The Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive early with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands expected to receive first seasonal showers on May 15, the weather office said on Thursday.
'Aamir is deeply patriotic and cares for the country.'
With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected or appointed positions, obvious wealth but not quite known sources of income, and family factionalism, sometimes open and bitter, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Fascinating new offerings from beloved auteurs as well as a steady supply of remakes and biopics colour the OTT scene this week. Sukanya Verma lists her picks.
There are many movies coming up titled after their protagonist.
Nishkant Kamat passed into the ages too soon, at just 50, but he left behind a repertoire of films which will carry on his legacy.
'What we have done is a symbol of new India; that is what a small start-up can do, a few hundreds of people coming together, developing a rocket and launching to space and succeeding at the very first attempt.'
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
Reader Satyadeep Sarvaiya has sent us a photograph.
'I have tested positive for Covid-19. Have immediately isolated myself and will be under home quarantine. I'm following all safety protocols under the advice of my doctors.'
Sukanya Verma lists SRK's special avatars in the movies.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has pegged the base price for the combined IPL media rights at Rs 32,890 crore, nearly double the Rs 16,347 that Star Disney paid five years ago. Experts say that at these levels, there does not seem to be any profit-and-loss logic at play. It is more about what premium broadcasting companies are ready to spend for market share dominance. They point out that due to competition, they expect the final price to hit Rs 40,000-50,000 crore.
According to HAL, "this is the biggest ever order that HAL has placed on any Indian company boosting 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' campaign."
The collapse of Thomas Cook in the UK has no impact whatsoever in terms of ownership, business, people, technology or processes to us at Thomas Cook India: Madhavan Menon, chairman & managing director, TCIL.
R Madhavan comes away charmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
HAL is poised to sell the Philippines at least seven Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters and eight Dornier 228 aircraft for Rs 30 billion, reports Ajai Shukla.
A screenplay and superstar in perfect tandem, it doesn't get better than this, applauds Sukanya Verma.
J Deepa, niece of late chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, officially received the keys to the Poes Garden residence of her aunt on Friday, bringing to close a protracted legal battle to obtain the custody of the palatial building.
Burned by the shooting down of a MiG-21 aircraft and the capture of its pilot after a dogfight over the India-Pakistan border in February 2019, CATS eliminates the need to send pilots into enemy air space.
'If you take the credit when it works, you have to take the blame when a film flops.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the patriotic movies coming up in 2022.
Joginder Tuteja lists the 10 hottest south actors, who carry a pan-India appeal.
Medieval heroes, cursed heroes, monsters, scamsters, there's no dearth of action on OTT this week, Sukanya Verma tells us.
Model, dancer and entrepreneur Sheela Tiruchi shares the romantic secrets of her life with Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that India cannot remain dependent on other countries for its defence and that the indigenously developed Tejas was better than its foreign equivalents on several parameters and also comparatively cheaper.
When director Goldie Behl turned 45 on January 24, his gorgeous wife Sonali Bendre threw a birthday bash for him.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the film-maker's work over the years.
K Madhavan launched MGR Jayalalithaa DMK Kazhagam after paying his respects to Jayalalithaa and MGR at their memorials at the Marina beac
'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.'
2019 seems totally ready for new directors, with superstars queuing up to work with fresh talent.
After Dhaakad failed at the box office, some social media accounts claimed that Kangana Ranaut hasn't had a single success since Queen. True or False? Find out for yourself in this box office ledger.
From birthdays to anniversaries, these film folk reached out to their friends and family on social media to spread the joy.
Actors have busy lives and we give you folks glimpses...
There will be as many as 9 historicals coming up in the next 15 months!
'It is nice to know I am remembered even now,' Lataji tells Subhash K Jha.
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