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'Soon, Uddhavji will only be left with darbaris'

'Very soon you will hear the news of two more MLAs from Uddhavji's side joining our camp.''And once the Supreme Court verdict comes out, there will be a waterfall.' IMAGE: Uddhav Thackeray with......

5 workers killed in explosion at industrial unit in Thane

IMAGE: People gather at the chemical manufacturing unit of Herbert Brown Pharmaceutical and Research Laboratories in Dombivili (East), Thane after a cylinder explosion on Thursday. All......

PICS: The children of Maharashtra's drought

Undaunted by Sachin Kengar and Yogita Desai's deaths, scores of small children in Maharashtra brave the scorching, unbearable, heat to draw water from unguarded wells. Earlier in the series:......

Bollywood, the new political battleground?

A string of episodes including the latest removal of Aamir Khan as brand ambassador of the Incredible India campaign point in this direction, say experts. Viveat Susan Pinto reports If it wasn't......

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM, Lalu's son his deputy

Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar during the swearing-in ceremony at Gandhi Maidan. Photograph: PTI Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister on......

Boycott calls force advertisers, celebrities to increase safeguards

American writer HP Lovecraft famously said that the oldest and strongest of fears is the fear of the unknown. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com For present-day advertisers and celebrities,......

How Brand Elon Musk might impact Brand Twitter

The announcement came late Monday evening (April 25) – and broke the internet. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, had bought microblogging site Twitter for a neat $44 billion. IMAGE:......

Franklin Templeton AMC's senior officials, trustee fined

Sebi on Monday imposed a penalty totalling Rs 15 crore on senior officials of Franklin Templeton AMC and its trustee for violating regulatory norms in the case of winding up of six debt schemes in......

Advertisers feel the heat of Bollywood drug abuse probe

Advertising agencies admitted that conversations had begun with their clients to exercise restraint while using brand endorsements featuring film actors whose names appeared in the probe. IMAGE:......

Fair & Lovely: Can HUL go beyond a cosmetic change?

For a product initially positioned as a "closet mate" which could help improve a woman's marital prospects, HUL Chairman Sanjiv Mehta says the communication now is all about women's......

Who Says Prabhas Is UPSET with Pooja?

'Working with Pooja has been a great experience for Prabhas.''Another project with the two is being planned.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Hegde/Instagram Now that the team of the Telugu love......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

Why advertisers aren't gung ho about Ranbir... yet

Ranbir Kapoor has everything going for him but the brand endorsements -- so far. He is the hottest -- and most bankable -- star in tinseltown these days. He has big banners chasing him and......

Deol season at the marquee

It's been a long time since we saw this angry young man pluck out a tube well and chase off Pakistanis on the large screen. As much as we might be tempted to think back about the disastrous Naksha,......

'Bachchan & Depp should be incredible together'

For the maker of hits like Salaam Bombay! and Monsoon Wedding, life is good. The recent success of her latest film, The Namesake in America has been widely publicised and it looks like the film......

'IPL is like a reality show on TV'

Controversies sell, and the latest series of incidents involving IPL have only added more drama to the T20 league rather than denting its brand equity, according to industry experts and......

Ranji Trophy: Agarkar, Salvi rattle Hyderabad

Ajit Agarkar and Aavishkar Salvi claimedfive wickets between themselves as defending champions Mumbai reduced Hyderabad to 223 for 7 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A......

Sania will remain a top brand, say advertisers

Asia's top tennis player Sania Mirza will retain her strong brand value despite her decision to shun Indian tournaments in protest at being dragged into needless controversies, Indian advertisers......

Gujarat win, despite goof up

A game of cricket is not over till a team has actually won it. Gujarat probably forgot this age-old, but always relevant, axiom. For nothing else can explain the team's performance and their......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Amit Singh Message:Dear john, i salute mr wright you have done wonders for our{your}indian team , we shall always be indebted to you for what u have done & achieved for us ordinary indians, me......

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