Film folk were quite busy over the long three-day weekend, going to parties and movie screenings.
As India celebrates Chaitra Navratri, Cheti Chand, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, Bollywood stars share how they spent the special day.
Acharya will contest from Saran while Bharti will try her luck in the Patliputra LS constituency.
Like Mr And Mrs Mahi, which captures the triumph of spirit of a husband and wife, there are quite a few instances of directors opting for a Mr and Mrs brand of title to describe the essence of their story.
Mehta will share the prize with French composer Pascal Dusapin.
'If somebody's parents have given a similar name, can it come in their way of their right to contest elections'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the defamation complaint against Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav over his alleged 'only Gujaratis can be thugs' remark after he agreed to withdraw the statement.
Crisil Ratings on Wednesday projected India's GDP growth at 6.8 per cent in the next fiscal and said the country will become an upper middle-income nation by 2031 with the economy doubling to $7 trillion. In its India Outlook report, Crisil said the Indian economy will take support from domestic structural reforms and cyclical levers and can retain -- perhaps even improve -- its growth prospects to become the third largest economy by 2031. "After a better-than-expected 7.6 per cent this fiscal, India's real GDP growth will likely moderate to 6.8 per cent in fiscal 2025," said the Crisil India Outlook report.
Equity investors suffered a massive loss of Rs 31 lakh crore on Tuesday as markets went into a tailspin with the BSE Sensex tumbling nearly 6 per cent as vote counting trends showed the BJP may not have a clear majority in the Lok Sabha polls. Erasing the record-rally of the previous trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex cracked 4,389.73 points or 5.74 per cent to settle at 72,079.05. During the day, the benchmark tanked 6,234.35 points or 8.15 per cent to hit a nearly five-month low of 70,234.43.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who headed the bench which heard Kejriwal's petition against his arrest in the case, said, "We will pronounce the interim order (on interim bail) on Friday. The main matter related to the challenge to arrest will also be taken on the same day."
Mehta was known to be outspoken and had an unerring instinct for what would be read
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Film folk celebrate Holi with their families and make pretty pictures on social media.
Gold is an excellent asset class for diversification and should be included in all long-term portfolios.
The Indian challenge in the World Under-21 Snooker Championship ended with the former losing in the pre-quarters and the latter in the quarter-finals.
The counsel appearing for the state said it was aggrieved by some comments made in the high court order.
'I don't think his influence over his company will just suddenly eradicate. I am sure he will be a sort of holy ghost over the whole company.' Zubin Mehta recalls his more than five decade association with Ratan Tata in an exclusive conversation with Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed chargesheets against late stock broker Harshad Mehta and two brothers at a designated court in Mumbai in the mysterious missing of 2.7 million shares belonging to about 70 companies.
'In an era where journalism has come to mean endless din, he stood out as the last of larger-than-life gentleman editors.'
February is a slow month when it comes to original Hindi content on OTT.
Titan Company, Axis Bank, NTPC, Tata Motors, ITC, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance were the other laggards. Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Infosys and Larsen & Toubro were among the gainers.
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped to a lifetime peak of Rs 404.18 lakh crore on Thursday helped by a five-day rally in benchmark indices, making investors richer by Rs 11.29 lakh crore. Recovering after a sell-off in early trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 486.50 points or 0.66 per cent to settle at 74,339.44 on Thursday. During the day, it surged 718.31 points or 0.97 per cent to 74,571.25.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Lootere deserves points for originality and novelty, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Bollywood folks cheered Salman Khan's niece Alizeh Agnihotri as she makes her debut in Farrey.
Here's looking at the best of Bollywood outings at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Vote and let us know your favourite one.
Vipul Mehta, a Mass Communication graduate, won the sixth season of singing reality show Indian Idol which came to an end on Saturday night.
A judgment of a Constitution bench would be "binding" on benches of lesser strength, the Supreme Court has said while recalling an April 2022 verdict delivered by it.
Pippa will be streamed on Amazon Prime from November 10.
Hero MotoCorp, a major player in the two-wheeler market, has seen a 9 per cent rise in its stock since the beginning of the month. This increase, driven by the largest motorcycle company by volume, is attributed to expectations of a revival in rural sales due to normal monsoons, government measures to boost consumption, recent market share gains, and a large valuation discount compared to peers. In the near term, the company's volume performance and growth trajectory, particularly in rural markets and entry-level segments, are expected to be key drivers.
Nayan Mongia on Saturday denied of having "ever met or known Shobhan Mehta".
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed till further orders the premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case.
The condition was imposed by the high court while ordering his release on bail in August 2022.
'I am a very greedy actor. I want to explore everything.'
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of the Maharashtra government challenging a Bombay high court order which paved the way for premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case.
'There was never a time in my school days that I did not have baith ke marks.' 'From my back to my thighs, I constantly had those marks.' 'Shayad usi ke karan, mein yahan pahooch paya hoon.'
Hansal Mehta's Scoop won in two categories at the 2023 Busan Film Festival's Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the office of the speaker, that some more time will be needed to pass orders on the disqualification pleas.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood stars are tweeting.
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