Munawar Faruqui show denied nod in Delhi after VHP's objection

Police have denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show in Delhi to maintain communal harmony, officials said on Saturday, days after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad wrote a letter to......

Sai's Take: Congress-mukt India?

'Why has the phrase gone missing from Modi's vocabulary?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy. Of the many phrases that have gone missing from Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's vocabulary for......

Now, Sena to split in Parliament, pro-Shinde MPs to form separate faction

After the Shiv Sena's division in Maharashtra assembly, its parliamentary party is also staring at a split with several MPs set to petition Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to recognise them as a......

Musharraf's autobiography to be launched in NYC

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, currently touring the United States, is all set for a high-profile launch of his autobiography in New York on September 25.Musharraf, who arrived in New York......

After eating into Apple's share in China, Vivo sets eyes on India

Vivo, a brand of BBK Communication Technology that makes smart devices such as 4G Xshot handset, is now set to enter the fastest-growing smartphone market in India with the first launch planned......

New TV channels in the works

Both STAR India and Viacom 18 are preparing to launch a number of channels between next week and the year-end.First up are two movie channels from STAR and one of these could be launched as soon as......

After Network 18, Mukesh Ambani wants to buy Financial Times

RIL has approached Pearson, the company that owns FT, through a representative, according to a report by London’s The Times Within months of acquiring Raghav Bahl’s Network18 Media......

'The big picture is that you can do business here'

Viacom, the US media conglomerate, was one of the last entrants in the Hindi general entertainment segment, when it partnered the Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 Group for a joint venture, Viacom18.......

India's First Hindi Horror Comedy

Mehmood and R D Burman shiver, wail and flail when they encounter a stuffed tiger that wags its tail, furniture that moves on its own volition and dancing skeletons and mummies.Dinesh Raheja......

What is Kal Penn SO EXCITED About?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kal Penn/Instagram Kal Penn, who recently released his memoir You Can't Be Serious, is now part of The Santa Clause series in Disney+. The series stars Tim Allen as Santa......

'I am happy being a comedian'

IMAGE: Zakir Khan in Comicstaan 3. Zakir Khan says his aim as a comedian has always been to connect and entertain the audience without making any kind of commentary. Khan is regarded as one of the......

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

National Award-winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-MP, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty......