Desai, 57, was found dead at his studio in Karjat near Mumbai last August.
Jigar sends us some exclusive pictures on behalf of his sister.
In the city to lead India's 70th Independence Day celebrations, M J Akbar called terrorism a major threat to human rights.
The Kolkata club also roped in former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah as a member of its executive committee.
'It must be rendering Modi, Amit Shah and Adityanath speechless that the Indian diplomat who lifted the Azhar trophy at the UN in New York is also a Muslim. 'Yes, this is the wonder that was India,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Ramani is not alone in her fight,' the journalists said in the joint statement undersigned by them.
Job creation was mentioned 13 times in the BJP's 2014 election manifesto, yoga only twice. Has yoga taken precedence over jobs for the Modi Sarkar, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
rediffGURU Parthiban TR offers career guidance to students and young professionals.
Ekta Kapoor's new TV show Jodha Akbar premieres on Zee TV on June 18.
Bikaner BJP minority morcha district president Usman Ghani, who expressed displeasure with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks in Rajasthan, was on Wednesday expelled from the party for 'tarnishing' its image.
The dead were identified as belonging to Punjab province. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Taj: Divided by Blood, directed by Ron Scalpello, has some interesting actors playing key roles -- in his OTT debut, Dharmendra Shaikh plays Salim Chishti while Naseeruddin Shah plays Akbar.
Two men were arrested and two minors were apprehended in connection with Wednesday's incident at Chikkabettahalli
Bharatiya Janata Party's national spokesman and veteran journalist-turned-politician, M J Akbar on Thursday criticised the Congress for resorting to its old practice of treating the Muslim community as a 'commodity' to be bought during election time.
Ashutosh Gowariker's film would have been a loser if not for the brillaint welcome it got from the US and UK.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan passed away in San Francisco at 1000 am(IST) according to family friend Robin Pal in Kolkata.
Sukanya Verma gives us some hat tips from the trendsetters of tinsel town.
Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja.
The Khan brothers -- Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail -- will reprise the roles made famous by Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor.
They said there was "genuine concern" that if the present ruling dispensation loses people's mandate, the transition of power may not be smooth and there could be a constitutional crisis.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Imran Tahir completed 500 wickets in the T20 format and became just the fourth player to achieve the remarkable feat.
Ash's comeback film and all that Jazz(baa)!
From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna Apna?), there are numerous instances of its presence.
This Web series is more about wine, opium, sex, more sex, gay love and incest, rues Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The all-embracing spirit of Maha Kumbh has caught on with the armed forces which have thrown open up parts of a fort built by Mughal Emperor Akbar at the holy Sangam, giving pilgrims and tourists access to the historic Patalpuri Temple and the Saraswati Koop.
After reading Amitabh Bachchan's tweet, Virat Kohli thanked the Bollywood star and called him an inspiration.
When I asked Krishna Gopal Sengupta, who had travelled through Bangladesh from Chittagong to Petrapole if the interim government had made any impact at ground level, he said, "it's been only a couple of days. They will need some time." Shyam G Menon reports from Petrapole, India's entry point with Bangladesh.
Gandhi said Modi had "claimed that he wants to be a 'chowkidar' (watchman of the country) but he actually proved to be a 'chowkidar' of Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi and has been working for them since last four years."
Believe it or not, our desi Greek God is all of 50 today. Celebrating Bollywood's golden star with 10 of his coolest introduction scenes.
Dumpy said, 'Congress has failed to counter communal forces or do anything concrete for the cause of minorities and dalits.'
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who passed away on Friday, was an inspiration in more ways than one for Derek Trucks, a rock guitar phenomenon with a growing, global fan following."When I heard the news [of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's death], it was like losing Ray Charles, or John Coltrane, or Charlie Parker," Trucks said.
If Priyanka wins the Lok Sabha bypolls, it would be for the first time that three members of the Gandhi family will be in Parliament. Her mother Sonia Gandhi is a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan.
He hinted that the same hue and cry is not made about 1984 riots not being in textbooks.
A Home Department spokesman said in Lucknow that the decision to ban the screening of the film, starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, had been taken to maintain law and order. Rajput organisation Kshetriya Mahasabha had protested the screening of the film on the day it was released in local cinema halls alleging the filmmaker had distorted history, which has hurt their sentiments.
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming channels.
Sonam Kapoor feels film-makers prefer to cast her in girl-next-door parts rather than giving her a chance to star in movies that will need her to wear heavy costumes and jewellery.
Nine out of 13 ministers in the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh have suffered defeat in the state assembly polls.
