I am not sure if Modi can ever act as a chowkidar, even if he wants to. But he can surely act as a thanedar, by ensuring a fast resolution of corruption cases once they come to light. Exemplary action is easier and will burnish his anti-corruption image, argues Debashis Basu.
'Sanjeev Kumar was my favourite actor. But no one can compare with Amitabh Bachchan.'
Medium pace duo of K V Sasikanth and Cheepurapalli Stephen returned with five wickets each as Andhra Pradesh notched up a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Delhi in their Group A Ranji Trophy match on Friday. A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches on Friday.
Indian freestyle wrestlers claim Asian team title in U-17 category
The infants were aged between a month and three months, a doctor said. District civil surgeon Pramod Khandate said fire broke out at the Bhandara district hospital at around 1.30 am. There were 17 babies in the unit and seven were rescued, he added.
Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly box office verdict.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
We invited you, our dear readers, to share your unusual summer pictures with us and here is a fresh set of responses.
We showcase some of our readers' photos of Lord Ganesha.
As Sonam, Ranveer gear up for cricket movies we take a look at other hit cricket movies.
The Sports Ministry will depute an observer for the much-awaited elections, scheduled for September 25 in Mumbai, to constitute a new Boxing Federation of India.
Union Minister Milind Deora on Tuesday disagreed with Maharashtra government's rejection of the judicial commission of inquiry report on Adarsh Housing scam which indicted several politicians including three former chief ministers for "blatant violations".
Joginder Tuteja points us to the busiest actresses down south.
Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday said it would support Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan if he was planning to reconsider his decision to reject the report of the commission which probed Adarsh Society scam.
You'll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma.
Love does conquer all in Bollywood.
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Maharashtra government has rejected the report of the judicial commission of inquiry on the Adarsh scam it tabled in the legislative assembly on Friday which indicted several politicians including three former chief ministers for "blatant violations" of statutory provisions.
Other composers tried their luck with Paisa Yeh Paisa, but Director Indra Kumar wasn't happy with the outcome. '"Induji asked us to try and we are glad we did because the song has turned out too good!"'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'People have already given a verdict against Himesh Reshammiya.' 'If people watch my performance with an open mind, then there is a chance that they will accept me.'
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Health insurance expert Anil Rego in an online chat with readers answers health insurance queries.
The anticipatory bail pleas are likely to come up for hearing on Tuesday.
Less than a fortnight after rejecting the Adarsh scam report, Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday decided to partially accept recommendations of the judicial commission, announcing action against indicted bureaucrats but appeared going soft on politicians named by the commission.
Here's how lucky Akki has been at the box office so far!
In the heat and dust of a Baramati rally with Supriya Sule.
The much-hyped 'clean chit' to Congress leader Ashok Chavan is particularly embarrassing as the party had been forced to sack him after the Adarsh scam surfaced, says Anita Katyal
After embarrassing his own government by publicly thrashing its ordinance on convicted legislators in public, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday trained his guns at the Maharashtra government for rejecting the Adarsh Inquiry Commission report.
'Minorities should not fear a Modi sarkar... Who has given the right to kill in the name of religion? No one! You are not James Bond 007, that you will just take a shotgun and kill anybody at your whims and fancies. We are not living in a banana republic...' The inimitable Shatrughan Sinha on Narendra Modi as a dabbang action hero, what a Modi Sarkar would be like.
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