We have 4-5 dharmas, they should...: Javed Akhtar on 'Pathaan' row

Amid reports that the Central Board of Film Certification has asked the makers of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan to make changes to the shots used in its song Besharam Rang, lyricist-writer......

Meghalaya: 2 custodial deaths in 10 days spark protests

Two custodial deaths in the last 10 days in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills have triggered a wave of public protests in the northeast. Human rights bodies have demanded an immediate judicial inquiry......

Bengal sees over 78% polling in fifth phase, EC says polling peaceful

West Bengal saw 78.36 per cent voter turnout till 6.30 pm in the fifth phase of the assembly election on Saturday. IMAGE: Women show their ink-marked finger after casting their vote during the......

Over 200 WB docs tender resignation, demand Mamata's apology

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal on Friday were in no mood to relent as they demanded chief minister Mamata Banerjee's unconditional apology and set six conditions to the adminstration for......

Why cos will not declare unaudited results

Ripples of Indias largest corporate scam along with poor quarterly performance have made more than half of the actively traded companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opt not to disclose their......

Variable pay causing profit & loss variations

Deepankar Sanwalka, the head of forensic services at professional services firm KPMG, and his team are investigating a dozen cases of senior management fraud at the moment. Many of these cases......

Growing corporate frauds should worry regulators

The size of corporate fraud in India almost doubled after 2009, and such cases also increased in number, said a report from Thought Arbitrage, a think tank in Delhi.  The report found control......

Bureaucratic hurdles dampen investors in India

Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments. Image: GIFT will likely remain a plush architectural model of a smart......

Kriti Screens Do Patti For...

Kriti Sanon invited film folk over to watch her debut production, Do Patti, where she has a double role. Directed by Shashanka Chaturvedi, Kajol plays a cop for the first time in this thriller......

9 Sequels Coming Up in 2024

We didn't see too many sequels last year -- besides the biggest blockbuster, of course, Gadar 2. Dream Girl 2 scored a century while Fukrey 3 came close to it. But the new year has very different......

Huma Attends A Wedding With Sonakshi

While Bollywood could not attend Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's destination wedding in Rajasthan, they did line-up for another union in aamchi Mumbai. Producer Ramesh Taurani threw a lavish......

Riteish-Genelia's Ved Is A Blockbuster

IMAGE: Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh in Ved. Ved was the last release of 2022 and arrived on December 30, a week after mega movies like Cirkus and Avatar: The Way of Water. It was a courageous......

Ranji Round-Up: Mumbai, Baroda continue to dominate

IMAGE: Action from the latest round of matches in the Ranji Trophy 2024. Photograph: BCCI Domestic Pacer Umar Nazir Mir starred with a six-wicket haul as Jammu and Kashmir secured their first win......

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami in action. File Photograph: BCCI India pacer Mohammed Shami returned wicket-less from his 10 overs in a subdued comeback to competitive cricket after 360 days as Bengal......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Pujara's fifty in vain as Mumbai edge out Saurashtra

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara struck a half-century, but in a losing cause. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters A day after their Test careers met with a dead end, veteran batters Cheteshwar......

Ranji Trophy: Jackson, bowlers put Saurashtra in control

IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Dube's century rallies Mumbai

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Mumbai's Shivam Dube celebrates his century against Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match on Sunday. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket......