'Water shortage is a very, very serious situation'

It has been argued that the next world war will be fought not over oil, but over water. In India, water riots have broken out in Madhya Pradesh this year and people have lost lives fighting......

Pratyusha suicide: SC refuses to quash bail of Rahul Raj

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to quash anticipatory bail of actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, accused of abetting the suicide of TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, saying the last conversation......

Pratyusha's parents write to Rajnath over probe in her death

Expressing dissatisfaction over investigations by the Mumbai police into the death of TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, her parents have written a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking a......

Pratyusha Banerjee suicide: Boyfriend Rahul gets interim bail

The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest till April 18 to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, who has been booked for abetting the suicide of his girlfriend and TV star......

Hotel industry gears up for Commonwealth Games

The financial losses due to economic meltdown and Mumbai terror attack notwithstanding, the Indian hotel industry is gearing up for the Commonwealth Games next year to make the most of the......

Is Vikrant Massey Retiring?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikrant Massey/Instagram In a shocking revelation that has left the film industry in disbelief, Vikrant Massey has announced that he will retire from acting after 2025.......

PIX: Balika Vadhu fame actress Neha Marda sizzles in a bikini

Neha Marda of Balika Vadhu and Doli Armaanon Ki fame is currently the talk of the town courtesy her Instagram feed.  The petite actress, who became a household name after playing......

PIX: Balika Vadhu fame actress Avika Gor in Cannes

Avika Gor, who shot to fame as the young Anandi in the popular television show Balika Vadhu, walked the red carpet at the recently concluded 69th Cannes International Film Festival. The young......

Balika Vadhu to take a five-year leap

After months of speculation, it's official:Color's Balika Vadhu will take a five-year leap. However,the channelis still contemplating as to who would play the older Anandi and Jagya in the popular......

Spotted: Javagal Srinath in Bangalore

Reader Raveendra Guntur sent us this photograph. 'I had a opportunity to meet Javagal Srinath at Bangalore Airport on August 5, 2009. He travelled in the same plane as me till Dubai on his way to......

Images from the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to mark McLaren's return to form after a slump of 10 races without success. It was also the first success for a......

Paes, Kuznetsova triumph at French Open

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova poses with her trophy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris after winning against her compatriot Dinara Safina in the women's final at the French Open tennis tournament at......