Patanjali Ayurved's rise has prompted most other babas to go back to the drawing board. Most of them are either scripting or re-jigging their business plans, says Arvind Singhal.
'I have made enough money in my life to live in the happiness of my gambit. I don't want to buy a jet plane, I don't want to live with an entourage. So my requirement of taking my wife and children to a foreign holiday in business class is not a worry.' R Madhavan is anything but a Saala Khadoos!
(Because things will only get more expensive from this point onwards)
"First, is Azhar a terrorist? Second, was the Pathankot attack perpetrated by the Jaish-e-Mohammed group? To the first question, the answer should be yes," he said.
'100 Fayazs will bring a change in Kashmir, that's why they don't want a Fayaz.'
'Younger people are taking steps to prevent lifestyle diseases.'
'It is fascinating to partner with consumers on the journey of self-discovery and to help shape people's preferences -- that is what I find most exciting,' Nandini Piramal tells Abhineet Kumar and Aneesh Phadnis.
There has to be a purpose, aim or a goal. The brain should know why it should remember what it is trying to remember.
'The question of survival depends on several factors because this country is divided vertically and horizontally.' 'There will always be demands and ups and downs.'
'We need more universal films like Dangal, Sultan or Padmavat that work across single screens and multiplexes.'
Instead of ramming through change, Mr Parrikar has tied his own hands by placing reform at the mercy of numerous committees, says Ajai Shukla.
'This year happens to be a very high performance year, and I have got appreciation for my characters.' 'I don't want to do a role in which I don't have anything to contribute.' 'I can't do a role just because I want to look glamorous; I am glamorous anyway!'
'I'll remember you as the face of joy for ever.' Sukanya Verma remembers the iconic Sridevi.
'It is nauseating to hear jingoists shout that this is a country that worships women as Goddesses. Leave Goddesses aside, do you treat women as human beings here?'
'Comparing a men-only pilgrimage with past blots like sati or untouchability is propelled by politics, mischief and malevolence,' argues Sudhir Bisht.
Sukanya Verma picks her favourite Deepika Padukone scenes.
The superstar will promote his production called Dr Cabbie, starring Isabel Kaif, at the TIFF.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley outlined the roadmap of the BJP-led Government for the coming months, saying the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be a "top priority".
What is going on?! How can an amazing country like India face such highs and lows? Where do these brutes come from? Who are these people who are hijacking the goodness of this country? Who create them? Did we? Can someone please tell me what went wrong with India.
'Kedarnath has given me that much needed experience right at the beginning.' 'My experience is not limited to only being in front of the camera.' 'It has also taught me how to sleep at night when you don't know if your film will release, and that's a great learning for a newcomer.'
'As the interest rates rise, people are going to say why should I be taking big risks when I can get 4 to 5 per cent in a bank account.' 'So, I think you have to change your thinking.' 'You need to look at the balance sheet, look at dividends.' 'These issues that have been ignored.'
'We went around with the story, but no one came forward to finance it. They would say 'Who would want to watch this?' Or they would say 'Ek to ladka dal do is me.' We said no, we didn't want to compromise.'
'To become more Indianised we had to be more colourful,' Rahil Ansari, Audi's India head, tells Ajay Modi.
She acknowledged it would have been better if she had used government email for her official work.
'We have used Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party as characters in the story of Indian democracy.'
'When we make these action machismo films, the stupidest thing is to show that the hero sails through a thousand people. It's a tradition we have grown up with.' 'We don't have the basis of creating a Bruce Lee or a Jackie Chan.'
'There were so many attempts made to stop the film, damage our reputation...' 'Irrespective of all that, we got it released.' 'In trade language, they said Parmanu is a 100 crore movie, but it did 65 crore.' 'That's when you realise the damage.'
Here's a community that stays united in its desire for facial hair in Bengaluru.
Talks will ensure the rise of Islamism in Kashmir and the death of the Idea of India, warns Vivek Gumaste.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
'If you retain your account with the EPFO for 10 years, you get a life-long pension.'
Among many things that Amitabh Bachchan's onscreen credentials remains unrivalled for, dying is right at the top!
Sanjeev Vashishta, chief executive officer at SRL Diagnostics, talks to Deepak Patel about expansion plans and regulations for the sector.
A Mumbai-based commodity trader, Jezreel Pannikot shares his amazing weight loss story
'When Kamal Haasan came into the room, I was literally shivering. I am just an ordinary head load worker and there, I was standing next to a legend like him. I didn't know what to do. Not even in my dreams did I think of meeting Kamal sir or talking to Shankar Mahadevan sir. I was living a dream.'
As Britain's track cyclists left Rio's velodrome on Tuesday with their saddle bags laden with gold, their rivals were left scratching their heads wondering just how they managed to keep peaking at the Olympics.
Rejecting the plea for death penalty, the apex court in its order said, 'It's just a murder; that's it.'
Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh. This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.
Shashwata Chatterjee on watching the football World Cup, spending days in the MP's Delhi home and the day his Dadu came to visit him in his college in Los Angeles.
Arthur J Pais interviews John Madden, director of the Marigold Hotel films, on the difficult task of creating an equally hilarious and as feeling a sequel.
'A journalist met me after Mastizaade failed and said, "'Whatever you do in life, you will never get rid of the Sex Comedy King of India tag".' 'She didn't mean to hurt me, but it broke me.'
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