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How Karim Lala Helped Helen...

Long before she became one of Bollywood's most iconic dancers, actor Helen faced a personal crisis when her ex-husband, filmmaker P N Arora, threw her out of her home, eventually forcing her to......

JD-U MLA on dharna, MP mulls exit as cracks appear in NDA over seat-sharing pact

Janata Dal-United MLA Gopal Mandal, who is understood to have a slim chance of getting a party ticket for the upcoming assembly polls, on Tuesday sat on a dharna near Bihar Chief Minister Nitish......

Tension in UP's Bareilly as cops, locals clash outside mosque

An announcement postponing a proposed demonstration in support of the 'I Love Muhammad' campaign by Maulana Tauqeer Raza, local cleric and chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, led to a clash between......

SIT raids Zubeen's festival organiser, manager's homes amid protests

Assam police's Special Investigating Team, probing the death of singer Zubeen Garg, conducted separate raids at the residences of Northeast India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and his......

'Fans were chanting Vijay's name, unaware it was a stampede'

A senior citizen in his 70s said he has never seen so many people getting killed in a stampede at a political party's event and blamed the youths for their anxiety to somehow take a look at the......

Auto retail sales surge to all-time high of over 52 lakh units

Automobile retail sales across the domestic market witnessed a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in the 42-day festive season led by record registrations of passenger vehicles and two-wheelers......

India's legacy liquor brands raise a toast to growth, reinvention

By 10 am, Rakshit N Jagdale is already deep into the rhythm of the day, which promises to be a carousel of meetings, calls, and strategic decisions. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Amrut As managing......

EV Spark Fires Up R&D Spending By Legacy Two-Wheeler Majors

Hero MotoCorp and TVS Motor crossed Rs 1,000 crore in R&D spend for the first time, as legacy OEMs accelerate innovation to compete with new-age EV players. Kindly note the image have only been......

Indian markets can rise 15% in a year: Chris Wood

India’s stock markets corrected recently but foreign money is likely to chase China rather than India in the short-to-medium term, said Chris Wood, global head of equity strategy at......

Ratan Tata admitted to hospital, says no cause for concern

Veteran industrialist and Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on Monday said there was no cause for concern regarding his health and he is undergoing check-ups for age-related medical......

Music In 2 Minutes: The Kalyanji-Anandji Story

Music director duos are a unique Bollywood feature, and many have become iconic. In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and their dynamics. Also Read:The......

Rakesh Maria reveals how don Karim Lala helped Helen

Long before she became one of Bollywood's most iconic dancers, actor Helen faced a personal crisis when her ex-husband, filmmaker PN Arora, threw her out of her own home, eventually forcing her to......

What Made Bappi Lahiri Such A Rage

Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials.Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever.On......

S D Burman's Magical Aradhana, Abhimaan Music

S D Burman is that unique composer who remained successful right up to his death with his creative engines never running on empty. Sachin Dev Burman created much magic with his scores for Bimal......

Asrani Kept Amitabh On His Toes

Asrani may have never been a marquee name up in sparkling lights or on outsized posters but the sheer proficiency with which he realised his characters has unleashed gales of laughter over five......

Newcastle allege travelling fans 'attacked' by French police

The Premier League side said on Thursday they would formally raise their concerns with UEFA, the host club and French police over the "unnecessary and disproportionate" force their fans were......

Spain, Belgium, Switzerland seal 2026 World Cup spots

Spain seal World Cup place after Turkey draw IMAGE: Turkey's Baris Alper Yilmaz attempts a shot at goal during the World Cup qualifying match against Turkey, in Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, on......

What Rohit is doing before the Australia series

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma spent nearly a week at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru last month. Photograph: Rohit Sharma/Instagram The captaincy baton may have passed to Shubman......

'Hard as Ponting': Brett Lee in awe of Shubman Gill

'I've been super impressed. And to watch him live, captaining against England recently at Lords when I was there watching, it was clear that his troops love him' IMAGE: Brett Lee compared Shubman......

Usain Bolt Sprints Through Delhi's Spice Market

IMAGE: World's fastest man Usain Bolt turned the centuries-old rooftop, once a stage for spice trading, kite flying, and festivals, into a relay of champions. Photograph: Puma India/Instagram The......