Namaste is the new Hello!

The bear hug in which the prime minister loves to smother Western VIPs might strike as theatrical, boastful and, above all, unhygienic, in these stricken times, observes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.......

They only watch 'dirty movies': NITI member on J-K Internet shutdown

NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat has courted controversy with his remarks that shutdown of Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 did not have any significant......

Rajini's politics casts a shadow over his latest film

Rajinikanth's comments on the Cauvery issue have often made him the target of pro-Kannada outfits who threatened to disrupt his film's release in Karnataka. However, this time there has so far been......

SC, HC refuse to stall Kaala, but release in Karnataka doubtful

The Supreme Court and Madras high court on Wednesday refused to stall the release of Rajinikanth starrer Kaala on Thursday but a cloud of uncertainty continued to hang over its......

Cash Crisis: Day 8: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

IMAGE: Hiraba Modi, the prime minister's mother, after she exchanged Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 at a Gandhinagar bank.   Demonetisation: Real estate resale market hits a wall Activity in the sale......

Business friendly state: Gujarat, Maharashtra fight for No.1 position

Maharashtra’s GSDP grew at a compound annual growth rate of 11.1 per cent between 2004-05 and 2014-15, while Gujarat’s GSDP was 12.1 per cent during the same period. The Make in India......

China to invest $20 billion in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing of agreements ceremony in Ahmedabad. Photograph: PIB India on Thursday signed a 5-year trade and......

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

The 39-year-old, the fifth child of an illiterate labourer couple and only the second of their eight to be educated, now helms various ventures that bring in a turnover of between Rs 75 crore and......

Is Navratri Inspiring Shanaya Kapoor?

Katrina wishes Sunny... Plabita's pretty pictures... Laxmi Raai glows... Photograph: Kind courtesy Shanaya Kapoor/Instagram Has the ongoing Navratri inspired Shanaya Kapoor to go traditional?......

Kannada Cinema To Mourn Puneeth Today

Photograph: Kind courtesy Puneeth Rajkumar/Instagram   Eighteen days after his untimely death, Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar's fans continue to mourn him. There is shock and disbelief in......

'What's happening to Kaala can set a dangerous precedent'

'Today, these fringe groups are demanding that Rajni sir's film be stopped.''What is there to stop them from doing the same with more films in the future?' Despite the resistance to Kaala in......

Kannada outfits call off protest against Baahubali 2 release

The announcement comes a day after Sathyaraj, who plays the role of Kattappa in the movie, apologised. Pro-Kannada outfits on Saturday called off their protest against the release of Baahubali 2......