As Lok Sabha debates bill, Anna starts his fast

Amid cheering supporters, Anna Hazare on Tuesday began his three-day fast in Mumbai in protest against a "weak" Lokpal Bill even as Lok Sabha initiated a debate on the proposed law. Hazare, who is......

'There was no road to escape'

For A Kamraj Nadar and Perumal Devendran, residents of Nehru Nagar slum in Juhu in north-western Mumbai, the tsunami striking their native Tamil Nadu last December was a distant memory. But on......

Two held for exam paper leak

Police have arrested two persons in connection with the leakage of a third year B Com examination paper of the Mumbai University.Prakash Suresh Nagariya, a lecturer at Nagri Shikshan Sansthan,......

Paper leaks anger students in Mumbai

The Mumbai University's failure to stop paper leakages has angered its students. On Wednesday, the university cancelled the financial accounts paper for B.Com, final year for the second time in......

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade. IMAGE: Manoj Joshi in and as Chanakya in the play. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'I want the youth to watch Madaari'

'Madaari is a very strong film for the younger generation. If they understand this film correctly, it would be great fun.'  'It is serious cinema and our youth want to see that too; they......

'Durga Puja in the Bigg Boss house is memorable'

'The last time I played dandiya, I injured my eye very badly! Now, I watch other people playing the garba.' Television actors love the Navratri festival, and have special thoughts about......

'I won't make a typical Bollywood film'

'I was broke and jobless. There was a lot of pressure to earn money. I was 23.' National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court. Chaitanya Tamhane's first feature......

No Sachin but Kambli attends felicitation event for 'Guru' Achrekar

IMAGE: Former India and Mumbai cricketers Pravin Amre and Chandrakant Pandit among others felicitate coach par excellence Ramakant Archrekar at a function to mark 'Guru Purnima' on in Mumbai on......