The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

Tinkle's Uncle Pai passes away

Anant Pai, better known as Uncle Pai, the founder of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle comicspassedawayin Mumbai. The 81-year-old had been admitted to a hospital last week. Pai suffered a massive heart......

Why Modi didn't like an Indian's hug

'From now on, every time Modi takes a foreign dignitary in his arms, the Indians will remember how he was taken aback when an Indian indulged in hugplomacy,' says Amulya Ganguli. IMAGE: In this......

Police foil attempts to conduct Jallikattu

Police on Sunday foiled attempts to conduct Jallikattu in southern districts of Tamil Nadu, detaining several people even as ‘Mattu Pongal’, third day of the harvest festivities, was......

Amar Chitra Katha goes back to school

A year shy of its 50th birthday, the iconic brand looks to bridge the gap with a new generation of children Storyteller to generations of Indians, Amar Chitra Katha, is busy reinventing itself.......

Overhaul of insurance for poor? Not so soon!

Sector players await government’s decision on future of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana The government-sponsored Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is set to undergo a overhaul with a proposal to......

ACK media buys India Book House

Education and entertainment company ACK Media has announced acquisition of India Book House as part of its strategy to develop 'end-to-end' content, distribution and experience delivery......

Cupboards don't give returns, invest smartly!

Keeping cash in the cupboard is a strict no-no. There is a beautiful line from P.S. I Love You, "No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back." But hug a child and you will receive the......

How Shah Rukh Khan became a Deewana

'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.''He responded by saying he had no dates.''I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.' On June 25, 1992, Deewana,......

Bollywood A-listers failing

The Bollywood business works by selling superstar brands. But what when these brands perform below expectations? Here's a look at superstars who are part of Bollywood's power league and are yet......

Directing AVM's love story

For his very first Telugu film Evarina Epudaina (with the tagline Premaalo Paducho), Marthand Shankar [inset] has AVM as the producer. The film is slated to hit the marquee on June 26. He was......

Hollywood movies we've missed out on

It's been a summer without films so far. The producer/multiplex strike has ensured no new Hindi films for a really, really long time, and as the curtain lifts and we prepare for an overdose of......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

Sri Lanka crush Pakistan, level series

A resilient Sri Lanka produced a clinical display to crush Pakistan by 129 runs in the second one-dayer and level the three-match cricket series 1-1, in Karachi on Wednesday. Put in to bat, the......