Judwaa 2's balloon of recycled gas soon goes phus and what's left is tedious buffoonery of the brainless, for the brainless and by the brainless, feels Sukanya Verma.
Gully Boy is a glorious blend of hip-hop and assured filmmaking, promises Sukanya Verma.
It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart. The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who have been occupying the road for over two weeks now. Some of them have not gone home for days, but their faces are clear, unlined by fatigue, their eyes bright and fierce as those of the falcon, shaheen, the area is named for.
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A serial protester, Pamma has been dubbed as India's "most outraged man, says Veena Sandhu
'As a society, why are we not talking about the one thing because of which we are born today?'
'The choice of chief minister after the win is a pointer to what issues really mattered at the polls.' 'Perhaps, demonetisation was an electoral side issue -- a reflection of the disconnect between commentators in the cities and the realities on the ground,' says Somasekhar Sundaresan.
The man, named as Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Army reservist, was responsible for the deadliest attacks on law enforcers in America since 9/11 - shooting 12, killing 5.
'I'd love to do a Marathi film with Genelia.' Riteish Deshmukh gears up to storm Marathi cinema!
'What could have been a crafty take on power play and gender politics between architect and engineer dumbs down into a cliched bickering of elite and everyman,' says Sukanya Verma.
Jayapal and her groups have planned 'a massive round of protests' across the country on Saturday.
'Most Hindus believe in living in peace with their Muslim neighbours and vice versa.' 'It is this India we have to preserve.'
The original idea was to replace the existing schemes for scheduled castes and tribes.
Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
'It's not only what's been done politically. It's also the way it's been done. It's the suffocating atmosphere.'
Germany were stunned 1-0 by Mexico in the opening game of their World Cup defence on Sunday as Hirving Lozano finished off a sharp counter-attack that exposed the ragged defending that the four-times winners had displayed in their warm-up games.
'I am hoping that now with the strategic status of our relationship, the Indian voice will get heard in Saudi Arabia,' says Ambassador B S Prakash.
#Not In My Name, said ordinary citizens, as they took to the streets to reclaim the India they believed in.
On Day Two of the India tour, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton chose outfits by two London designers.
'When I went home to Sweden after Bigg Boss, people recognised me. They were following the show!' 'In New York, they were calling out my name on the streets!'
Charles 'Biharilal' Thomson, an Australian who speaks fluent Hindi, on how India has bewitched him.
Value investor Parag Parikh's sudden death has come asa big jolt to the fraternity.
Rediff.com takes a look at the minimum taxi fare in other big cities around the globe on a day when auto rickshaw and taxi fares have been hiked in Mumbai
The Australian media has identified the gunman as Haron Monis, who was granted political asylum in Australia.
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Scattered incidents of violence, including torching of buses and clashes, occurred and 1,600 people were arrested during the 12-hour bandh.
Exaggerated sleeves, bold colours and individualistic styles -- Avantika Bhuyan tells you what will be in vogue in 2017.
While so-called 'cow protectors' have indulged in widespread vigilantism under the garb of protection of cattle, there has been little effort to save them from the real threat to their survival -- urban garbage, open dumps and apathy of cow owners.
'The uniform might be the most accurate thing about this film, however, a painfully tacky production where all the sets look like over-saturated cardboard,' says Raja Sen.
Roy is so tangled in its inflated, erratic ideas of a pseudo mystery around parallel lives and loves that it ceases to make sense even before it takes of
Under the red alert, which is the highest in the four-tier emergency response system created in 2013, all schools have been ordered to be closed, and outdoor construction halted.
Imran Khan will always be first and foremost the enigmatic 'Kaptaan', who pulled off the impossible -- transform an immensely talented but fractious bunch of cricketers into world beaters.
Chile need Alexis Sanchez to recover his best form as they try to end an almost century-long wait for a first Copa America, according to coach Jorge Sampaoli.
'People are getting admitted to hospital two to three days before their death in a very serious respiratory compromise state and they are passing away within 48 hours.' 'Those who are coming early in the disease, the minute they are suspicious that they have COVID-19, the recovery rate has been much, much, higher.' 'The moral of the story is: We must destigmatise COVID-19.' 'People should be told: 'Look, if you have anything like this, please come immediately'.'
'Restrict the amount of time you spend on social media.' 'We have people who are glued to it from morning to night, which is certainly not what we recommend.' 'And do not take the stuff that you read on WhatsApp as sacrosanct.' 'A lot of it is absolutely nonsense.'
10 photos that show it's an odd, weird world out there
A perfectly posh city girl now commutes by local transport to reach her office.
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