HC refuses to stay foundation-laying of 'Babri Masjid' in Bengal

The Calcutta high court on Friday refused to intervene in the construction of a mosque -- modelled on Ayodhya's Babri Masjid -- at Beldanga in West Bengal's Murshidabad, proposed by suspended......

Will Deepa Thoon Controversy Damage Stalin's DMK?

The Deepa Thoon controversy, if not allowed to die a natural death, could take the election focus away from the anti-incumbency impacting the DMK and into the secular space.Stalin would love to......

19 killed as violence erupts in Nepal over social media ban; HM resigns

Violent protests by youths against a government ban on social media sites rocked Nepal on Monday, with police's use of force leaving at least 19 people dead and over 300 others injured, and home......

Sexually explicit content made: Abhishek moves HC over deepfakes

The Delhi high court on Wednesday said it would pass order on Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan's plea seeking to protect his publicity and personality rights, and restrain websites and platforms......

PepsiCo spends Rs 2 crore to stop social media digs at Kurkure

PepsiCo India spokesperson said fake news suggesting Kurkure has plastic in it has affected the brand’s reputation If you are not living under a rock, you must have come across posts,......

How Jio, Airtel are fighting the data war

The recognition that content - video in particular - will be the next big thing in the telecom wars requires no rocket science. Recently, Airtel announced a tie-up with Amazon under which all its......

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

If 'innovation' were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie, says Bhaskar Chakravorti. Image: David Bowie performs during the Fashion Rocks concert at New York City's Radio......

Why Apoorva Mukhija Will Rock The Traitors

Apoorva Mukhija aka The Rebel Kid is perfect for a reality game show like The Traitors. Namrata Thakker takes a closer look at her life to tell you why.     Photographs: Kind courtesy Apoorva......

Meet Jawan's Ritooja Shinde

Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan features quite a few women in strong roles. Among them is Marathi actor Ritooja Shinde. Ritooja has been an active theatre enthusiast having won several awards and accolades......

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   PriscillaWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Sofia Coppola's......

When Jugal Hansraj Was Paid More Than Priyanka Chopra

'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.' Photograph: Kind......

Pujara Did What Gill and Root Wouldn't...

‘A real old-school No. 3. And he had to take over from one of the all-time great No. 3s in Rahul Dravid’ ‘Joe Root doesn't want to do it. Shubman Gill doesn't want to do it’ IMAGE:......

PIX: Hamilton steps out in red at 10-team F1 launch

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton acknowledges the rapturous applause from fans as he steps on stage at London’s O2 arena as a Ferrari driver during the F1 10-team season launch on Tuesday evening.......

Impact Player Rule: Ashwin counters Kohli and Rohit's concerns

Impact Player rule gives a little more value for strategy and makes the game fairer: Ravichandran Ashwin IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin argued that the rule can play a significant role in balancing......

Synchro swimmer Avani Dave gets tips from YouTube!

India's Avani Dave finished rock bottom in synchronised swimming on Thursday but it was no great surprise as she learnt most of her moves from YouTube. Dave finished a massive 21 points behind......

Ronaldo's influence off the charts; Messi hot on his heels

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance hasn’t ever been restricted to just the football pitch. Photograph: Kind courtesy Cristiano Ronaldo/Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo has yet again left......