‘Don’t look out to impress the other comedians, impress the audience’: Stand-up comedian Sonali Thakker Sonali Thakker is a Mumbai-based comedian who has been writing, performing and convincing audiences (read: her parents) that she’s a stand-up comic for over six years. With an observational style peppered with self-deprecation, she delights audiences at comedy clubs […]
There was a general perception that Tamil cinema wasn’t too kind to transgednders – but not any more. It is heartening to finally see some Tamil filmmakers portraying transgender characters with dignity. The industry may still be a while from signing transgender actors in key roles, but the change is slowly happening. In Vijay Antony’s […]
The beleaguered Videocon Group has admitted to stupendous outstandings to various lenders – public and private – amounting to over Rs 90,000 crore, making it perhaps the biggest corporate bankruptcy case in Indian banking history, official sources said on Thursday. The company, however, said the total dues amount to around Rs.39,000 crore, most of which […]
Telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are set for another face-off, this time in the entertainment segment as both the companies plan to offer bids for stake in the Zee Entertainment Enterprises, sources privy to the development said. Bharti Airtel has already initiated the efforts and is likely to make a formal proposal soon, […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has conferred its highest civilian honour, the Zayed Medal, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was honoured by President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in appreciation of the Indian leader’s role in consolidating the long-standing friendship and joint strategic cooperation between the two countries, WAM news agency reported on […]
By Shashi Narasimhiah 14 April 2019 would be Ram Navami. Both epics – Ramayana and Mahabharata are tales of suffering and tragedy. At the end of it all, in both epics, everyone loses what they had (or wanted) and leaves the reader sad and with many questions. Why is the Epic of Ramayana important to […]
The five-star Hyatt Regency Sydney hosted a stellar cast of diplomatic officials, business leaders, and government representatives at the Media Conference on 25 February to officially launch the Australian Business Summit Council Inc. As the new elite management consultant forum for the promotion of business between Australia and abroad, the ABSC Inc. will lobby for the fair trading rights […]
By Jayanta Ghosal Indian politics is always moving along new, emerging trajectories. After 20 years of the Congress dominating electoral politics, it was perhaps in 1967 that for the first time the party faced a setback. In 1977, there was another strong anti-Congress mood prevailing in the country following the Emergency. But then, Indira Gandhi […]
Stepping up his attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday compared him to blockbuster “Baahubali” movie’s primary antagonist Bhallala Deva and accused him of trying to keep power with his family by hook or crook. Addressing a BJP rally in this town in East Godavari district, Modi […]
In a startling revelation ahead of general elections, Facebook on Monday announced it has removed 687 spam Facebook Pages and accounts connected to individuals associated with the Congress Party’s IT cell. These Pages and accounts spent around Rs 27 lakh for ads on Facebook. The first ad ran in August 2014 and the most recent […]