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......

The enigma that was M A Jinnah

'Jinnah was a great man,' says former external affairs minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh. In his new book, 'Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence,' Singh questions......

'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,......

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......