'I have started getting a lot of messages from people, directors, photographers...and I realised the importance of being visible.'
Second seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of India shocked top seed and world No 11 Mohd. Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia 12-10, 11-9, 11-1 to clinch the men's Open title in the 33rd Bombay Gymkhana-HSBC Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships, at the Bombay Gymkhana on Friday. Women's top seed and India No 1 Joshna Chinappa overcame second seed Dipika Pallikal 12-10, 11-9, 11-9 to snatch the women's crown.
What was the need to fictionalise a series on real events that were far more horrific because they were real? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
The Indian Meteorological Department, meanwhile, warned of intense spell of 30 to 50 mm rainfall per hour with strong winds in Mumbai and suburban areas.
'One day the stalker showed up at my house at 6 am, confronted my parents, asked for me and said he was in love with me.'
The Bombay High Court today adjourned the hearing on the public interest litigation petition, challenging 'best of the five' rule for class XI admissions here to June 22.
The Santacruz observatory recorded 286.4 mm rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, making it the fourth highest rainfall in Mumbai since 1974, an Indian Meteorological Department official said.
Imlibenla was 17 when she won the Miss Nagaland title in 2012.
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A LOve Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's genius.
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Governor Ram Naik and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav greeted people on the occasion at Eidgah.
"The need of the hour in Indian education system is to create the awareness around academic integrity" said Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman, All India Council for Technical Education.
'It takes massive courage and clarity to choose quality over time.' 'It's not that Annie never doubted her choice -- she wavered occasionally.' 'But she went with her instincts, and retained control of her life and scripted her own best possible death,' says Mitali Saran.
'One thing we have learnt is that a pandemic can be arrested at any stage.' 'Not suddenly, of course, but slowly with steady unwavering focus.'
Which fund companies' equity funds clocked the best median performance over a five-year period? Here's the answer!
Labels such as 'No added MSG' could be removed from the new packs.
'In Maharashtra he didn't buckle under pressure.' 'We expect him to do the same as the CBI Director.'
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.
'To keep the next catastrophe at bay, a carbon free economy will be an imperative. 'Our 2000 cc internal combustion engine powered personal cars and public transport may have to give way to electric and hydrogen powered fuel cells. 'The oil refineries which were so much part of my professional life may have to be dismantled and trees planted in its place. 'The smokestacks, which once upon a time represented growth and prosperity, will now be gory symbols of a polluting past,' notes former Hindustan Petroleum chairman Arun Balakrishnan.
Rishabh Pant, not Hanuma Vihari, can be the next Virender Sehwag that India is looking for,' says Sudhir Bisht.
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Chitra Govindan shares a heart-warming incident she witnessed when she was travelling by a Mumbai local.
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels one reason for the recent dwindling dominance of oft-crowned Ranji champions Mumbai could be because other teams are getting stronger.
The bone of contention is product approvals, which pharma and neutraceuticals companies say cannot be re-introduced through the regulation route
Pressman Advertising was founded by H C Suchanti and is best known in the industry for its pioneering role in corporate and financial communication.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected plea of the Mumbai Cricket Association and the Maharashtra Cricket Association against the Bombay high court's order to shift the Indian Premier League matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra.
On October 16, Nestl received the go-ahead to resume manufacturing Maggi.
The family has objected to the AIIMS report saying that Gupta-headed forensic team was not submitting a post-mortem report but was only to expressing its opinion on the findings of Cooper Hospital in Mumbai.
Individual banks should break away from the industry pact and have their own settlements with the unions, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'
Welcome To New York is a mishmash of IIFA footage that intermittently targets Bollywood's vanity, feels Prasanna D Zore.
'Chetan Bhagat is not great literature. Is that like you write third rate books and people can't do much better than to read those third rate books. Is it really an achievement?'
Raja Sen feels The Lunchbox id this generation's Masoom.
Notwithstanding the Bombay high court order asking the protesting BEST drivers and conductors to call off their stir, the employees continued their agitation for the second day on Wednesday, inconveniencing thousands of commuters in Mumbai and suburbs.
From being a BSE employee, to starting Financial Technologies, to building the MCX, it has been an incredible journey for Dewang Neralla.
'I'm not surprised with what's happening in India,' 'Tiger' Tyagarajan tells Nivedita Mookerji.
The duo gave Humans of Bombay a glimpse into their adorable love life.
India's women artists, says Kishore Singh, look at politics and society and want to provoke reactions on issues based on their inheritance and understanding of gender, class, caste and environmental disparity.
