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Ladakh film fest to focus on women, Aparna Sen to head jury

Jun 13, 2013

The second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF), to be held July 5-7, will have its focus on 'Celebrating Womanhood' and highly acclaimed filmmaker Aparna Sen is joining it as the jury's chairperson this year. #Jaya Bachchan #BuzzPatrol #Shyam Benegal #Govind Nihalani #Paul Amaczny
Why we're excited about the Bachchan-Kashyap TV show

Jun 07, 2013

Amitabh Bachchan and Anurag Kashyap coming together for a TV show promises to bring together the best of the Indian entertainment scene #Aamir Khan #Amitabh Bachchan #CultureDecoder #Satyameva Jayate #Anurag Kashyap #TV show #Reality TV
Amitabh Bachchan is extremely demanding: Anurag Kashyap

Jun 06, 2013

Ace filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who will soon be directing Amitabh Bachchan in a fiction TV show, says the 70-year-old stalwart is 'very demanding' but in a 'good way'. #Amitabh Bachchan #BuzzPatrol #Anurag Kashyap

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An ode to Rekha, our newest MP

May 19, 2012

Rekha has shades of Mata Hari, the parliamentarian as the forbidden fruit, a visual relief from the grossness of everyday. #Amitabh Bachchan #Jaya Bachchan #InMyOpinion #Rekha #Silsila
Dravid, not the other Rahul, was the true face of India

Mar 10, 2012

A man of few words, and yet the confidence of knowing that he, and his country, are the equal of the best in the world. #OnOurMind #Amitabh Bachchan #Rahul Dravid #Allan Donald #Kirmani
Baby B or not, stop censoring the media

Nov 09, 2011

It is surely the first sign of censorship when you prevent the media talking about the astrology of celebrity babies. The 10 rules released this week for the impending birth of baby Bachchan are funny, sensible and restrictive, all at the same time. #MediaCrit #Abhishek Bachchan #Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan #Michael Jackson #Journalism #Gordon Brown #Justice Markandey Katju #Media ethics

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Amitabh Bachchan's SHOLAY to release in 3D - News

2013-06-19 10:14:00

The 3D version of the 1975 super hit SHOLAY, Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hemna Malini & Jaya Bachchan is all set to hit the theatres. A source revealed that over 150 technicians had painstakingly worked for over a year for the new avatar and t #Amitabh Bachchan #Dharmendra #Jaya Bachchan
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Shraddha Kapoor Says No to Abhishek Bachchan

2013-06-19 06:23:00

Shraddha Kapoor who is riding high on the success of ‘Aashiqui 2’ is one brave girl. Apparently, she doesn’t want to tread the same path as other actresses so while any newcomer would blindly sign on the dotted line to work with the Khans, Kapoors or Bac #Shraddha Kapoor #Abhishek Bachchan
Times of India
Shraddha to work with 'younger' Siddharth not 'veteran' Bachchan Jr

2013-06-18 18:30:00

She may have been labelled fickle at the beginning of her career but Shraddha Kapoor is displaying wisdom beyond her years post 'Aashiqui 2'. It was the other day that the actress turned down an old contract for a music video saying she was now a star an #Shraddha Kapoor #Abhishek Bachchan #Siddharth Malhotra

Editor's picks

Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

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3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
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Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.

The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
Why 55-60 to the dollar may be the new normal for rupee

A drop in the US dollar index does not seem to help the rupee; this shows that the Indian currency seems to be marching to its own gloomy beat.
Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

What was the senior leader’s specific problem? Well, one is the indecent hurry in which Modi’s is being shoved down the throats of other leaders in the party.
Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.