It is the most potent symbol of India's soft power -- more perhaps than the IT industry and our managerial skill, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
Presenting the magazine covers which grabbed our attention this year.
The TMC MP also said the UAPA bill seeks to designate individuals as terrorists without due process. She was also of the view that this bill also takes away the powers of the state and also called it anti-federal, anti-constitutional and anti-people.
'...I am like I need to teach my dog to do potty.'
'This is not a government that will be an ally to supremacist ideology or strongman politics anymore, here or anywhere else,' asserts Suleman Din.
Mirza, who is married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, is trolled and targetted every time the relation between India and Pakistan takes a hit.
Surat resident Ashfaq Shaikh, a prime suspect, allegedly replaced his colleague Rohit Solanki's photo on the latter's Aadhaar card with his own. He also changed the birth date on the Aadhaar card.
'Like every other job, if you do it enough, you get practice.' 'If you don't, things get rusty.'
'Acting, by definition, is a portrayal of a character other than oneself.' 'If every role is to be played only by someone answering to that precise description, most professional actors -- of all ethnicities and genders -- would be out of a job,' observes Indira Kannan.
Miss Teen World 2019 Sushmita Singh shares her inspiring journey to the top.
On Saturday, Ghosh took to Twitter and wrote that the Gangs of Wasseypur director was sexually inappropriate towards her. The 30-year-old actor tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her tweet, requesting him to take action against Kashyap.
Besides inspecting the two Indian stations -- Bharati and Maitri -- the joint team also inspected sites of other countries as part of the collaboration between the two countries announced this September.
Meet the fashion designer who is bringing plus-size clothes to Indian women.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar proposed a made-for-television three-match ODI series against arch-rivals India to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in both the countries. In these extraordinary times, Akhtar believes both countries should help each other.
Patents permit inventors to benefit from their creations by temporarily blocking competition.
Kangana Ranaut does full justice to the warrior-queen in the trailer of Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi.
The name of the verified Twitter handle "@OfficeOfRG" was also changed.
The cartoon has been blasted by numerous athletes, celebrities, journalists and activists
'Everything they read on social media, they believe, is the truth.' 'One of the biggest challenges in the country today is how to counter fake news and propaganda.'
'Rahul Gandhi's recent video performances offer little hope - the first fell flat in attacking government 'strategy'; the second showed him in a position unbecoming of a leader,' argues T N Ninan.
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sunday night.
BJP working president J P Nadda reacted strongly to these remarks, saying they were in "bad taste and highly condemnable".
The reality star wore a maang tikka with a white gown to a church service and Tweeple lost it.
"A Meryl Streep or Jimmy Kimmel can speak their mind, and stay assured that they won't be harmed. That does not happen in India," say Manavi Kapur & Ranjita Ganesan.
'I want them to stand up against abuse, inequality and create a safe, equal world where men and women respect and value each other beyond caste and gender.'
'Every family in UP has been deeply affected in this second wave.' 'It has only been denial, denial, and denial by the incumbent CM.'
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
And fights online trolls.
Rahul and Pandya were handed a provisional suspension for their controversial comments on 'Koffee with Karan'
Former India cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar clarified his on-air comments on Kieron Pollard saying he never called the West Indian 'brainless'.
'I told Rakhi it is unfortunate that people like you are celebrities.'
Observing that law and order was a state subject, the home minister said the Centre cannot remain silent on the issue.
Sukanya Verma glances at Virushka's photo album of loveliness.
'Your achievements are many, Nitish babu, but it needs a sustained campaign to remind us, the good people of Bihar, what we may have forgotten,' points out Asmita Bihari.
Kumar was among five individuals who were declared winners of the award, which is Asia's premier prize and highest honour and celebrates greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia.
This is what Ranbir Kapoor's costume should and shouldn't be in Brahmastra.
The couple had alleged harassment by a passport official, saying they were targeted because of their interfaith marriage.
'One cannot deny that the show is tempting.' 'It gives you a lot of fame for whatever time it may be.' 'If you are smart, you can stretch it for more than a year.' 'It gives you the kind of fame that movies or other television projects don't give.' 'Of course, the money is also great, even more if you win the show.'
Here's looking at Bollywood belles who keep it spicy in the Twitterverse.
The leaders were prodded by the Twitterati to defend the AIB's freedom of expression.
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