Padma Awards 2016: Rajinikanth, Sania, Priyanka honoured

Superstar Rajinikanth, tennis icon Sania Mirza, former US Ambassador Robert D Blackwill and actor Priyanka Chopra were among the 56 eminent persons who were honoured with Padma awards on Tuesday.......

Modi nominates Ganguly, Mumbai's 'Dabbewale' to take up the broom

Taking forward his Swachh Bharat campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday revisited his constituency and lauded people for helping rid the Assi Ghat of mounds of soil and garbage to......

'Mrs Kaul here, you don't know who I am?'

'Over time, as I kept ringing Mr Vajpayee's home, Mrs Kaul would pick up the phone sometimes and chat pleasantly with a great deal of warmth.' Rajkumari Kaul's death over the weekend brings back......

'We won't become a great country'

Video: Rajesh Karkera 'I don't think any politician now can kill growth for the next couple of decades,' Gurcharan Das tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. 'We will continue to......

Trai's norms to fix the sorry state of media sector

With over 135 news channels, about a third owned by politicians and real estate guys, the news TV market is a nightmare, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Last week the Telecom Regulatory Authority of......

What Reliance's takeover of Network 18 means for media

With Mukesh Ambani taking over Network 18, the space for disseminating a diverse range of views could shrink, feels Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. Now that India's richest man Mukesh D Ambani is formally......

Misery in media rises as economy sinks

Can things get more miserable for India’s Rs 83,000-crore (Rs 830-billion) media and entertainment industry? From 10-12 per cent earlier, adspend growth is today crawling at less than seven......

'The big picture is that you can do business here'

Viacom, the US media conglomerate, was one of the last entrants in the Hindi general entertainment segment, when it partnered the Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 Group for a joint venture, Viacom18.......

PIX: Naga Chaitanya-Samantha's grand reception

Nagarjuna hosts a star-studded reception for his son and daughter-in-law. After a Goa wedding on October 6, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu had a grand reception at the N Convention Centre......

Veteran actor Krishna completes 50 years in Telugu films

A lowdown on what's going on in the Telugu film industry.     Superstar Krishna, father of Mahesh Babu, completes his golden jubilee in films, though he doesn’t act these days. He......

Venkatesh: I am confident that Drishyam will do well

Venkatesh’s filmography in his 27-year-old film career includes several remakes. After Masala (the Telugu remake of Bol Bachchan) the superstar is back with another remake in Drishyam. The......

Venkatesh: I found Bol Bachchan very entertaining

After completing his 25 years in films, Venkatesh is now open to doing varied roles in multi-starrer films. Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu starred in Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu which released......