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Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

'Soon, Uddhavji will only be left with darbaris'

'Very soon you will hear the news of two more MLAs from Uddhavji's side joining our camp.''And once the Supreme Court verdict comes out, there will be a waterfall.' IMAGE: Uddhav Thackeray with......

5 workers killed in explosion at industrial unit in Thane

IMAGE: People gather at the chemical manufacturing unit of Herbert Brown Pharmaceutical and Research Laboratories in Dombivili (East), Thane after a cylinder explosion on Thursday. All......

PICS: The children of Maharashtra's drought

Undaunted by Sachin Kengar and Yogita Desai's deaths, scores of small children in Maharashtra brave the scorching, unbearable, heat to draw water from unguarded wells. Earlier in the series:......

Bollywood, the new political battleground?

A string of episodes including the latest removal of Aamir Khan as brand ambassador of the Incredible India campaign point in this direction, say experts. Viveat Susan Pinto reports If it wasn't......

Dhoni as a brand will continue to reign even if he retires post IPL

With the IPL kicking off, speculations are rife that the former Indian cricket team captain M S Dhoni will hang up his boots after handing over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Ruturaj......

Boycott calls force advertisers, celebrities to increase safeguards

American writer HP Lovecraft famously said that the oldest and strongest of fears is the fear of the unknown. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com For present-day advertisers and celebrities,......

How Brand Elon Musk might impact Brand Twitter

The announcement came late Monday evening (April 25) – and broke the internet. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, had bought microblogging site Twitter for a neat $44 billion. IMAGE:......

Franklin Templeton AMC's senior officials, trustee fined

Sebi on Monday imposed a penalty totalling Rs 15 crore on senior officials of Franklin Templeton AMC and its trustee for violating regulatory norms in the case of winding up of six debt schemes in......

Advertisers feel the heat of Bollywood drug abuse probe

Advertising agencies admitted that conversations had begun with their clients to exercise restraint while using brand endorsements featuring film actors whose names appeared in the probe. IMAGE:......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

Bollywood's Famous Lost And Found Tales

Dramas woven around the theme of lost and found is a iconic trope in Hindi cinema. From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna......

Behind The Scenes Of Animal's Bloody Fights

'We shot in minus 8 degrees, and Ranbir and Bobby were bare-bodied. That was very tough!' IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor lies injured in a scene from Animal. "We used 25-30 litres of blood just for the......

Who Says Prabhas Is UPSET with Pooja?

'Working with Pooja has been a great experience for Prabhas.''Another project with the two is being planned.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Hegde/Instagram Now that the team of the Telugu love......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

List of Indian athletes qualified for Paris Olympics 2024

India will send 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics, starting July 26 in the French capital. This will be India's second-biggest contingent at an Olympic Games after 121 athletes went to......

'IPL is like a reality show on TV'

Controversies sell, and the latest series of incidents involving IPL have only added more drama to the T20 league rather than denting its brand equity, according to industry experts and......

Ranji Trophy: Agarkar, Salvi rattle Hyderabad

Ajit Agarkar and Aavishkar Salvi claimedfive wickets between themselves as defending champions Mumbai reduced Hyderabad to 223 for 7 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A......

Sania will remain a top brand, say advertisers

Asia's top tennis player Sania Mirza will retain her strong brand value despite her decision to shun Indian tournaments in protest at being dragged into needless controversies, Indian advertisers......

Gujarat win, despite goof up

A game of cricket is not over till a team has actually won it. Gujarat probably forgot this age-old, but always relevant, axiom. For nothing else can explain the team's performance and their......

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