When Nitish Kumar Took On Bihar Dons

Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in protecting one of his party MLAs. He could not allow his rule-of-law train to be derailed by a small rock on the......

'Israel Doesn't Want Pakistan To Have Nuclear Weapons'

'If the Trump administration could gain access to the nuclear weapons, they would be satisfied -- at least they could control them.' IMAGE: Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, and Prime......

Pakistan may lift ban on STAR TV

Pakistan's Information Ministry has requested the government to allow India-based STAR satellite television channels, which were banned along with other Indian channels, to be aired by cable......

Will Vijay's Next Film Rescue His Political Career?

'Karur could still impact Jana Nayagan's box-office success if Vijay and the TVK do not get their act together,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Where the stampede happened in Karur during......

Star TV India CEO meets Advani

Star's Indian operations chief Peter Mukerjea on Monday met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani even as the government asked the group to rush its responses to its latest questions on its application......

Can Uday Shankar Recreate At Reliance-Disney What He Did In Star TV?

As vice chairman of the Reliance-Walt Disney JV, Uday Shankar is expected to create a content engine that feeds both digital and TV and push up the value. IMAGE: Uday Shankar, president, FICCI,......

More executives to quit Star TV

Star TV is facing a new challenge, with three of its top executives putting in their papers to join former Star India chief executive officer Sameer Nair in his new venture with broadcasting......

AC, TV makers upbeat about sales amid signs of GST cuts

Consumer durables makers are hopeful that the government’s proposal to reduce goods and services tax (GST) on air conditioners and television panels above 32 inches to 18 per cent would help......

Diljit Misses The Emmy

IMAGE: Diljit Dosanjh. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh missed out on the Best Actor award at the 53rd International Emmy Awards 2025, where he was nominated for his......

India Generated 21.5 Billion Hours Of...

...of premium video-on-demand viewing in the second quarter of 2025, led by JioHotstar (56 per cent share), with Amazon (Prime Video and MX Player) holding a combined 25 per cent share. IMAGE:......

Why OTTs Are Focusing On Bharat

'The South today is a creative engine shaping the future of Indian entertainment.' IMAGE: A scene from the Telugu series Paruvu on Z5. Streaming platforms are zeroing in on Tier-II and Tier-III......

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:......

'Kohli is just batting longer and longer'

'He drives well, he pulls well, cuts well, plays with his pads well.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli hit his 52nd ODI hundred on Sunday to guide India to 17-run win in the series opener and take a 1-0 lead in......

India's Cricket Boom Is Just Beginning

'We have just scratched the surface because cricket has been around for the longest time.' IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrate with the IPL trophy in Ahmedabad, June 3, 2025.......

'If I were a selector, would never drop Jaiswal'

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal has played just one ODI for India . Photograph: Real Kashmir/X Former Indian selector and coach Madan Lal expressed his complete faith in young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's......

When Women In Blue Stayed At NRI Homes During Tours!

'Once we had Mandira Bedi, who shot a commercial for a famous diamond brand. The entire endorsement money that she got, she gave it to the WCAI and we arranged for air tickets for India's tour of......

Gambhir or Amorim: Who's right about building team around stars?

IMAGE: The situation Gautam Gambhir and Ruben Amorim find themselves in is quite similar. Photographs: BCCI Does a player adjust to the team or a team adjusts to the player was the topic of......