The less charitable in the party say he owes his appointment Sonia Gandhi -- the family wanted someone who wouldn't talk back and would not exert himself too much, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Even as Sonam Kapoor threw a Diwali party, Amitabh Bachchan hosted a grand celebration too.
'These actors have come at the right time, when cinema is changing.'
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Tuesday arrived in Vijayawada from New Delhi to visit the flood-hit areas for making an assessment of the damage caused by 'Ogni'.
Fortune favours the brave and he has done well by taking risks and winning it all, says Aditi Phadnis.
The report, sources said, would dwell on the role of the university authorities, who have been blamed for the suicide, and systemic aspects to ensure such incidents do not recur.
Flood-ravaged AP heaves sigh of relief as depression further weakens
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The film is is a slice of life love story which has been maturely handled by director Mohan Krishna.
Political stalwarts Murli Manohar Joshi, Sharad Pawar and former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma, cricketer Virat Kohli and Carnatic musician K J Yesudas were among the 89 people who were selected for this year's Padma awards.
The '70s India. A Parisian apartment of 1945. More '70s. And yet another retro line!
Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list of 382 doctors who died due to the viral disease and demanded that they be treated as "martyrs".
Fifteen rebel members of Legislative Assembly belonging to Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress and main opposition Telugu Desam Party were today disqualified for voting in favour of a no-confidence motion moved by TRS against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in March this year.
Amid a raging row over the cash-for-vote scam, Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches at the residences of Telugu Desam Party MLA Revanth Reddy and arrested two persons in connection with the case.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
As many as 48 ministers of National Democratic Allaince government were in the fray in the general elections.
Agitating students demanded the immediate removal of Dattareya from the Union Cabinet.
After breaking records at the box office with its super successful run, it was time for team Dangal to celebrate!
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'We wanted people to love Stree and that has happened.' 'It is a unique, one-of-a-kind movie.'
The affected trains include Falaknuma, Palnadu, Amaravati Express and Macherla-Bhimavaram Passenger.
'Today, these fringe groups are demanding that Rajni sir's film be stopped.' 'What is there to stop them from doing the same with more films in the future?'
The hits and misses of the week.
'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.'
Telly folk step out for a glamorous night.
It's time to celebrate with the Secret Superstar team!
Pacemen Shabuddin, Kalyan Krishna and M S K Prasad captured three wickets each as Baroda were out for 105 in their second innings in the Ranji Trophy match.
The NIA sleuths also recovered weapons, ammunition, urea, acid, some chemicals, electronic gadgets and other incriminating material besides Rs 15 lakh in cash from their possession, officials of the NIA and Hyderabad Police said, adding the youths were working at the behest of IS handlers.
'Have you ever seen or heard of a college, where both father and son studied together, and that too even in the same class,' Vajpayee wrote in the article.
Grandmaster S S Ganguly trounced teammate T S Ravi to record his fifth victory in a row at the 41st National 'A' Chess Championship.
One person was killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Vijayawada city but no other casualties have been reported from elsewhere so far, according to sources in the State Disaster Management Authority.
Only half India's population has received the first shot of Covishield and Covaxin and the government's immediate task is to first vaccinate its adult population before placing its focus on children.
'For a man who had just received news of his daughter's kidnapping, he showed no sign of anxiety or agitation.' 'Here is a cool customer, I thought to myself.' 'The only thing he said was, 'I would not have been so anxious had they kidnapped my son'.' 'He told me that his daughter Rubaiya, who was a medical intern, was returning home from the hospital in a minibus when it was stopped close to the Mufti's house.' 'She was taken by four armed militants.' A gripping excerpt from Moosa Raza's Kashmir: Land Of Regrets.
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