The directive has been given by Deoband's Darul Uloom.
'As Indians, we should be claiming and celebrating 'Bhartiyata' rather than seeking commitment to beliefs which are divisive and exclusionary.'
'My stay in Mumbai was taken care of by Vinod Khanna, food by Daisy Irani, work was provided by Feroz Khan, and Sunil Dutt paid me without my doing any work. My wife is 12 years younger than me. She was a child artiste. I got the title Shakti Kapoor: Cradle snatcher. But she was too good so I decided to marry her. I will marry Shraddha off after three years. I don't want her to be an older heroine or marry at 40. I want her to marry at the peak of her career. But I will not force her.' Straight talk from Shakti Kapoor.
'I am not playing this good mother or good grandmother or good aunt. I am playing this raging mistress...'
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah has said that nationalism was being questioned in the name of freedom of expression and "propaganda" against nationalism could not be considered as freedom of speech.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
Aseem Chhabra sensed an internal turmoil in Vinod Khanna, which sometimes showed the moody person on screen.
Bollywood and black money go a long way.
In a letter to the PM, the class VIII student asked him not to use his school buses for a rally.
Saluting Amjad Khan on his death anniversary on July 27.
'The joke has gone on for far too long already. How about a happy ending?' asks Sukanya Verma.
When Bollywood stars opted for bicycles.
'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'
Lashing out at Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Saturday charged that the country has not witnessed any progress since Independence as "one family" held the reins for 60 years and asserted that BJP alone could usher in development.
Saddened by the terrorist attack in Uri, Lata Mangeshkar won't celebrate her birthday this year.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
The celebrities offer their condolences.
Sacrifice these common misconceptions to improve your credit score this Eid
'I am happy that I got to meet Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. I get very excited when I see a message from Aamir on my phone.' Sunny Leone is all praise for the Khans.
Many anticipate that by the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP may come to power, says Mohammad Sajjad.
Read about Rishi Kapoor's page-turning debut, SRK's super-charged turn in Raees, Sridevi as potential Dhoom vamp, Sanjay Dutt's contribution to Andaz Apna Apna and more in Sukanya Verma's super-film week.
Bollywood celebrities mourn the death of the charismatic actor.
"I am a bad boy in the film and I am one in real life as well," says the star.
'People don't talk about any role that my father did -- it is always Gabbar Singh. He regretted this. He would tell me, 'I started at 25 floors and couldn't go any higher because I had started too high.'
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