to the central agency demanding the "recall" of its summons to him, calling it "vague, motivated and unsustainable in law".
It isn't that a person occupying high office has no right to do what he/she likes. For sure, they do; after all, they are human. But there are also things like priority, timing and sense of larger country. Sadly, we live in a world awash in tunnel vision, asserts Shyam G Menon.
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As part of its expansion plans, Jio has announced the roll-out of Internet of Things (IoT) services in association with Samsung, which will help consumers and enterprises.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday visited Tihar jail to meet two former party members of Parliament and L K Advani's ex-aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, currently under judicial custody in the cash-for-votes case, to express solidarity with them.
Modi said both the ruling party and the media may have expectations as well complaints from each other but they have to get along happily amid these differences.
Modi's BJP has promised more revdis or freebies for these assembly elections than ever before, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
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"It is very easy to fling allegations and letters," an anguished Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Thursday while clarifying that the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Kumar Jain in a money laundering case was listed before a bench headed by Justice Bela M Trivedi as Justice A S Bopanna was unavailable due to illness.
Giving a Diwali gift, the government has decided to implement the old pension scheme, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced after a meeting of the state cabinet in Chandigarh.
Rani Mukerji, who is expecting her first child, was hospitalised on November 14 due to exhaustion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious projects such as the Clean India campaign and the MP Model Village scheme will be taken up during the high tea for National Democratic Alliance MPs on Sunday evening with a view to seek their support and participation for its success.
The resumption of drilling with the auger machine is likely to speed up the rescue efforts.
Navratri and Onam saw flat sales, but industry hopes to turn the corner with a cracker of a Diwali.
The transient nature of life is reflected in ancient Indian designs, says Sarita Sarvate.
Bursting firecrackers is not a matter of religion, it affects people's lives, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday and urged the Opposition not to jeopardise the well-being of children and the elderly for political ambitions.
Fiscal pressure for the Indian economy is gradually rising, suggested analysts at Jefferies in a recent note, as oil prices (Brent) - which are close to the $100 a barrel mark - continue to climb ahead of a busy election calendar. They added that the sharp rally in the equity markets during the last few months has made valuations costly. As a result, Jefferies expects the Indian markets to remain choppy in the near term.
Several states declared a holiday for schools, while government offices, other establishments and public sector banks remained closed for half a day.
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Fadnavis had said that he will soon present evidence of Malik's relations with the underworld.
Haryana on Friday banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers across the state, said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, adding that the notice will be issued on Saturday.
In the last 9 years, the BJP govt has marked some anniversaries and events with more zeal than Congress-led governments.
Weddings, holidays, award functions, throwbacks, festivals, family time or fooling around, 2023 saw a variety of posts beaming in joy. Of which these 25 Instagram moments of Bollywood stars are Sukanya Verma's favourites.
It's been over two months since the flood waters receded, and it would seem with it so has anger against either the state government or the BJP-Sena candidates, reports Archis Mohan.
Modi laid the foundation stone of a four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have photos of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi on currency notes.
