How far will one go to achieve what they want in life? Self discovery is the primary subject of the film Poorna. Rahul Bose who last directed ‘Everybody Says I’m Fine!’ in 2001,  has come up with a true story which is not a bit less than a magical cinematic experience. Poorna (Aditi Inamdar) lives a miserable life in a small village of Telangana. She dreams to educate herself and […]

After her cameo in the forgettable ‘Bombay Velvet’, Raveena Tandon is returning to the big screen with the hard-hitting ‘Maatr’ that deals with the grim subject of rape. The trailer dropped online on Thursday afternoon and tells the heart-wrenching story of a mother who sets out to avenge her daughter’s death. The film is set in Delhi and sees Raveena playing Vidya, who is left shattered after her daughter Tia’s […]

A new study has found that lack of sleep may impair the ability to interpret facial expressions. Research found that study participants had a harder time identifying facial expressions of happiness or sadness when they were sleep deprived versus well-rested.   The sleepy participants` ability to interpret facial expressions of other emotions — anger, fear, surprise and disgust — was not impaired, however. Lead researcher William DS Killgore, Professor at University […]

On Monday, Forbes magazine calculated Radhakishan Damani and his family’s net worth at $2.3 billion or a little over Rs 15,000 crore. By the time trading on bourses ended on Tuesday, Damani was worth over $5.3 billion or Rs 35,000 crore. While his wealth more than doubled within a span of 24 hours, his net worth catapulted him in the list of India’s Top 20 billionaires. The remarkable jump retail […]

Riding on the huge success in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now gearing up for one of its most prestigious electoral battle — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat — due at the end of this year. The BJP has ruled the state since 1998, a feat that has helped Modi’s rise to power as the Prime Minister of India. The duo of […]

No matter how annoying or troublesome your friends get, the quality ones are always for the keeps. They say friendship is greater than love, for love can fade away with time but this bond is something that gets better with age, just like wine Aparna Sen’s upcoming film Sonata is a take on friendship and female bonding. It stars Sen along with veteran actress Shabana Azmi and renowned theatre artist […]

It is a sad yet common scene that children forget about their parents while being busy with estate planning and trying how to avoid probate. Last year, Laxmi, a 68-year-old elderly woman was abandoned by her daughter and son-in-law, as they considered her a burden in the house. Since then, Laxmi has been begging on the streets of Hyderabad. After meeting with an accident a few weeks ago, she was […]

The Ganga is considered to be a river from the heaven. Often referred to as Ganga Maiyya or Ganga Maa, the mighty Ganga, is auspicious not just spiritually but a sacred water-body that helps life sustain. Her immeasurable force and might knows no boundaries and she meanders through the plains melodiously after descending from the valiant Himalayas. From her source in Gangotri in the north to her merger with the […]

At least three people were injured after a shooting at a high school in the small southern French town of Grasse, and a 17-year old student carrying a rifle, handguns and grenades was arrested, the interior ministry and police sources added. “The individual does not seem to be known by police,” one police source said. A second source said it appeared that two students had opened fire on the headmaster, […]

Buyouts, mergers and quick exits — as India`s richest man shakes up the country`s ultra-competitive mobile market, telecommunications companies are scrambling to either consolidate or cut their losses and run. Norwegian multinational Telenor recently became the latest to quit India and analysts expect other brands will disappear as intense price wars sparked by tycoon Mukesh Ambani mean thinning profit margins. Most of the smaller players will find it difficult to […]