The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress on Sunday were set to share the honours in the Lok Sabha and assembly bye-elections in 13 states.
Earlier this month, Sobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor, part of the promoter group of Balaji Telefilms, faced shareholder ire when they failed to obtain the requisite votes on resolutions proposing pay increases for them. In recent months, several promoter-directors, including Siddharth Lal of Eicher Motors and Pawan Munjal of Hero MotoCorp, have faced similar situations. Clearly, large institutional shareholders - and public shareholders - are not taking kindly to promoter-directors upping their remuneration takeaways at a time when the prospects of business recovery are clouded by the anticipated third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is a cringe fest that you can't ignore even if you want to, feels Namrata Thakker.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the state, told a bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose that whenever there is an allegation that a probe is not being carried fairly, the court takes the facts into account and then transfers the case to CBI after a prima facie conclusion.
Film folk are celebrating their beautiful handloom outfits on social media on National Handloom Day.
Organised players have been the biggest beneficiaries after the lockdowns were lifted. Given real estate is not as expensive now, players want to take advantage of the trend.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
'You cannot achieve everything in one day and in the long path, there will be ups and downs in your life.'
Presenting the best dressed celebs who walked the red carpet at the Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards.
Beautiful ladies coming your way!
Meet some of the best dressed at the pre-wedding party.
She revamped him, that's what. And what a fun avatar it was!
You will always be missed, Kalpana Lajmi.
Pssst, Raveena Tandon is making her Television comeback with yet another chat show!
Like every year, Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes with much fanfare.
Sukanya Verma tells us how to rock night clothes, Hindi filum style.
The good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
The 61-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party leader was sworn in by Governor Lalji Tandon at Raj Bhawan here at 9 pm.
Thugs of Hindostan adds to Aamir Khan's list of disappointments.
Khushi Dubey, Hari Shankar Tiwari and Mata Prasad Pandey represent the resentment among Brahmins towards the Adityanath government. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
Bollywood's stars get together for Fanney Khan.
Which one is *your* favourite?
'Daniel Craig was my first choice but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.'
He reportedly suffered a heart attack at his residence in Andheri, in the western suburb of Mumbai, at 2 am.
The 'Takht Express' would be launched on December 23 from Chandigarh. It would cover six sacred destinations for Sikhs, including Amritsar in nine days, Rakesh Tandon, managing director of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation said in Beijing.
If you thought Vajubhai Vala's invitation to BSY was a one-off, think again :))
Nath's resignation brought an end to the 18-day-long political drama which also played out in Haryana, Bengaluru and the national capital.
The latest from the Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas love story.
Indian squash player Ramit Tandon thrashed higher-ranked Geoffrey Demont of France in a crucial tie to help India reach the final of the Chennai Open World Junior Cup in Chennai on Saturday.
The governor also directed that the trust vote be held by division of votes and the process be recorded on video by the Vidhan Sabha through independent persons.
Reader Saurabh Tandon sent us this photograph from Bangalore.
The party's history shows that it has had at least 13 presidents from outside the Nehru-Gandhi clan since independence as against five from its first family. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have headed the party for the majority of the period since independence.
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