People may line up to see Rahul Gandhi, given he is currently, the only major politician speaking of inflation and unemployment in an India bombarded daily by Right-wing delusion. The challenge is how to transfer the goodwill into votes when the object of curiosity is surrounded by usual suspects and sycophants, observes Shyam Menon.
'When he was invited on Koffee With Karan, he did not ask for the questions beforehand, like many stars do.' 'Vijay was quite taken aback when Karan launched into a sex discourse.'
'Everybody is losing money as interest costs keep piling up.' 'Some films will wait for a theatrical release and some won't, keeping their profit and loss situation in mind.'
If it doesn't do that, what Uddhav Thackeray postpones addressing today will be there on the table to confront, for whoever anchors the Sena in the years ahead, observes Shyam G Menon.
...educated people are better decision-makers must be rejected, the CJI said.
If you are serious about countering the Chinese threat, then the best weapon is investing in real freedom, plurality, elections and democracy. Unfortunately, it isn't an approach all Indians currently seem to agree on, asserts Shyam G Menon.
Resisting the Supreme Court's attempt to revisit the 2016 demonetisation exercise, the government said on Friday the court cannot decide a matter when no tangible relief can be granted by way of "putting the clock back" and "unscrambling a scrambled egg".
The Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation will launch a month-long anti-encroachment drive in a number of areas under its jurisdiction, civic authorities said on Monday, adding that the dates are yet to be decided.
'It was one of the most difficult and complex songs of my career.'
An FIR against Dua under IPC provisions for offences of sedition, public nuisance, printing defamatory materials and public mischief was lodged by BJP leader Shyam at Kumarsain police station in Shimla district on May 6 and the journalist was asked to join the probe.
Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal.
'One small twitch of his eye could convey more than a thousand words.'
The multilingual sci-fi drama will be directed by National Award-winning director Nag Ashwin of Mahanati fame.
Joginder Tuteja looks at contemporary actors who have done well in their kingly acts.
Rajak said almost all ministers in the Bihar Cabinet are unhappy with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and things will become clear in the coming days.
CBI officials booked for graft by the central probe agency were not only receiving regular kickbacks for compromising investigation, but were also acting as conduits to bribe their peers on behalf of companies accused of siphoning off crores of public money from banks, the FIR against them alleges.
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea related to the economically weaker section quota in connection with the NEET-PG admissions.
I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a finality to it that he didn't want to face.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The demand for a fresh caste census has stirred the political atmosphere in Bihar for some time.
Petitioners against remission in Bilkis Bano case are 'interloper', 'busybody', The Gujarat government told the Supreme Court.
'It is science fiction, and we hope to release in 2022.'
Given the fiercely competitive political environment, observers naturally associated an element of appeasement with the Shinde government's move, Shyam G Menon points out.
Kerala will be one of those places where the line between tourism, a land, a people and their way of life will blur. It won't be tourism; it will be a visit to experience Kerala.
Mamta records a radio show... Amala visits Assam... Sobhita ready with Major...
December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.
Hrithik goes on a drive... Raveena turns photographer... Sobhita in Shimla...
The Congress on Monday appointed the party's Punjab unit chief Navjot Sidhu as chairman of the state election committee.
Villagers said the temple was constructed five days ago by Lokesh Kumar Srivastava with the help of donations from local residents.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked the Gujarat government's reply to pleas challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case is very bulky wherein a series of judgments have been quoted but factual statements are missing.
The actor said she was disturbed by the "plight" of Kashmiri Pandits shown in 'The Kashmir Files'.
The highest polling of 72.35 per cent was recorded in Sirmour district followed by 68.48 per cent in Solan and 67.67 per cent in Una and 67.5 per cent in Lahaul and Spiti. The high-altitude district of Lahaul and Spiti had recorded 21.95 per cent, the lowest, till 1 pm, but polling was brisk as the sun came out.
So who cost the SP more seats in UP? Hemantkumar Shivsaran does a deep dive to find out.
If they can sit together and hammer out 'Black Sea Initiative' deal for much needed food shipments, surely, they should be able to address the madness of the larger military conflict?
Ranveer praises Deepika.. Divya applauds Tahira... Rahman at a premiere...
Sukanya Verma feels there's much to look forward on OTT this week.
'The second half of 2022 definitely looks stronger for Bollywood.'
The auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya has begun on a strong note as jewellers are witnessing good footfalls and being a public holiday on Tuesday, consumers are flocking to the stores early before the temperature soars. "Jewellers across the country have opened their stores early across the country and there is a strong momentum in footfalls since morning. "There has been positive sentiment in the market since the last 10-15 days and we expect it to continue on the day of Akshaya Tritiya.
Seven coaches of a Bengaluru-bound train derailed near Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu on Friday after boulders fell on it but all the 2,000-odd passengers were safe and nobody was injured in the incident, the Southern Railway said in Bengaluru.
With its political colour dominated by less than democratic trends, BRICS currently leaves some of us wondering -- where in this grouping is there an assurance that human freedom will be respected unconditionally? It would be nice to see the new members of BRICS drawn from the ranks of countries wedded to preserving and guarding human freedom, observes Shyam G Menon.
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