A look at the pictures from the prayer meet.
The Indian Films and TV Directors' Association, along with 19 other bodies of the film and television industry from across the country will stop shooting for 15 minutes to protect the right to freedom of expression of those in the creative field.
Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
'You need a leader whom India can identify with and I cannot think of any other leader except Sachin Pilot in the Congress party.'
Tabu, David Dhawan and many others from the film industry turn up to support the family.
With old age leaving its imprint on his health, legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar's sitar was growing smaller in size and lighter in weight.
'It's my humble tribute to a talent that has no limits, no boundaries.'
Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai. Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma.
'What Raamlaxmanji did with Sooraj Barjatyaji in Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun was beyond a miracle.'
The legendary dancer did not just take Kathak to the world but also passed on his craft to generations of students
Customers need to weigh whether they will be better off selling their mutual fund holdings or taking a loan against it.
Kunal Kapoor's bland portrayal cannot bring out Babur's fascinating persona or self-deprecating temperament, feels Sukanya Verma.
The number of contestants in the next season may be reduced by half to allow space for social distancing.
Suniel Shetty's father was 93.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
Talking to reporters in Pune, Swami Govind Devgiri Maharaj also said all chief ministers must be invited for the ceremony. "The PM has agreed to come to Ayodhya on August 5 for the 'bhoomi pujan' of Ram temple. He will be there for one-and-a-half hours.
Take a look at the arrivals.
Yet another award for Amitabh Bachchan.
'Some of his decisions were not so good, but his intentions were always guided by a deep national interest.'
There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank Ltd -- have come from the insurance sector, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
We aren't saying it will happen, but a sequel to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai would be interesting, na?
Addressing Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, Ranaut posted a video message saying his 'ego will be destroyed' the way her Bandra home was demolished.
We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
Also build a contingency fund equal to 9 to 12 months of expenses.
Check out the arrivals.
A lot of qawalli and romance in Bajirao Mastani's soundtrack, says Aelina Kapoor.
The districts going to polls in this phase are Balrampur, Gonda, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Shravasti, Basti, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Amethi and Sultanpur.
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
The 42-year-old batsman played 31 Tests and scored 1,944 runs, at an average of 34.11. He has five hundreds and 11 fifties in the longest format, with 212 his highest score.
'It is his luck that he got a coach like Rahul Dravid who gave him an opportunity.'
The hot money may be on the Aam Aadmi Party winning the Delhi assembly elections, but the Bharatiya Janata Party is not giving up the battle without a fight.
'Chinese troops are not geared to fight Indian troops who are battle hardened and acclimatised and are far more hardy.'
Noted educationist and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya was on Monday posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Check out the cool Holi pictures.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com attended the Congress president's rally in Mumbai on Friday, and explains why people who came with high hopes left disappointed.
Mission Mangal has its heart in place, feels Sukanya Verma.
'She was once asked what the secret to political leadership was and she said it was the ability to like all kinds of people.' 'I don't think Rahul fundamentally likes people -- that's probably why he can't deal with them and it shows.' 'Sonia is a more talented political mobiliser than her son, but I think the decline of the Congress set in in 1969...'
Kapoor said the names of the prominent places should be changed after those who worked for the welfare of the country.
'When you looked at him even at that age, you could make out he was special.'
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