The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is positioned to take the Mumbai mayor’s post for the first time since the 1980s, with the party narrowing its choice to several women corporators. In a draw of lots held on Thursday by the Urban Development Department post was reserved for a woman from the open category.The frontrunners areRitu Tawde, a…
As Saina Nehwal bid adieu to badminton as a trailblazer in Indian badminton, having elevated the sport’s profile and inspired future athletes,Virat Kohli joined the tributes for Saina Nehwal on Thursday, saluting the badminton trailblazer soon after she confirmed the end of her playing career. In a message posted on X (previously Twitter), Kohli congratulated…
Shashi Tharoor’s decision to give a miss to a key Congress meet over Kerala election preparedness ignited a buzz that the MP was upset over lack of due respect amist Rahul Gandhi’s event.However, sources claimed that he had taken high command’s permission to skip the meet. Reportedly, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday gave a…
Transformation in Kerala, God’s own country, is imminent in Kerala. This was vowed by Prime Minister Modi at a rally in Thiruvananthapuram in a big assault on the ‘Left ecosystem’ in the state. The BJP will end corruption of the LDF and UDF. He further recalled his party’s victory in the recent Thiruvananthapuram civic elections. …
It’s ironic that after hopes were pinned after being shortlisted for nominations, sadlyit’s out of the race and no longer a contender for the Oscars at the 98th Academy Awardsin the Best International Feature Film category. The film, which had emerged as one of India’s strongest contenders in recent years, did not make it to…
It’s filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s belief that cinema is about what’s seen and what’s hidden. What a director chooses to show and what they leave out shapes a story’s meaning. This deliberate choice generates tension and guides audience emotions. Scorsese’s own films demonstrate this principle. The unseen can often be more impactful than the visible. Movies…
The race for the Mumbai Mayor’s post has heightened following Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) suffering an early major blow in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Reportedly, Sarita Mhaskar, Ward 157 corporator who had trounced the BJP candidate in the recent civic polls, has quit the UBT camp. Reports suggest that Mhaskar may now join…
In the midst of the race for mayoral posts across civic bodies in Maharashtra, a new political equation emerged in the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Wednesday, with five corporators of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) extending support to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, which is allied with the BJP. Notedly, the MNS corporators’ move is…
In a new development the Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Bollywood playback singer Kumar Sanu in his ₹50 crore defamation suit filed against his ex-wife Rita Bhattacharya [Sanu Bhattacharjee @ Kumar Sanu v. Rita Bhattacharya & Anr] Justice Milind Jadhav passed a gag favouring Kumar Sanu, restraining Bhattacharya and some independent media houses from…
The John Jani Janardhan” song from 1981Manmohan Desai directorial film Naseeb congregated more stars than ever before and transformed the way musical numbers were made. It’s was a 6.8 minute song. All said what makes it even more incredible is that it took seven full days to shoot, unlike normal songs that are completed in…
