An Additional Superintendent of Police was killed and five other policemen were injured, three of them seriously, in an ambush by militants belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Sangbijit at Batachipur near Dhekiajuli town in Sonitpur district of north Assam at around 8.00 am on Tuesday morning.
Wani, who was arrested by Delhi Police in 2001 allegedly with explosives and incriminating materials, is a resident of Peeparkari area of Srinagar
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
We take a look at his life through his pictures over the years.
Besides their terrific acting talent, of course!
After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry?
There is nothing new that Dark Chocolate highlights about the murder case, says Namrata Thakker!
Granting a big relief to social activist Teesta Setalwad, her husband Javed Anand and slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri's son Tanvir Jafri, the Gujarat High Court stayed their arrest here today, until June 19, in connection with the Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case.
'Deven Verma was a good friend, a good actor and a very good human being,' Aruna Irani tells Patcy N.
Sreehari Nair lists some movies, documentaries, recorded-performance films, and literature and music suggestions that might help.
'I hear any sound like "Ooh, aah, ouch" and you will know Alia is on set.' 'If she holds a gun in front of a person, that person wouldn't be scared because they would know she would harm herself first.'
Akshay Kumar is King of the box office!
'The minorities are determined to prove Modi wrong in 2019, and the only way he can counter their mobilisation against his government is to get a bigger share of the Hindu vote,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Legendary actress Suchitra Sen passed away on Friday after she suffered a massive heart due to which her condition had turned very critical, family sources said.
The veteran had complained of respiratory problems.
'I got to know things early in life.' On Childrens' Day, one of Hindi film industry's most memorable child -- Raju Shrestha - lets us into his life with a twinkle in his eye.
Are you looking forward to Bollywood's new love stories?
Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
From odd to heartwarming, the best of Twitter conversations in 2014.
We list down some of the memorable performances as historical figures.
These Bollywood divas sure know the 'shortcuts' to head-turning looks on screen!
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
This is perhaps for the first time the CBI raided a serving police chief of a state.
'The current BJP leadership believes the party's expansion across India, and thus their own survival at the top, depends on injecting communal tension into areas where it has so far been largely controlled,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life'... A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian.
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
Horror, drama, romance and action... it's all on your plate this year!
A 23-year-old youth was killed allegedly in firing by the security forces during a protest demonstration in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, police said.
With the festival of colours only a few days away, we thought we'd bask in the glory of its many shades through effervescent Bollywood songs.
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
A look at the hits and misses at the box office this week.
Sukanya Verma could not resist Vinod Khanna's charms, and salutes him in her tribute.
'It is great that I am making this film after 20 years with my son.' 'People loved some 8 to 10 scenes in the original and we have got some of it in this film.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
At a press conference organised in Mumbai by the Jamiat Ulama Maharashtra (Arshad Madani), which provided them free legal aid, the acquitted also demanded action against officers for prosecuting them. Five of the six accused -- Adam Ajmeri, Mufti Abdul Qyyum Mansuri, Mohammed Salim Shaikh, Abdulmiyan Qadri and Altaf Hussain -- were present at the press conference.
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