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Remarks on soldiers: Rahul Gandhi may appear in UP court on Tuesday

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is supposed to appear in the MP-MLA special magistrate court on Tuesday in the case of making defamatory statements against Indian soldiers during......

Rahul Gandhi granted bail in defamation case

A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his......

S L Bhyrappa: The Journey Of A Unique Storyteller

S L Bhyrappa, who passed into the ages last week, remains an enigma, with his clear and unwavering voice resonating through his writings. Standing apart from the literary trends over the course of......

UP court summons Rahul over remarks on Army

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a court in Lucknow over his alleged defamatory remarks against the army in December 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. IMAGE: Congress leader......

Noted dancer-choreographer Amala Shankar passes away

Eminent dancer and choreographer Amala Shankar died in Kolkata on Friday morning at the age of 101, her family said. Shankar, who had been suffering from age-related ailments, died of cardiac......

Can Uday Shankar Recreate At Reliance-Disney What He Did In Star TV?

As vice chairman of the Reliance-Walt Disney JV, Uday Shankar is expected to create a content engine that feeds both digital and TV and push up the value. IMAGE: Uday Shankar, president, FICCI,......

Ex-Star India CEO Uday Shankar, James Murdoch team up for new venture

The venture, they said, would focus on technology and media opportunities in emerging markets. Industry sources said the focus would be on digital media, with India being the big driver.......

Three CEOs to lead Reliance-Disney media behemoth

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Viacom18 Media (Viacom18), and The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that they have completed the merger of Viacom18’s media and JioCinema......

Reliance, Disney merge to form Rs 70,000-cr JV

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has completed the merger of its media assets with the India business of global media house Walt Disney and formed a joint venture with a valuation......

India's largest media empire is all set to be born!

The Competition Commission of India on Wednesday approved the merger of media assets of Reliance Industries and The Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000......

Why Waheeda Rehman Left Guru Dutt

'Everyone at Guru Dutt Productions would get monthly salaries.Waheedadidi would get Rs 2,500 per month. And that was the reason why she left.' Celebrating Guru Dutt's birth centenary on July 9 with......

When Guru Dutt Demolished His House...

'The pain of not having a home is bearable, but the pain of having one -- and not finding peace in it -- is far worse.' IMAGE: Guru Dutt in Kaagaz Ke Phool. Bungalow No 48 in Pali Hill was a dream......

Review: Baladoor

Uday Shankar takes up a stereotypical storyline in Baladoor and manages to entertain with a satisfactory screenplay in a formulaic way with a mix of action, comedy and romance. He is ably assisted......

'We thank Scorcese for doing what our own didn't do'

Uday Shankar's 1948 dance-ballet film Kalpana has been restored by Martin Scorcese's film-restoration company and will be premiered at the Cannes InternationalFilm Festival on May 17.It's a moment......

Will Disney Exit India?

Disney Star India, bought at a valuation of $15 billion, could be on the block for roughly one-third that amount. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters For the first time since it entered India in 1993,......

Why Star India went all out for IPL media rights

Star India paid Rs 16,347.50 crore -- Rs 163.47 billion -- for the Indian Premier League's global media rights for five years.Rediff.com's Harish Kotian reports on why Rupert Murdoch's company went......

IPL Media Rights: Disney Star bags TV deal; Viacom18 gets digital

The final valuation of the IPL media rights is likely to be around Rs 47,000 crore to Rs 50,000 crore. IMAGE: The BCCI is richer by Rs 44,075 crore after selling the IPL Indian sub-continent TV......

Only annual subscribers can catch IPL on streaming site

Streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar on Saturday said only its annual subscribers will be able to watch all LIVE Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. The 13th edition of IPL T20 cricket......

A 'Balle Mataram' for Team India

Nishant Kollu lives in New Jersey, too far away from his homeland to share the excitement around the cricket World Cup taking place in South Asia. But that didn't stop this Andhra Pradesh-born......

IPL media rights sold for Rs 48,930 crore: BCCI

IMAGE: While Disney Star retained their Indian sub-continent TV rights for IPL 2023-27 with a figure of Rs 23,575 crore, the India digital rights deal was acquired for Rs 20,500 crore by the......