American law enforcement authorities are investigating a plot to bomb stations along the Washington Metro system, The Washington Post reported. The report said that the investigation was focused on a naturalized American citizen, who hailed from Pakistan. Thirty-four year old Farooque Ahmed, of Ashburn, is believed to have conceived of the plot. Ahmed is expected to appear in court scheduled for 1400 hrs (local time).
Girish Karnad's demise leaves Shabana Azmi shattered.
Amidst Pakistan's attempt to dispute the nationality of the lone surviving gunman arrested for the Mumbai terror attacks, a Pakistani lawyer has claimed Ajmal Amir Iman was a Pakistani citizen arrested two years ago in Kathmandu by "Indian agencies" with the help of Nepal.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at all the lesser known films Bollywood's leading men debuted in.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I knew things were not going well, but there was always that hope.'
A look at movies that have marked the end of celebrated careers.
Bruna Abdullah and Omar Farooque lead the list.
Watch Listen Amaya for Farooque Shaikh and Deepti Naval.
Deepti Naval on her new film, her former husband filmmaker Prakash Jha, and how she likes to spend her free time.
In this special series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Rekha, Farooque Shaikh and Naseeruddin Shah's 1981 film Umrao Jaan.
Kabir Khan's '83 is an ode to a game changing chapter of Indian cricket history, pitch-perfect partnerships between openers and tail enders, knowing your mate's strengths as well as your own, seizing that one moment that defines the rest of your life, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Here's how Bollywood makes use of towels.
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
At a time when human contact seems is at its lowest, two people meeting for the first time oblivious to their romantic future together is alluring than ever.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
We're celebrating Father's Day, and Namrata Thakker decided to take some helpful tips from our very own filmi daddies.
Sukanya Verma shows us how Bollywood has depicted housework on the big screen.
Among those who are deeply saddened by music composer Khayyam's passing is ghazal maestro Talat Aziz.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the lesser known films of these stars.
Check out the box office report of the week.
Five years after his arrest during the 26/11 strike on Mumbai and over a year after he was hanged to death after a much-publicised trial, Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Ajmal Kasab continues to inspire myriad conspiracy theories.
'Shah Rukh Khan is a born entertainer.' 'From five year olds to a 105 year old, Shah Rukh will charm and entertain everyone.' 'With Salman, a lot of people have come back intimidated.' 'But I enjoy my adventures with Salman because you just have to be yourself.'
Celina Jaitley chats with Rediff readers about her new film, Accident On Hill Road and more.
'Across the country -- in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Manipur, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal -- men were lynched on suspicion of being thieves by ordinary people armed with rods and sticks.' 'But none of these lynchings made big news.' 'None of these lynchings were cow/beef-related.' 'The perpetrators were unknown people, not so-called gau rakshaks.' 'So why were these instances of mob violence considered less newsworthy than cow-related lynchings?' asks Jyoti Punwani.
As Musharraf finalised his plans for re-election, a senior minister said the general will be deemed to have been elected unopposed for another term if the opposition parties did not put up any candidate against him
Joginder Tuteja looks at how well Hindi remakes perform at the box office.
As the world grows grimmer by the day, what can be more reassuring than pretty people showing off their perfect pearlies?
What you need to know about M S Sathyu's classic Garm Hawa.
In 2014, young Muslims became Owaisi fans. But five years of BJP rule and a weakening Opposition have drawn older Muslims too towards the AIMIM chief. Not enough, though.
Memon, the only convict on death row in the case, handed over his mercy petition to the authorities of the Central Prison in Nagpur.
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
'There's no love for the song or Madhuri, no consideration for what it meant to an entire generation and zero respect for its iconic choreography,' says Sukanya Verma.
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali looks back at his movies.
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!
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