The BJP has accused the Congress of politicising the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and levelling "baseless allegations" of disrespect and mismanagement at his State funeral. The Congress has countered by alleging that the government's arrangements for the funeral were a "shocking display" of disrespect. The row comes as the Congress alleges that the Centre did not allow news agencies except for DD (Doordarshan) to cover the funeral, did not provide enough space for Singh's family around the pyre, and did not stand up for the national flag during the gun salute. The BJP has refuted all of these charges.
Film stars and technicians were awarded at the IIFA awards over the weekend, and here are the big winners.
Up close with Rashmika... Sanjana is New York... Disha chills in Thailand...
'Reena stayed in the next building. We fell in love but had to meet secretly because her parents didn't approve of me.' 'I would always be afraid that her parents would get her married off to somebody else.'
'General Paddy was amongst the last line of generals who stood by his convictions and brooked no interference in matters which were his domain.' Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah (retd) salutes his former chief who passed away on August 19.
Twenty one years since she marired Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri is considered to be the spunkiest of star wives.
Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks.
'The southern states will have no voice.' 'Political parties in future need to focus only on one region, the northern region, to win the general election.'
'The incident has underlined that you can't leave anything to chance or take anything for granted.' 'You have to ensure that your family is taken care of 24x7.'
'Justice may or may not happen, but who are those people who did this to her?' 'If the hospital authorities had helped us that day, or the police, then the real culprits would have been caught.' 'Getting justice for my daughter is my goal now and I want the CM to remember that.'
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.
What some of our leaders were up to on Thursday and Thursday.
'This maha-parivarik is because of Mallika Sherawat.'
Mrs Shah Rukh Khan sets the stage for a grand party.
On the 25th anniversary of the battle that made his war cry 'Dil Maange More' part of national lore, we republish that feature to salute Captain Batra's ultimate sacrifice for the nation.
What the photographers miss, the stars make sure to post themselves.
In politics, if your objective is only winning elections, just Chanakya neeti might do. For governance you need both, Chanakya neeti and Ram Rajya. You can neither beat up the farmers into submission, nor dismiss them as 'Khalistanis', asserts Shekhar Gupta.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
Janhvi and Mrs Mahi... Shraddha and the colours of Navratri... Sara and the colour yellow...
With the Lok Sabha elections going on, May is rather silent when it comes to new Bollywood theatre releases.
SRK has been accused of spurning some of his closest friends, including Salman Khan.
While Hollywood attended the Oscars on Sunday night, film folk back home were busy getting glam for the Zee Cine Awards in Mumbai.
The actor was to play the late prime minister in a Web series to be produced by Vidya's husband Siddharth Roy Kapur.
Sukanya Verma proves that it can be gorgeous too when seen through Bollywood's loving, lyrical eyes.
Greg Cannom had earlier done Priyanka Chopra's aging makeup for Saat Khoon Maaf.
In a multi-part series, Joginder Tuteja keeps you informed about the theatrical releases coming up in 2024.
Will January 22 mark a point of no return for our Constitutional secularism? asks Shekhar Gupta.
Nirav Shah, 38, was recently selected by New York Governor-elect Mario Cuomo as the commissioner for the State Department of Health that has a budget of $4.6 billion.
With 2023 breaking records at the box office, quite a few actresses contributed to the blockbuster numbers.
The Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards were held in Mumbai, and Bollywood suitably glammed up for the night.
Look who turned up at this star wife's store party!
Droupadi Murmu, India's 15th President, will be the youngest (she is only 64) and India's first President to be born after Independence.
Pictures from his Got Talent concert, held over the weekend.
The 69th Filmfare Awards, held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Sunday, saw cute moments on stage and on the red carpet.
In the Koffee With Karan promo, Gauri reveals cool dating advice that she gives daughter Suhana.
The promo is already out and has Gauri talking candidly about her husband Shah Rukh Khan and their love story.
There's so much entertainment coming up in the first three months of 2023!
Joginder Tuteja gives us the half yearly box office report of 2023.
