Both the BJP and the Congress have banked on new and young faces, some of whom have been nominated by the parties for the first time.
Tahira Kashyap turned 35 on January 21, and her husband Ayushmann Khurrana threw a party at their home. An interesting bunch of guests turned up, and we bring you the inside pictures!
P Chidambaram and Rajeev Shukla of the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party's Sumitra Valmiki and Kavita Patidar, former Congress leader Kapil Sibal, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Misa Bharti and Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal were among the 41 winners declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha.
'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.'
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The 19-year-old partnership ended after the ruling party refused to accede to the ally's demand for 17 of 81 seats.
What a moralebooster for the comic returning to our television screens this weekend!
It's time for another Ayushmann Khurrana release, and everyone -- including the film folk! -- is lining up to watch.
A look at pictures from the awards ceremony.
Gogoi says BJP will suffer the same fate as Bihar in Assam if secular forces unite.
'Thanks to monetary help from several people, we are comfortable and living with dignity.'
Bollywood celebrated Children's Day with the cutest pictures on social media!
'Air Superiority that we held from the Second Day of Operation 'Cactus Lily' helped our Armed Forces to speed up operation 'Jackpot' to seize East Pakistan and force Gen Niazi and the Pakistani Army to lay down their arms on 16 December.'
Opposition parties, though resigned to the fact that they lack the numbers to defeat or stall the bill in the two Houses, have decided upon different tactics that they would employ to highlight their reasons for opposing it.
Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan are the other three states to pass a resolution opposing the contentious legislation, reports Archis Mohan.
Kerala Chief Minister and CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, and Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy lent support to the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government's fight with the Centre.
Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the 59 seats spread across seven states and one Union territory going to polls in the last and final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on May 19, 2019.
The manner in which a large proportion of common people have mortgaged their rationality and questioning spirit to let hatred, prejudice, and bigotry take over their minds is a cause of worry, observes Mohammad Sajjad.
The young RJD leader is yet to earn the trust of the crowd and many senior party members believe he is no patch on his father.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again led the BJP's campaign holding several rallies and stepping up his attack on Opposition parties, particularly the Congress.
'This is what Hindu Rashtra looks like, which has been enabled by conditions of democracy.'
Counting of votes is underway in assembly byelection to 58 seats in 11 states including Madhya Pradesh where the results will decide the fate of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.
The charity fashion show was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Beti
'In 2013, Modi said his government would be of Dalits and OBCs.' 'During his tenure, the highest number of atrocities have taken place.' 'What they want is that this Ambedkar Constitution must not be practised in India in the future.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Nirmala Bhuria lost to former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria, who wrested the tribal-dominated seat from the BJP by a convincing margin of 88,832 votes.
The BJP is of the view that Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttarakhand governments could collapse and a Modi wave may resurrect its chances, notes Archis Mohan.
The babas' vote banks and the politicians' greed for en bloc votes, is the curse of Punjab and Haryana.
'I regret the years that I did not work. I took a break at the peak of my career. I should not have done that. You lose contact with people and to start all over again is a struggle.' Rajnigandha actress Vidya Sinha looks back at her life.
For a start this award has a history of having less to do with actual contributions and more to do with some part of a larger agenda. Some pretty dubious people have received this. Many more were patently undeserving, says Mohan Guruswamy.
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