Lata Mangeshwar is upset with rumour-mongers who circulated rumours of her death.
If government statistics are at variance with private data flow, chances are high that the latter presents a picture closer to reality.
Rahul Roushan, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad and a journalist by profession went on to start FakingNews.com, India's first satire based business in 2008. Here he tells us how he did it.
No-Punchline humour reminds us how in our daily lives, we all are by turns 'The Corrupt Politician we criticise,' 'The Chauvinist Male we frown upon,' 'The Rule Breaker we deride through our Facebook posts,' 'The Communal Virus we so easily lampoon' and 'The Bad Artist we spoof.' In a land where the aforesaid prototypes are our major sources of 'funny,' is there an audience for the NPL kind of humour, asks Sreehari Nair.
Former Australian cricketer Rodney Hogg found himself in the middle of a controversy over his tweet, which was described as "more than despicable" by a leader of an Islamic group.
Shriya Saran talks about her film on corruption, Gali Gali Chor Hain, co-starring Akshaye Khanna.
Humne jo kaha tha who kar dikhaya (Whatever we had said before the final, we have done it.)Shahid Afridi's tongue-in-cheek remark after his side had succumbed to a 29-run defeat in their semi-final against India in Mohali on Wednesday.
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for trying to auction President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat in 2008 and several other corruption charges.
Sushil Kumar on getting evicted from dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
Meet Ankit Fadia, the ethical hacker who has been appointed as one of the brand ambassadors for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India programme.
'There is nothing wrong in accepting Rama as a God.' 'You will not get to read a story as deep as Valmiki's Ramayana in which he talks about complex relations, strong emotions, pain, desertion and unconditional love. Whether you depict Rama as a human being or a divine person, the Ramayana is an epic with a great human story.' 'It is not religious intolerance at all; this is part of political power and polarisation. A religious person will never act intolerant towards another religion.'
'Outsiders are the ones who have to make the biggest journey to realise themselves, to come back to some sense of normality.' Director Jacques Audiard and actor Jesuthasan Antonythasan discuss the human landscape behind the award-winning film, Dheepan, with Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has turned a mugging into advertising by showing off his black eye in a newspaper advert for a Swiss watchmaker.
The narrative has a humorous streak throughout.
'I was very wary about stepping into the limelight and the populist role like Sherlock Holmes, but the minute I saw who was involved and read the script and the quality of it I thought: I've got to do this.' Benedict Cumberbatch tells CNN International why he nearly turned down the chance to play Sherlock Homes.
The filmmaker talks about the landmark film.
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Krish's relationship with his family, particularly his mother, is better explored than his relationship with Ananya, which results in 2 States being more of a deep and meaningful family drama than a romance, notes Paloma Sharma.
With the summer vacations just concluding, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is a film that you want to hurry up and watch with the kids before their school-bus begins pulling up outside your home again.
A strong demand for ending the culture of nomination at all levels for democratic functioning of the party and its revival was made at the Congress brainstorming conclave in Jaipur on Saturday.
This is a monstrosity of a film, a pompous and bloated farce that uneasily straddles the line between spoof and drama, writes Raja Sen.
Tributes flow for 'fine actor' who passed away at age 85.
Dayal Padmanabhan has claimed that this is the best film he has done, but viewers might think that is not saying much.
Family, students, fans and friends pay tribute to the legend of Pandit Ravi Shankar
The bad boys of Bollywood reunite again.
Chennai Express is a full throttle masala entertainment ruled by Shah Rukh Khan's star power
With the success of Janapriyan and a slew of reputed projects underway, the actor is going places.
Sonia Gandhi's speech at Rajkot may not have been newsy enough, but her visit to Gujarat was memorable for the people of Rajkot, reports Kinner Acharya.
Kullanari Koottam, starring Vishnu might lack logic but it does a reasonably good job at romance.
The film could've easily been a front-runner for accolades at Academy and Globe awards.
Arpita Biswas, an IIT-B student, who was present when Dr Palash Sen made those sexist remarks at the Mood Indigo fest demands the singer and the organisers must offer a public apology to women.
The food is terrible and the women are not very attractive, said Bernardo Hees.
Nepal's former Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, the last of the country's veteran leaders who founded Nepali Congress, died at the age of 87 late on Friday night.
US President Barack Obama appointed a new social secretary,Jeremy Bernard, the first male and a gay to serve this prestigious White House position.
Here are some responses to our contest inviting you to share your love story in not more than 140 characters.
Our resident cartoonist Uttam Ghosh gives us his take on Valentine's Day 2011. Check it out!
Gul Panag talks about her upcoming film Turning 30!!!.
A light-hearted look at life at IIM Lucknow.
We review the top actors in Malayalam cinema in 2010 and take a look at the year's most memorable roles.
First time director, Martin Prakatt gives us a heart warming film that feels real even when it has a fable like premise.
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