Thapar had strong reservations about Project Cheetah, India's initiative to reintroduce African cheetahs into the wild. He argued that India does not have the necessary habitat or prey base to support free-ranging cheetahs and that the authorities lacked experience in managing spotted felines in the wild.
'It's clear that fans are eager to be part of the live stadium experience, reflecting a growing trend of travel driven by marquee sporting events.'
Stars dazzle on the green carpet at the 25th IIFAs in Jaipur.
Showbiz folks watched the musical The Phantom of the Opera at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai.
'I am a Delhi Bengali and I speak Punjabi.' 'Karan was looking at these two communities for Rocky and Rani, as well as the city of Delhi, as a setting.' 'So I guess it all fell in place.'
Rajkumar Gupta's hammy treatment and bombastic score strips the realism to turn Raid 2 into another hail the hero exercise, observes Sukanya Verma.
Director Ayan Mukerji's father actor Deb Mukherjee passed away on Friday, March 14.
Shah Rukh Khan is known for his wit and humour, and it was on full display at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 event on May 1.
'Thank you, IIFA... After all, you were answerable to the Rajasthan bureaucracy.'
Deepa Gahlot picks the top 10 Karan Johar films -- some that he directed and others that he produced or co-produced -- that you can watch on steaming platforms.
For a few months an Indian Olympic Association ad-hoc panel ran the show but after UWW lifted its suspension following the conduct of elections, the committee was dissolved.
The world of fashion showcased individuality at its finest at the Grazia Awards.
'Shreya (Ghoshal) ma'am said she hasn't heard a voice like mine before, and added that even in the future, there won't be another voice like mine.'
Kirti explores Rajasthan... Priya picks Kodaikanal... Karan's quick minute in Chandigarh...
Just who are the reining stars of Bollywood? One look at Maddock Films' 20th anniversary party gives you a pretty good idea.
After their Christian wedding cin Goa, Aadar Jain and Alekha Advani are getting ready for the Hindu ceremony.
'When he was invited on Koffee With Karan, he did not ask for the questions beforehand, like many stars do.' 'Vijay was quite taken aback when Karan launched into a sex discourse.'
'Alia is equal to my twins, Roohi and Yash. The twins know Alia as their elder sister.' 'Now they know that there is going to be an addition in the family.'
Karan Johar had a busy weekend doing what he loves best: Partying!
Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover gave the world a glimpse of their baby girl Devi on social media.
Netflix unveils a slew of new and exciting film titles.
Ibrahim sings Ishq Mein... Palak looks hot in the elevator... Urvashi is in V-Day mood...
At 250 million unique visitors a month, MX Player has for long been in the same bracket as YouTube (454 million) and Meta (324 million) in reach.
'The country is a good test bed for enterprise adoption, but to scale rapidly, companies will need to look outside the country for customers.'
B-town's pretty faces turned out to celebrate in their impeccably styled outfits.
Tamannaah Bhatia and Karan Johar were the perfect showstoppers for Falguni and Shane Peacock at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week 2025.
'I enjoyed my fiery exchanges with Akshay Kumar, who was extremely gracious and generous when the camera was not rolling. I enjoyed locking horns with him in court.'
So far, her appeal's limited to OTT but with Kesari 2, the 26 year old charms the big screen as well.
Rocky Aur Rani is definitely Karan's most subversive project, discovers Aseem Chhabra.
Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.'
Bollywood stars arrived in large numbers to congratulate the Deols, as Sunny Deol's eldest son Karan wed Drisha Acharya, Bimal Roy's great granddaughter and Basu Bhattacharya's granddaughter on June 18.
'When Shahid, Ishaan and I are together, it is a madhouse because we are all performers.'
It's been 19 years since Kal Ho Naa Ho released!
'Karan Johar will be inviting Yash (KGF), Allu Arjun(Pushpa) and Rishab Shetty (Kantara).'
'I have no connection with the D (drug) world.'
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