INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for its vote bank: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to thwart alleged attempts to rob Dalits and backward classes of reservations by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) which he......

Barbs, name calling: Did LS poll campaign breach all limits?

Vish guru, anubhavi chor, do shehzade ... As Election 2024 hurtles towards result day in a medley of mangalsutra, mujra, mutton, machli and other barbs, these may sound like character names from......

In first speech in new LS, Mahua shows she's lost none of her fire

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra hit out at the ruling party for expelling her in the last Lok Sabha session, saying they paid a very heavy price for throttling her voice which led to loss......

Where Will BJP Stand After Modi?

The lack of clarity on who is next in line, when the time comes, as indeed it will one day some day, reflects poorly on the management of the world's largest political party. It scarcely need be......

Bollywood's Hatke Hotsteppers

Sweet surprises are made of actors best known for their dramatics taking us by surprise by shaking a leg on screen. Sukanya Verma points to some instances.   Jaideep Ahlawat The Jewel Thief......

'Rekha Was Made For Poetry'

'A Rekha Ganesan is not born everyday.' IMAGE: Rekha in Umrao Jaan. There are two sides to Rekha's sex appeal: The post-Sawan Bhadon sensuality of oomph and the post-Umrao Jaan seductiveness of......

Why Chhaava Has Become Controversial

Loud music, bombastic action scenes, over-the-top dialogues that don't have any ring of truth to it followed by scenes of blood-oozing bodies floating in a river definitely don't make for a magnum......

Alia to Zeenat: Bollywood's A to Z Of Head Turners

Bollywood has a history of making heads turn -- theirs and everybody else's -- in shiny hair accessory. Sukanya Verma picks some exquisite head jewellery to explain what we mean.   Deepika......