Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana is insipid, terribly made, and yet a Warm Enterprise, feels Sreehari Nair.
The hits and misses of the week.
Shamshera's problem is a shocking inability to support its bombastic ideas with gripping drama. The result is the wastage of not one but two Ranbir Kapoors, observes Sukanya Verma.
Rediff's film critic Sukanya Verma lists her top Hindi movies of 2014.
Swami Prasad Maurya's resignation has forced the BJP to focus again on its outreach among OBCs.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The Lakhimpur violence, in which the son of senior BJP leader and Union minister of state Ajay Mishra Teni are accused of trampling four protesting farmers to death, has opened another front for the CM to deal with, after the mysterious death of Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri last month and the death of a Kanpur-based trader in Gorakhpur recently.
A look at the week's hits and misses.
Known for delivering time-bound results, Sharma earned Modi's confidence as his secretary during his tenure as the Gujarat chief minister by successfully handling the Vibrant Gujarat campaign to get investments to the state.
The collegium, which also comprised senior most judges Justices U U Lalit and A M Khanwilkar, held deliberations on December 14, 2021 and January 29, 2022, recommended 17 names for appointment as judges in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa high courts.
'End of the day, my thing is, entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.'
The hits and misses of the week.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
Bhaiaji Superhit is bah baloney! sighs Sukanya Verma.
'... and without necessarily calling them Economic Surveys.' 'One should stick to the main focus, which is to give people a good perspective on how the economy is doing.'
Some of the jokes soar, some nosedive. But to the housefull theatre that laughed at every single bit, it's stuff Diwali releases are made of, writes Sukanya Verma.
If there's even the slightest chance of a laugh, its dummy cast ensures the joke doesn't land, feels Sukanya Verma.
The year saw some standout performances from lesser known actors.
What does the box office of the movies say?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
The hits and misses of the week.
As Indian Idol reaches its finale on August 15, the show's host is shooting non-stop for the event.
The 'Group of 23' leaders who participated included Ghulam Nabi Azad, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Anand Sharma, Mukul Wasnik, Prithviraj Chavan, Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, besides Sibal who hosted the post-birthday dinner for them.
It was a day of mourning for the film fraternity.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
'They have started becoming an important player, but not at the same level as they were in the earlier part of the decade.'
A total of 16 turncoats were in the poll fray -- nine fielded by the Aam Aadmi Party, three by the Congress and four by the BJP.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said legislators across the country should be driven by passion, performance and procedural integrity, and desist from disrupting law-making bodies.
The Indo-French production received much applause at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.
Take a look at the list.
Samajwadi Party leader Tej Narayan Pandey on Sunday accused Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust of committing corruption in a land deal and sought a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the matter.
Jabariya Jodi constantly confuses tacky as terrific, feels Sukanya Verma.
A round-up of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country, on Tuesday.
"The state-wide bandh will commence from 12 midnight," NCP spokesman and state minister Nawab Malik said on Sunday.
SunRisers Hyderabad has the biggest purse while Kolkata Knight Riders has the slimmest purse.
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