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Complainant drops out, Javed Akhtar acquitted in RSS defamation case

 A Mumbai court has acquitted veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar in a defamation case against him over his alleged objectionable remarks on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the complainant has......

SEE: Javed Akhtar asks people to chant 'Jai Siya Ram'

 Lyricist Javed Akhtar said that Hindus have always been tolerant, adding that democracy in India existed because of Hindus at an event in Mumbai on Friday. IMAGE: Poet Lyricist Javed Akhtar at an......

Javed Akhtar moves court against magistrate's order in Kangana case

 Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has approached a sessions court in Mumbai against summons issued against him by a magistrate in a case filed by actor Kangana Ranaut, and claimed the order was passed......

Kangana Ranaut: The 'Queen' of controversies

 Actor-MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday took back her comments calling for bringing back the three farm laws repealed in 2021, saying she should remember she is not just an artiste but also a......

26/11 attackers still roam free, says Javed Akhtar in Pakistan

 The perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks are still roaming freely in Pakistan and Pakistanis should not feel offended when India talks about the 2008 carnage, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar has......

The take-off and crash-landing of Jet's Naresh Goyal

 In a dramatic turn of events in May 2019, an Emirates aircraft en-route to Dubai was asked to stop while it was taxiing for a take off in Mumbai. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The pilot......

Advertising titan, civic activist, actor, writer Gerson da Cunha is dead

 Advertising industry veteran Gerson da Cunha, a multi-faceted personality passionate about civic activism in later years, died in Mumbai on Friday after a brief illness, a former colleague said.......

FM likely to attend DEA's annual function

 Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to attend the annual retreat function of the Department of Economic Affairs officials on Saturday."Finance Minister P Chidambaram will attend the sixth......

FinMin officials set for date with Nandita Das, Gautam Gambhir

 After a date with Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh and lyricist Javed Akhtar last year, finance ministry officials are set for a rendezvous with film actress Nandita Das and cricketer Gautam......

Meet The *Real* Stars Of Sholay

 Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja. IMAGE: Salim Khan and......

PIX: Javed Akhtar, Sonu Nigam, Shaan pay tribute to RD Burman

 The music fraternity came together to honour the late legend.Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar was among many stars of the Hindi film industry's music fraternity who attended the 75th birth anniversary......

When Javed Akhtar and Lata Mangeshkar got together

 Yet another honour for Javed Akhtar. Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has been honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar award.  Akhtar......

Javed Akhtar: I couldn't get up from the bed or lie down

 On the morning of November 29, poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar had a terrifying experience -- he couldn't move!Recalling the horror of having lost the power of his limbs, Javedsaabsays, “On......

Shabana, Javed pay tribute to A K Hangal

 A day after veteran actor A K Hangal passed away, members of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) paid tribute to him with a small function at Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, a western suburb of......

Exclusive: Shyam Benegal on the Commonwealth Games

 Decision-making in the government is a painful affair, film director Shyam Benegal, one of the masterminds behind last week's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, tells Rediff.com's Patcy N.Behind......

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