Here's a look at hits and misses at the box office this week.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni refused to break the Board of Control for Cricket in India's gag on him in answering questions on the spot-fixing scandal that hit the Indian Premier League except to say that some players are '"slightly mentally weak' compared to others.
Samiya Royala Hanif Ali Hussein Ali (40) was alone in her hotel room when the incident happened.
The apex court, which asked the Centre to consider creating a regulatory mechanism and apprise it, said the government should also inform as to what steps have been taken on the issue under the Cable Television Network Act (CTNA).
These were never intended for paid publication and should never have been created, let alone uploaded to the Internet, WPP said.
Union Home Secretary R K Singh and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar will face tough questions on Thursday from the members of the Standing Committee on Union Ministry of Home Affairs headed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader M Venkaiah Naidu.
Many of those who have been to Covid hell and back are unable to shake off the memories of their days in hospitals, leading to worries about post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety related problems, including insomnia.
In a bid to put down party men airing views on its prime ministerial candidate, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Monday issued a virtual gag order on the issue, which was breached by two leaders from Bihar pitching for Narendra Modi.
'Indian fans are extremists. If they don't like you, you are gone. But if they like you, they will never forget you. That's what happened with Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.'
The 15-member Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy commencing on June 6 left for London via Dubai on Wednesday.
Hum Hain Rahi Car Ke is a forgettable film, writes Laxmi Negi.
'Are you an eye witness? There is some sanctity attached to the investigation'
The anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam on Monday led 10 other militant groups based in the Northeast to call for boycott of Republic Day celebrations in the region and a general strike during 1.00 am to 5.30 pm to protest 'India's unrelenting colonial occupation of the region with the sole objective of exploiting its rich natural resources by gagging to people's voice for liberation from its clutches."
A circular by the Lok Sabha's press and public relations chief points out that the parliamentary committee meetings 'are not open for coverage by the media', reports our correspondent
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As part of the programme, the 36 ministers are visiting J&K this week to participate in 60 public interactions at various places in the Union territory," Principal Secretary to the J&K government Rohit Kansal told reporters.
Bangistan is not the political satire it claims to be, says Nishi Tiwari.
Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said: "Mr Clarkson needs to stick to talking about cars, not cultures. And he should apologise for his lack of taste. He and the BBC have done India a great disservice with this programme".
Unless you've been hiding under an Internet-blocking rock, you must have chanced upon some of the crisp, polite, informative and frequently witty posts crafted by the Mumbai police. Mrigank Warrier meets Sunchika Pandey, the brains behind the Mumbai police quips.
Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirti Azad's twitter posts crossed the limits of propriety when he seemed to address Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as a napunsak (eunuch), the cricketer-turned-politician denied making the statement and revealed that his profile had been hacked.
Kalakalappu does have its funny moments but only a few of them work.
Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal, Radhika Madan, Ranvir Shorey, Pankaj Tripathi are all lovely, but make little sense in Angrezi Medium's muddled context, complains Sukanya Verma.
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 petitioner in his PIL had contended that the movie contained scenes and dialogues, which were against the interests of the country's sovereignty and integrity and the security of the state.
We're introduced to exploitative underwater cameras but they aren't used to liven up the climax. The 3D promises but never delivers.
US-Pakistan relations are poised to touch a qualitatively new level under the Biden administration, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
He also cited media reports that the judge hearing the case has been replaced, and tagged on Twitter the report entitled "Sohrabuddin Sheikh case: Fresh questions as judge who lifted media gag and slammed CBI is replaced".
Kumar was among five individuals who were declared winners of the award, which is Asia's premier prize and highest honour and celebrates greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia.
A Sunday in early January each year sees New Yorkers board the subway minus their pants -- and other cities across the world are following suit!
Some ministers Monday voiced concern over the deliberations of the Union Cabinet appearing in the media following which all the ministers were counseled not to leak the proceedings.
Saif Ali Khan looks ultra cool in his upcoming film.
Defiant employees from multiple US government agencies are fighting the Trump administration's gag orders on climate change and penchant for "alt facts" with rogue Twitter accounts.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted its gag order on the media, restraining it from broadcasting and publishing contents of the taped conversations of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh with top politicians and Bollywood stars.A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly dismissed Singh's petition and vacated its interim order passed on February 27, 2006 restraining the media from making contents of the conversation public.
Fighting prejudice with prejudice, Ujda Chaman is too shallow to dwell compellingly into the frailties of the human mind, feels Sukanya Verma.
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Fukrey Returns is a clumsily conceived sequel, feels Sukanya Verma.
Mallika Sherawat talks about her item number Jalebi Bai and her meeting with Barrack Obama.
The lawsuit, by four industry associations and 34 producers, seeks the court's direction to Republic TV, its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and reporter Pradeep Bhandari, Times Now, its editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar and group editor Navika Kumar and unknown defendants as well as social media platforms to refrain from making or publishing allegedly irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood.
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Even as in a belated move, the State Human Rights Commission in Monday issued notice to the Mayawati government on the issue of rising crime against women, yet another rape of a minor girl was reported from Sitapur district, about 90 km from Lucknow, giving Uttar Pradesh the dubious distinction of a graph of six rapes in a single day.
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