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TV gave me a great lease of life, fantastic paycheck: Sonali Bendre on reality shows

Mumbai, Aug 3 (PTI) Actor Sonali Bendre decision to do television initially raised eyebrows among her colleagues, but looking back, she calls it the...

Shatrughan Sinha was Bollywood’s villain. ‘Kalicharan’ made him a hero

Before Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Don’, Shatrughan Sinha played a cop-and-con double role in the 1976 film ‘Kalicharan’.

FWICE urges Kartik Aaryan to skip US event by Pakistani organiser; actor denies involvement

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Saturday urged Kartik Aaryan to reconsider involvement in a US...

Popular Tamil actor Madhan Bob dead

Chennai, Aug 2 (PTI) Popular Tamil film actor Madhan Bob, who entertained film fans through his characteristic laughter and amusing expressions, is no...

Actress appeals for help to find her house-help’s missing daughter; case registered

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) A case of kidnapping has been registered here after actress Ankita Lokhande sought police's help to trace two missing girls...

Kerala unveils draft film policy; focus on financial framework, gender equality, global presence

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (PTI) The Kerala government on Saturday unveiled a draft film policy at the two-day Malayalam film conclave here, with a...

‘Powerful storytelling’: Meghalaya CM hails Dominic Megam Sangma for National Award

Shillong, Aug 2 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma congratulated filmmaker Dominic Megam Sangma for winning the National Award for the best...

Akon to return to India for three-city tour in November

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) Grammy-nominated popstar Akon is set to headline a India tour, bringing his chart-topping hits to fans across Delhi, Bengaluru...

Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ bags top nominations at 7th SWA Awards

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s acclaimed movie, “Amar Singh Chamkila” has bagged major nominations for the best story, screenplay, dialogues and...

Sydney Sweeney’s ‘great jeans’ ad shows the risks of edgy marketing

In 2017, Pepsi faced backlash for a TV ad where model Kendall Jenner leaves a photoshoot to join a protest and offers a can of soda to a police officer.

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Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?