A new Congress leader may make an electoral impact by his very presence. Congress voters who had moved away from the party, after being influenced by the BJP's 'family rule' campaign, can now return with a certain moral satisfaction, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Namrata Thakker turns her eyes to the ensemble cast and see what they have been up to since.
Two-term Bahujan Samaj Party MP Brajesh Pathak on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party expressing faith in its "developmental" agenda for poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, a day after attending Mayawati's rally in Agra.
Mohit Mishra and Sonam Pathak, who are getting hitched on February 3, have inserted a line in Hindu in bold letters on their wedding card saying, "We support CAA and NRC."
The nodal officer for EVMs in Varanasi, a returning officer (RO) in Sonbhadra district and an additional election officer in Bareilly district have been pulled out from election duties, a day ahead of the counting of votes in UP.
The state law minister expressed "shock" over the fact that even policemen could indulge in such an act.
Joginder Tuteja lists what's up on OTT this month.
'The decision to hospitalise them was taken so as to ensure that the players were attended to at all times and could be given the best possible treatment. All six athletes are in good health and recovering well.'
As she turns 70 on September 18, Subhash K Jha picks five classic Shabana performances which you may have missed.
Manpreet Singh and three other players test positive for COVID-19 ahead of national camp in Bengaluru.
'I'm very proud of having worked with one of the finest minds of India and Indian cinema.'
'The thought of death doesn't scare me, but the possibility of becoming an invalid does.'
Locals are overly concerned as horrifying tales emerge of patients running from pillar to post to secure hospital beds or even get themselves tested.
Subhash K Jha lists three most eagerly anticipated projects of the monsoon season.
The Delhi high court on Thursday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking to ensure that masks are worn mandatorily by everyone involved in poll campaigns during the ongoing elections in various states and union territories.
'My hunger for characters, stories, and work is becoming even more insatiable.' 'I'm obsessed with films, characters, and this whole world.'
The many characters have so much to tell about their back stories and true emotions that a longer format would have allowed first time Director Seema Pahwa to dig deeper in Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi, observes Joginder Tuteja.
So what's coming up in October? Joginder Tuteja lists the releases of the month.
'Nobody will be saved if you don't stop this ideological and political-strategic bulldozer.'
Hemmed in by barricades and police and paramilitary swarming all over the place, the troubled Jahangirpuri on Friday showed signs of returning to normalcy, with the local peace committee calling for communal harmony and members of the warring communities embracing each other, agreeing to let bygones be bygones.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'In my house, we rarely discuss my films.' 'They only found out that this is the film I am doing is when reactions to the posters kept coming in.' 'Then they saw that their daughter hasn't slept for two days because I kept receiving nasty comments (on social media).'
Jailed gangster and former member of Parliament Atiq Ahmad and his wife on Tuesday joined the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen in the presence of its chief Asaduddin Owaisi, drawing a sharp reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party which said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will not allow "Jinnah's jihadi mentality" to flourish in Uttar Pradesh.
'We have taught our children about every religion. But we have never told them that they belong to any particular religion. I always believed that these differences would slowly fade away'
'What impresses about this sweet-n-simple tale is the manner in which this production has been put together with an economical narrative by first time directors Devanshu Kumar and Satyanshu Singh,' notes Joginder Tuteja.
Dhamaka doesn't always hit the right buttons and Kartik Aaryan is a puny choice for a role of enormous calibre and incessant focus, rues Sukanya Verma.
Bollywood took a break from the Diwali parties to attend the closing night of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.
'I don't think there will be any problem for Hindus to accept Adityanath as the leader, since they have already chosen Modi.'
A special screening of Section 375 was held for film folk in Mumbai.
Gujarat Police chief Amitabh Pathak, who was holidaying in Phutket with his family, died of a heart attack on Friday.
Three Congress MLAs -- Hardeep Singh Dang, Bisahulal Singh and Raghuraj Kansana -- are reportedly still untraceable.
Fixated on guns, genitals and gaalis, Cartel's first impression is a complete stinker, warns Sukanya Verma.
Family members came out in support of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's new film together, Street Dancer 3D, at its special screening in Mumbai. It has been directed by Remo D'Souza.
After remaining unbeaten in their first three matches of the tour, World No.5 India were handed a lesson in hockey by the Kookaburras with Blake Govers (15th, 60th minutes) and Jeremy Hayward (20th, 59th) finding the net twice each.
Mandeep and five other national players -- captain Manpreet Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak -- tested positive for COVID-19 last week after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp
The alleged incident took place on May 5 in Hyderabad, where she was being trained by the commander pilot.
The Delhi BJP, however, refuted the allegations, saying their protest was peaceful. The Delhi Police also said the allegations that the gate of the deputy CM's residence was damaged or broken are 'incorrect' and a case has been registered under appropriate sections in the matter.
Joginder Tuteja looks at August's OTT releases.
The Mukerjis and their friends cheer for Ajay Devgn!
Sab Kushal Mangal is a cute film, but it is the climax that is absolutely disappointing
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