Hearing in murder cases against Dera chief: Panchkula on alert

Contingents of paramilitary troops and the Haryana Police have been deployed in Panchkula as security arrangements were tightened ahead of Saturday's hearing in two murder cases against Dera Sacha......

Why babas think they are above the law

The babas' vote banks and the politicians' greed for en bloc votes is the curse of Punjab and Haryana, says Shekhar Gupta. If the context hadn't been so stark we would have found this question......

Lookout notices issued against Honeypreet Insaan, aide

The Haryana Police on Friday issued a lookout notice against the jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s adopted daughter Honeypreet Insaan and another key aide following apprehensions that they......

Why Dera Sacha Sauda draws followers

The backward classes and poor were left out of the prosperity ushered in by the Green Revolution.The need for a support system and to be part of a larger community was felt.It is this vacuum that......

How 'gurunomics' is fueling India's consumer boom

Be it consumer products, lifestyle or entertainment, spiritual gurus are stepping into business and are finding success Amritha K is a homemaker based in the central suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai.......

Raja Sen's Top 10 WORST Hindi Films

Guess which film tops this list! As always, there were many contenders for this list. But these 10 films -- these 10 monstrosities -- are the absolute bottom of last year's barrel. Raja Sen's Top......

Review: Shivaay is an absolute catastrophe

'This Ajay Devgn video game gets more unwatchable with each minute -- and there are 173 of them,' rues Raja Sen. Girish Karnad is in Shivaay. The venerable actor, a luminary of the stage and......

Review: MSG: The Warrior Lion Heart is for die-hard Baba fans

If you want to experience torture first-hand, watch MSG: The Warrior-Lion Heart, says Namrata Thakker. Spiritual leader-turned-actor Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insaan is back with the third......

Review: MS Dhoni is a high-scoring success

The film doesn't challenge our perception as much as amiably pat it into place, yet -- thanks largely to a remarkably committed performance by the leading man -- the film scores like a champ, feels......