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Renowned folk singer and Padma recipient Sharda Sinha dies at 72

Popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, known as 'Bihar Kokila' for her melodious rendition of Chhath and folk songs such as Kartik Maas Ijoriya, Suraj Bhaile Bihaan and Bollywood hits Taar Bijli and......

Yogi govt renames 8 railway stations in Lucknow

Eight railway stations in the Lucknow division of Northern Railways were officially renamed after saints and freedom fighters on Tuesday, officials said. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath......

INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for its vote bank: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to thwart alleged attempts to rob Dalits and backward classes of reservations by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) which he......

Free ration, healthcare: What BJP's manifesto promises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha poll manifesto in New Delhi on Sunday in the presence of party president J P Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence......

The Election Festival Is Here!

After the Gujarat and Himachal elections and the municipal polls in Mumbai and Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh will elect new assemblies next year leading up to the Lok Sabha......

Sitharaman urges banks to boost deposits

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Monday held a performance review meeting with heads of public sector banks and asked them to make concerted efforts to garner deposits. Photograph: Shrikant......

Traders brace for impact of Paytm crisis

It’s mid-morning and the two-kilometre stretch from Rashbehari Avenue to Gariahat Market is bustling with activity. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Dotted with saree shops and......

'PVR-INOX Merger In Final Stages'

Photograph: Kind courtesy PVR The National Company Law Tribunal on Thursday, January 12, 2023, approved the merger of multiplex operators PVR and Inox, the two chains said in separate filings to......

States add 1.1 million families to un-electrified list

Two years after the Centre’s flagship village electrification scheme Saubhagya concluded with the government claiming 99.9 per cent success, several states have added close to 1.1 million......

Buzzing Manesar hub goes silent in powerless summer

The intensity of power crisis this season has hit a new high with average coal stock dipping to less than eight days. Photograph: Babu/Reuters The first of a pan-Indian series, based on a ground......

Moviedom Mourns Sharda Sinha

'The great singer Shardaji took Bhojpuri music and singing to the national and international level with her singing!' IMAGE: Sharda Sinha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anurag Kashyap/Instagram Anurag......

No Movie Re-Releases After Diwali?

'We won't have that window to re-release films because of the kind of movies that are slated to be released.' IMAGE: Sohum Shah and Mohammed Samad in Tumbbad. Earlier this month, actor-producer......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Jawan will boost IMAX'

'If the South starts shooting on IMAX more, it will be beneficial. And likewise, it will benefit Bollywood directors.' Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan, which releases on September 7. Multiplex chain PVR......

Things Are Looking Up At Box Office, But...

'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.'The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business, is......

Cricket fever hits theatres: 70 per cent tickets sold

Cinema owners elated with 'extraordinary' advance booking match screenings Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lee Smith/Reuters Watching a cricket match on the big screen has emerged as an intriguing......

WPL opening ceremony: AP Dhillon, Kiara, Kriti sizzle

IMAGE: Kiara Advani performs during the WPL opening ceremony. Photograph: BCCI/WPL The grand opening ceremony for inaugural Women's Premier League kicked off at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi......

Cricket on the big screen means green tills for Inox, PVR

IMAGE: The Inox-PVR merger plans to serve fans a big screen cricket bonanza. Photograph: Inox Twitter Cinema and cricket, the two 'religions' of the country will play out on the big screens on......

'Diego Maradona' in Mumbai on Friday

IMAGE: Diego Maradona, which premiered at Out of Competition during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, will have its first screening in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters......

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