'The Dhamaal director wanted an innocent guy who's still like a child. He hinted that my voice was very strong.' 'I worked it out: I got this dungarees look, made him slouch, got rid of the bass in my voice, and added a lisp to make him cuter.' 'These are things an actor does because you want to bring something to the table.'
President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, becoming the first woman head of state to visit the shrine. She participated in traditional rituals and ceremonies during her visit.
This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years.
'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar.
Nuns of the order congregated at the prayer hall keeping safe distance from each other and lit candles before a large portrait of St Teresa, still fondly called Mother Teresa. They prayed to her for the well being of the people, specially the poor for whom she had devoted her entire life.
In order to mark the sainthood of Mother Teresa, the government of India granted the trade mark registration.
Distancing himself from the comments, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the LDF's stand is not to personally attack Gandhi.
Coming just a day after she was canonised by Pope Francis in the Vatican City, the death anniversary had a special significance on Monday.
While the cast and their acting looks promising enough, the storyline - not so much, says Kshamaya Daniel.
We'd asked you, Dear Readers, to send us videos of your school-going kid singing the National Anthem.
Maggie Amritraj, mother of former Indian Davis Cup players Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj, passed away in Chennai on Saturday after prolonged illness.
Sanjari Shah, 18, says Student Of The Year doesn't have a single dull moment.
Choreographer Terence Lewis talks about breaking a record on Guinness World Records.
"Attempts should be made to curtail growth of subsidies to achieve nine per cent growth. We are trying to achieve nine per cent growth. Though there are major challenges like global slowdown, we will achieve the target," Singh said.
'Student of the Year 2 has no spunk, no plot and zero charisma,' sighs Sukanya Verma.
After coming under fire for his sexually-coloured remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, former member of Parliament Joyce George on Tuesday withdrew his comments and expressed regret publicly, even as the national party demanded his arrest while the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist distanced itself from the slur.
With relaxations in the COVID-19 lockdown, temples across the country are all set to reopen from Monday in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by Union home ministry to prevent coronavirus spread.
It's time to move on from fights and dances and clich, says Kshmaya Daniel.
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
'With Tiger, you always need to be on your toes and always ready to dance.'
The senior Congress leader also said over 90 per cent of jobs are in the SME sector which requires an urgent push to boost the economy.
All of V R College's 1,007 students secured a first class in the Class 12 exam! 222 of them got identical marks!
'We are taking you into a world which does not exist and we want to you to experience it through us.'
'Karan Johar is the busiest person in Bollywood, but he still talkS to us to know just what are we wearing to what event and what promotions.'
What is strange, for someone who spent a lifetime in seva, is that St Teresa's own personal journals and communication with the Church hierarchy reveal someone in "spiritual desolation", says Sankrant Sanu. Could the Indian sacred traditions have helped her?
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