In a grand ceremony with overtones of a United States presidential inauguration, heads of state and government, India Inc honchos, opposition leaders, Bharatiya Janata Party members and showbiz stars rubbed shoulders as they watched President Ram Nath Kovind administer the oath of office to India's 58 new ministers.
The veteran filmmaker passed away in Mumbai. He was 88.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
We take a look at his life through his pictures over the years.
'Being called 'hot' was getting offensive after a point. I refused to play a hot girl and take the typical route in Queen,' Lisa Haydon tells Rajul Hegde.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Bollywood hails India's air strikes against Jaish e Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Vidarbha piled up a mammoth 511 in their first essay and then reduced Mumbai to 169 for six on the second day of their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy Game in Nagpur on Monday.
The verdict for the week.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday questioned former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in connection with alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 industrial plots at Panchkula, by Haryana Urban Development Authority.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
He will celebrate the festival with ITBP personnel at Mana, the last village on Indian territory along the border with China, official sources said on Friday.
Check out what your favourite celebrities have posted on social media.
Musicians pick favourite songs of 2015!
It's not just the aam aadmi who has been feeling the corruption heat.
'The BJP should avoid escalating every local issue and minor provocation into a national crisis and claiming a 'holier than thou' monopoly on patriotism.' 'And the Opposition should avoid paying the government back in the same coin by crying wolf about intolerance at the slightest provocation.'
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
There's an award for everyone at the Sansui Colors Stardust awards!
The hits and misses of the week.
Take a look at the arrivals.
'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
Putting up an all-round show, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 5 wickets in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game in Mumbai on Sunday, inside two-and-half days. This was Mumbai's second consecutive loss at home, following their defeat against Railways.
'From a bright young kid who came to Balaji to a star who made the Nation swoon.' 'You had come a long way and had many more miles to go.'
BJP state president Dilip Ghosh said efforts will be made to pacify the dissidents.
Nandan Nilekani, Gokul Rajaram at top two spots in value terms
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
India's star cricketer Suresh Raina tied the nuptial knot with fiancee Priyanka in a private ceremony attended only by family members and close friends, at a posh hotel in New Delhi on Friday.
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