Political Memes Are No Laughing Matter

'In India, political parties want to portray their leaders as cinematic heroes critical of their opponents.''This is where memes come into play.' Kindly note the image has only been published for......

These are the first-time ministers in Modi Sarkar 2.0

As many as 20 ministers of the 58 who took oath on Friday will assume the ministerial role for the first time. IMAGE: BJP president Amit Shah is the most notable inclusion in the second Modi......

Malegaon: Was caught in political crossfire, Purohit tells SC

Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, on Thursday told the Supreme Court that he has been caught in 'political crossfire' and......

Ex-husband Chintan arrested in artist Hema Upadhyay's murder case

Chintan Upadhyay, estranged husband of artist Hema Upadhyay, was on Tuesday arrested in the double murder case of his wife and her lawyer in suburban Kandivali in Mumbai and sent to police custody......

Celebrity endorsement becomes a risky business

The call to make brand ambassadors accountable has rattled filmstars and sports stars. Image: The phenomenal rise in activism, especially on the social media, has made celebrity endorsement a......

Guarantors can fight 'wilful defaulter' tag

The dice is heavily loaded against a guarantor. As in the case of Gajendra Issar, who had to pay Rs 50,000 to a bank when his friend defaulted on debt payment. Luckily, there were two other......

Krackjack takes on 50-50

Ek hi bite me sweet bhi, salty bhi, says the latest television commercial of Parle Products' Krackjack. It's a direct potshot at market leader Britannia 50-50's kabhi sweet, kabhi salty......

A finance system to light up lives

The main problem with programmes aimed at promoting solar energy is getting consumers to make the initial investment, that's usually quite large, needed to install the system. This is particularly......

Love Family Dramas? There's So Much To Choose From!

Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Monsoon, Masala, MAST MAST: Celebrating Mohra

On its 25th anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 10 things she still loves about Mohra. Monsoon and Mohra are intertwined in my nostalgia. On screen, Raveena Tandon was making a scintillating first......

Box Office: Veere Di Wedding gets good opening

The hits and misses of the week. Last week, there were three releases -- Veere Di Wedding, Bhavesh Joshi Super Hero and Phamous. Veere Di Wedding had an impressive opening weekend improving......

'Winning a Ranji Trophy is not easy now'

'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.' IMAGE: Mumbai players celebrate their 42nd Ranji......

'Women's cricket is here to stay; BCCI has also realised it'

Ratnakar Shetty pointed out that the International Cricket Council is streamlining the cricket calendar for women to ensure there are more international games. Rediff.com's Harish Kotian......

'Would like bowling to Kohli, Root, Smith...'

'India have a good bunch of fast bowlers.''Umesh is doing really well and so are Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant.' IMAGE: Glenn McGrath bowls during a Test against England in Sydney, January......

Playing for the country is Dhoni's biggest motivation

'The day I am not able to run as fast as I am right now, I will know where the guns will be coming from.' 'The composition looks good; the fast bowlers, the spinners, everyone. So it looks like a......

IPL 9: 5 memorable moments from Week 4

Featuring Yusuf Pathan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Ashish Nehra. The Indian Premier League has entered an interesting phase. All the eight IPL teams are fighting it out to stay in......