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......

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......

Are artist Hema Upadhyay and lawyer's murderers hiding in UP?

A Mumbai Police team, which is probing the double murder of installation artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Harish Bhambhani has gone to Uttar Pradesh as it suspects that the culprits must......

Artist Hema Upadhyay, lawyer found murdered in Mumbai

Well-known painter and installation artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Harish Bhambhani were found murdered in a Mumbai suburb, with their bodies stuffed inside cardboard containers, the police......

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......

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......

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......

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......

Parmanu's chances improve over weekend

The hits and misses of the week. Friday's Hindi releases -- besides Madhuri Dixit's Marathi film debut Bucket List and the Hollywood flick Solo -- are John Abraham's Parmanu and Bioscopewala, based......

Box Office: Raazi is a super hit

The hits and misses of the week.   This week's three releases, besides Dead Pool 2, High Jack, Angrezi Mein Kehte Hai and Khajoor Pe Atke, all failed to impress at the box office. Raazi......

'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......

Mumbai kid Shaw ready to take guard in Manchester

Harish Kotian meets with 13-year-old cricket prodigy Prithvi Shaw ahead of his three-month coaching-cum-educational stint in the United Kingdom. For 13-year-old Prithvi Shaw it was a journey into......

'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......

'Rahane will do well as an opener'

Former India cricketers tell Harish Kotian that Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane has the required qualities to be a top opener, even overseas. It’s been more than 15 months since Ajinkya Rahane......