Tucked away at a lane in Arehalli Guddadahalli, a small village in Bengaluru Rural district is a nondescript factory of LaundryMate, one of India's first organised technology-led online laundry services firms. The company has built the country's largest laundry facility, which is spread across 53,000 square feet - the size of a football field. Inside the hangar-like building, one can hear the whooshing and humming sound of big hi-tech washing machines being operated by the newly-recruited staff of LaundryMate.
'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.' 'And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole world, then we are really being losers.' 'The visionaries of the industry must pull up their socks and say that now we will create for the world.'
Even those with no knowledge of the inner workings of the media and police, would find Scoop absorbing as a human drama and the story of the resilience of a woman, her family and true friends, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
'There are times when I've gone back to my hotel room and cried about what they were doing to my character.' 'They want you to lower your performing ability in accordance with your co-actor.' 'They alter the script, change your character... that's when the real anger sets in.'
In unprecedented scenes, supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stormed the Pakistan Army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and the Corps Commander's residence in Lahore after his dramatic arrest in a corruption case.
The journalist, who shot to fame for hurling a shoe at the then US president, calling him a dog, wants to fight corruption and rebuild Iraq. Muntadhar al-Zaidi speaks to Subhash K Jha.
Alia Bhatt is not allowed to talk about her role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai but she has already started preparing for it.
'But extremely difficult, expensive and time consuming to rebuild it.'
'After all, I am the bride's only brother.'
Alia's white sari with fringes was designed by Rimple and Harpreet Narula.
Ahead of two crucial audits, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has proposed to allow deputy director generals (DGs) and officers of Indian Air Force (IAF) to apply for the post of chief of India's aviation regulator. The current head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Arun Kumar, has been promoted as secretary and is expected to move out some time soon. DGCA has four Deputy DGs with experience in different fields of aviation.
Mukhbir: The Story Of A Spy makes up in elegance of language and production design what it lacks in flashy derring do that most actioners rely on to keep the audience hooked, observes Deepa Gahlot. Mukhbir: The Story Of A Spy Review
Siddiqui's body was taken to the graveyard where it was buried around 10.15 pm. There was a sea of mourners at the burial site to pay their respects.
The nominees are Congresswoman Deb Haaland as Secretary of Interior, Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary, Michael Regan as administrator for Environmental Protection Agency and Brenda Mallory as Chair of the Council of the Council on Environmental Quality.
Stars. Substance. Style. Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week.
The poll results will depend much on whether the caste and community coalition worked out by Akhilesh can withstand the onslaught of the Hindutva forces who have increased their efforts to polarise the electorate on communal lines.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
'I remember how my grandmother was scared for me when I joined the industry because she was aware of the hurdles and pitfalls.' 'It's a harsh place.' 'When the going is good, it's great, but you really have to have the spirit to deal with the situation when the chips are down.'
Alia Bhatt shared posters of her upcoming film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, on social media. It is based on S Hussain Zaidi's book on female gangsters, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, and the story revolves around the real life story of brothel owner, Gangubai Kothewali.
Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi also warned that if parties try to sidestep proposed changes in election and income tax laws by taking advantage of any loophole, they will be dealt with accordingly.
Achal Kumar Joti will take over as the head of the Election Commission on July 6.
Reports of Katrina Kaif doing an 'item song' for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi are not true at all.
The speculations fuelled as August and September are times of floods in the state and this period will be followed by festivals like Bakri Id, Dushehra, Muharram, Diwali and Chhath slated for October and November.
'One of the major challenges to the protection of rule of law and human rights is the inability of the formal justice system to deliver speedy and affordable justice to all'
The Election Commission gets cracking on caste, money and muscle power well ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections.
"Papa, I've been shot," were the last words of a 15-year-old boy who died after being struck by a stray bullet from aerial firing as frenzied celebrations rang across Pakistan over its cricket team's Champions Trophy triumph.
To clear doubts over EVMs, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi will soon call all-party meet.
The Indian junior men's hockey team started their campaign at the eighth Sultan of Johor Cup with a hard fought 2-1 win over hosts Malaysia, in Johor Bahru, on Saturday.
At that particular time, Naik was largely considered a non-controversial figure.
Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali together could be fire and ice in Gangubai Kathiawadi, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Sukanya Verma looks at the recent spate of book-to-screen adaptations.
A Pakistani court on Thursday allowed the trial of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for sacking and detaining dozens of judges in 2007 to be conducted at his farmhouse that has been declared a "sib-jail".
"The Commission, with certain additional resources, can undertake the exercise of (holding) simultaneous elections in future," he said.
The move if implemented, will be a temporary measure to protect both consumers and airlines. A section of airline executives and experts, however, warned that any intervention in pricing would be counterproductive.
Bihar will have five-phase assembly elections between October 12 and November 5 and counting of votes will take place on November 8.
A look at the pictures.
The EC again rubbished the Aam Aadmi Party's claim that EVMs could be tampered with
Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai. Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma.
'It will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends.'
The Election Commission said July 18 is the last date to file nomination paper.
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