Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind has been decided as NDA’s presidential candidate, Amit Shah announced on Monday. The final decision on the presidential’s nominee was taken today at the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, including Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, Ananth Kumar, M Venkaiah Naidu and several top leaders. BJP’s Parliamentary Board is the party’s highest decision-making body. While addressing a press conference […]

Indian-American Rishi Shah, who quit college 10 years back to pursue entrepreneurial dreams, has become tech’s newest billionaire and his business partner, Shradha Agarwal, is close behind. Their windfall came with a USD 600 million infusion of venture capital into Outcome Health, the Chicago health care tech company they founded in 2006. It’s now valued at USD 5.6 billion. Shah grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, the […]

Does dissent have no space under the current regime of our democracy? It does seem so as three documentaries based on “socially relevant themes” have been denied censor exemption for screening at the upcoming International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala. The festival, set to begin on June 16, is organised by the Kerala State Chalachithra Academy. The Academy works under the state government’s Department of Cultural Affairs. One […]

After Box Office washout of ‘Rock On 2’ and ‘Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh’, Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal is back to reclaim the hearts of cinema lovers with upcoming film ‘Daddy’. In the Ashim Ahluwalia directorial, the 44-year-old star will reportedly be seen essaying the character of Mumbai gangster Arun Gawli. The 2 Minutes and 41 seconds long trailer is loaded with an intriguing storyline and some power-packed dialogues. Arjun’s […]

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is back to wow us with his next performance. The teaser of his film Babumoshai Bandookbaaz is out and boy, is it great! (but when is Nawazuddin not great?) The one and a half minute teaser introduces us to the lead character played by Siddiqui. Babumoshai is a small time contract killer or as he puts it, “Hum outsourcing karte hai, Yamraj ke liye.” The teaser seems to […]

The wait for Marvel’s adaptation of the first African superhero – Black Panther is finally over as the makers have released the first teaser trailer of the film, starring Chadwick Boseman as King T’Challa. Directed by Ryan Coogler the teaser has piqued fans’ interest in this new and unchartered world of Wakanda. The trailer begins with an interrogation scene wherein Klaw (first seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron) is being […]

It is said that the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. And while travelling, wouldn’t it be great if we can take a step in saving the environment? The concept of sustainable tourism points towards a considerate way to travel the world, ensuring that the natural, social and artistic environment of any place is not disturbed, and that there is minimal or […]

As Raabta opens in theatres on Friday, 9 June 2017, all eyes are on its lead pair Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon. Raabta could be the big ticket that both these fairly new, but partly-successful, actors need. While Sanon’s last release was Dilwale, Raabta will finally be a platform for her to shine and show what she can do as an actor. This is a litmus test for Sushant because his […]

You have taken your usual route as you go down the Coromandel coastline for your daily morning run from your hotel. Today, you decide to go a little further, crossing blush skies and rows of colourful boats. Then all of a sudden you stop short, as an outlandish, antiquated gate with hoary engravings, slowly comes into view. And no, this is neither a magical portal to the fantastical lands of […]

Tom Cruise is all about charm and adrenaline rush in the first American Made trailer. This is not your usual Tom pulling out a risky stunt in a high-profile franchise movie. The star has a natural charm here and his character looks more real, reminiscent of his early roles in movies like The Risky Business and Top Gun. Tom’s character is based on Barry Seal, a real life pilot who […]