One of the problems that besieged the Lokpal Bill was that it was being considered against the backdrop of the forthcoming assembly elections, which dictated the stand of several parties, reveals Neerja Chowdhury
Nitish is resigned to his fate; Smriti's an unknown; Modi's weighty issues; Will Jaitley win? All this and more from the election battlefield.
The ceremony unfolded in an elaborate setting with the then mommy-to-be Aishwarya dressed in Indian finery.
TV serial Saath Nibhana Saathiya's Gopi bahu was unceremoniously asked to leave the hit show over an allegedly breached clause in her contract.
'In the climax, if you see, Manoj Bajpayee and I engage in a fist fight.' 'It had to be shot in a single take so either of us couldn't make any mistakes.'
Pulkit Samrat talks about his first film, Bitto Boss.
Dalit leader Udit Raj, who is campaigning against Team Anna's version of the Lokpal Bill, on Tuesday demanded that corporates, NGOs and media should be brought under the anti-corruption ombudsman to make the law "more effective". "If there is no representation of plurality, I don't think this law will be successful," the National Chairman of All India Confederation of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Organisations said.
Here's a look at the the best slice of television.
Gorgeous ladies, coming up!
Two special passenger trains, carrying people headed home for Eid celebrations, collided near Lahore on Tuesday, killing two persons and injuring 19 others. The two special Eid trains collided after one of them had to unexpectedly stop near Lahore railway station and the other hit it from behind.
Here's what television stars do offscreen as entreprenuers.
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
At her witty best, the television actress-turned-politician also said that thanks to that rejection, she got a job at McDonald's and the "rest is history".
A look at the party pictures.
When the doyenne of television decides to party, all her friends make it a point to attend.
Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.
The celebrations continue for PeeCee and Nicky.
Smriti Irani, actor-turned politician of the 'saas-bahu' TV serial fame, was on Tuesday appointed as head of Bharatiya Janata Party's Women's Wing while Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's son and Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur will head the Youth Wing of the main opposition.
Two authors, two well known film makers and a banker discussed how the world has started viewing India in the recent past at the PBD.
The actor clams that he wants to win by being himself.
Sonia Gandhi was elected president of the Congress party for a record fourth time on Friday. Sheela Bhatt takes a look at the road the Italian-born leader has taken to political acceptability.
Actor-turned-director Parmeet Sethi on the Yash Raj movie.
A look at the glamorous pictures.
Celebrating Mother's Day by remembering a variety of such movie maatajis and her impassioned assertions.
The current crop of TV shows have unreal characters that today's woman have a hard time relating to.
Actress Karishma Tanna paid a visit to a Mumbai spa to avail of soothing summer skincare treatments. Here's a firsthand view.
A blow-by-blow account of what transpired at the music launch of Mani Ratnam's trilingual, Raavan -- starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram -- in Mumbai.
After the five year leap, television show Balika Vadhu takes an interestng turn.
Celbrating 25 years of Hum Log. The cast relives their memory of shooting Hum Log
With Rahul Gandhi's 40th birthday coming up on June 19, we're guessing it's only a matter of time now before the wedding bells chime. We asked leading Indian designers to weigh in on what he should wear on such a momentous occasion.
Ekta Kapoor on her new show Tere Liye.
Here are some of 2009's most shocking reality TV moments.
Shows with rural setups highlighting issues like female infanticide, child marriage, caste system, poverty and forced marriages has found prominence on the small screen.
Know more about the extraordinary filmmaker of films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta and Sujata.
It is a little amusing to know that Chirayu Amin, the newly-appointed interim chief of the Indian Premier League, enjoys an image that is in total contract to that of his predecessor, Lalit Modi, in public life
The Parujanwalas talk about their celebrity bahu, Rakhi Sawant.
Avika Gor, the youngest bahu of the hugely popular TV show Balika Vadhu is all set to make her big screen debut with Morning Walk.
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