MP high court rejects comedian Faruqui's bail plea

The Madhya Pradesh high court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui in a case against him for allegedly passing indecent remarks against Hindu deities, and......

Why I want to be flown by Captain Mateti

'There are many among us who will feel content and proud if occasion rises for us to hear his name on a flight announcement,' says Nikita Puri. IMAGE: Standup comic Kunal Kamra, banned by four......

Sena defends Gaikwad, says blaming politicians is now a fashion

Shiv Sena on Tuesday said the media’s extensive coverage of the Gaikwad-Air India row made even infiltrations from Pakistan look “lesser evil” and noted that it has now become a......

Ash's lehnga choli to be auctioned

Some 300 New Yorkers will gather at Christie's and listen to a speech by New York's Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton and an introduction by the United Nations Undersecretary General Shashi Tharoor......

Why CII thinks calculation of India's growth is imprecise

  Terming the gross domestic product calculation methodology an ‘imprecise science’, Confederation of Indian Industry on Wednesday pegged the country's economic growth at around 8......

Whither Digital India? Budget 2016 offers little for startups

There has been nothing consolidated in the Budget for this section that may transform entrepreneurship in any meaningful way Startups, in some ways flavour of the season, have got some relief in......

Bankers skip monetary policy meet to attend PM's event

The bank chiefs have also cancelled the customary media conference after the bi-annual policies. In an unprecedented scenario, the Reserve Bank of India has cancelled Governor Raghuram Rajan's......

Introducing GST will solve issues faced by e-commerce industry

Online companies would look forward to an integrated and uniform approach for tax laws and regulatory policies The e-commerce and startup sector in India has high expectations from the Union Budget......

Vir Das's Historic Win At Emmys

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vir Das/Instagram Netflix India celebrated a historic win at the International Emmy Awards 2023, with Vir Das winning an Emmy for Vir Das: Landing in the Comedy category.......

Anushka, Virat Get Romantic In London

Just where do Bollywood's glam stars holiday? Let's take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli share a romantic picture from London. Though......

Jerry Seinfeld's maiden India show cancelled

Award-winning standup comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld's maiden India gig has been cancelled owing to traffic-related issues, organisers have said in a press statement.A part of Stage42 festival,......

Making India laugh... with NO abusive language!

The AIB Roast of Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh may not have gone down well with certain sections of people, but Bottoms Up's incisive social commentary, peppered with delightfully......

Did Smith, Warner pay for revolt on pay hike against CA: Gambhir

'I see in him a desperate leader trying to win a Test match for his country' IMAGE: Australian Test cricketer Steve Smith is comforted by his father Peter as he confronts the media at Sydney......